Upon the written complaint of any City official or resident to the City License Clerk that any licensee has violated, or is violating, any of the provisions of this chapter, the Mayor shall summon such licensee to appear before him at the time specified in the summons, which time shall be not less than five days after the date of the service thereof, to show cause why his license should not be suspended or revoked. The Mayor shall proceed to hear the matter. If he finds that the allegations of the complaint are correct, he shall suspend or revoke the junk dealer's license.
If the license is suspended, the suspension shall be for a period of not less than thirty days and until the licensee has shown, to the satisfaction of the Mayor, that the reason for the suspension no longer exists.
When any license is so suspended or revoked, no refund of any unused portion of the license fee shall be made. No license shall be granted to any person whose license has been revoked within a period of one year from the date of such revocation.
Notice of suspension or revocation and the written reasons therefor shall be served by the Mayor upon the licensee named in the application, by mailing the same to the address given in the application and filing a copy thereof with the City License Clerk.
When any license is suspended or revoked, the licensee shall deliver such license to the City License Clerk, who shall cancel or hold the same as the Mayor may direct. No person whose license has been suspended or revoked pursuant to this section shall engage in the business of a junk dealer during the period of such suspension or revocation.
(1956 Code Sec. 551.06)