It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Ordinance for any person to establish, operate or maintain or permit to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him a hotel or motel within the City without first obtaining a Certificate of Registration from the Department or without complying with all provisions of this Article. Such registration shall be issued by the Department and shall be subject to revocation by the Department. If the Department shall find that any person has failed to pay the tax imposed by this Article or any fines and/or penalties assessed or costs assessed for the nonpayment or late payment of such tax, the Department may suspend or revoke the Certificate of Registration held by such evader. The owner, manager or operator of the hotel or motel shall have an opportunity to be heard at a hearing to be held by the Finance Director not less than 5-days after mailing of a notice of the time and place of the hearing to the address appearing on the Certificate of Registration. Any person who shall operate without a Certificate of Registration or who shall continue to operate after revocation of same shall be subject to a preliminary or permanent injunction issued by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Illinois upon petition by the City to discontinue conducting business, and shall be subject to the other penalties provided herein.
(Prior Code, Art. 28, Part II, § 3)