(A) The amount of any license tax and penalty imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the city, and any person carrying on any business without first having procured a license from the city to do so shall be liable to an action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the license tax and penalties imposed on such business after constructive notice of the intent to take such action has been published in a newspaper of general circulation. Any person carrying on a business without first having procured a license from the city or any person carrying on a business for which the license tax is delinquent is hereby barred from providing goods or services to the city.
(B) A fee shall be charged equal to the standard “NSF” charge used by the city's demand bank whenever a check presented to the city in payment of any business license tax or fee calculated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is returned by the city's demand bank due to insufficient funds, closed account, or any other reason.
('63 Code, § 6-1.137) (Ord. 378-C.S., passed 12-7-82)