All license taxes shall be collected by the constable or policeman of said town whose duty it is to collect the same, and issue a license signed by the mayor and countersigned by the town clerk, which license shall not extend beyond June first (1st) next after it is issued. The town clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall report monthly to the board of aldermen all licenses issued during the preceding month. Any person who shall engage (in), conduct or carry on any business in said town for which a license is required, without first obtaining said license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days; and each day that such a business is conducted without a license shall be a separate offense.
(Pr. Laws 1905, C. 400, Sec. 2)