If a license extends beyond one month, it shall be the duty of the village manager from ten to 20 days prior to the termination of the license period to cause a written notice to be mailed to each licensee, directing the attention of such licensee to the fact that a new license will be required on the day following the expiration of his or her existing license and directing his or her attention also to the amount of the license fee and to the penalty for failure to procure a license in accordance with the provisions of this code and other ordinances of the village governing the issuance of such license; provided, however, that failure on the part of the village manager to cause such notice to be mailed to each licensee shall not be deemed a defense to a suit brought by the village to recover the penalty for a violation of the provision of this code or other ordinance under which the license is required to be secured.
(1929 Code, § 254)