Every person engaged in the business of a pawnbroker shall pay a license tax of $200 per year. For the purposes of this section,
PAWNBROKER shall mean and include every person managing, conducting, or carrying on the business of loaning money, either for himself or for any other person, and receiving goods, wares, or merchandise as a pledge or pawn in security for the payment of such loan, or who purchases articles of personal property and resells, or agrees to resell, such personal property to vendors or their assigns at prices agreed upon at, or before, the time of such purchase; provided, however, this section shall not apply to persons exempt from the payment of municipal license taxes under state or federal laws.
('61 Code, § 6-1.66) (Ord. 228 N.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 709 C.S., passed 9-15-99)