In the case of a transient merchant as defined in Section 727.01(i), making a transient merchant visit as defined in Section 727.01(j), such a merchant shall prior to transacting any business appear at City Hall and obtain a soliciting license as provided for in Article 715, or if he shall already have obtained such license he shall in that case also appear at City Hall prior to transacting any business, and in either case, shall state in writing, the full and complete names and addresses of each and every salesperson and solicitor who will be actively or constructively engaged in the business, in addition to all other reasonable and pertinent information which may be required, and each applicant shall further provide proof of compliance with the applicable provisions of the aforementioned "WV Transient Merchants Licensing Act" and further, shall declare in writing the location or locations at which he shall be transacting business within the corporate boundaries; the duration of his transient merchant visit and the date and time when he shall be departing.
Thereafter, upon completion of his visit, and prior to his departing from the corporation boundaries, he shall make and file a return at City Hall, and pay the total appropriate tax incurred by virtue of the gross income produced by the conduct of his business during the term of such visit.