Except as may be provided to the contrary, the license fees provided for are for the period of a whole license year. If a license be granted for a period less than a year, the initial fee therefor shall be computed on the basis of the annual fee, for as many months or fractions thereof as the license has to run. In cases wherein license fees are specified for periods less than a year, or for separate occasions, then the specified fees shall be charged for such periods or occasions.
(1977 Code Sec. 31.23.)