Whenever any license to engage in, exercise or pursue a business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege, has been lost or destroyed without any wrongful act or connivance by the holder, the City Clerk, on application, shall issue a duplicate license for the unexpired time. Before the duplicate is issued, the holder shall make and file with the City Clerk an affidavit that the licensee has in fact lost or destroyed the license without any wrongful act or connivance by the licensee. (1988 Code § 9-107)