Licenses herein set forth, unless otherwise specifically provided in a separate ordinance or chapter of this code, shall be granted by the president, with the approval of the board of trustees, and upon approval, licenses shall be issued by the village clerk upon payment of the required fee. Licenses shall be signed by the president and clerk and shall set forth therein the purpose and the period for which issued. The clerk shall keep a register of all licenses issued. (1985 Code § 3-1-6)