Every license issued under this chapter shall be issued by the city council, signed by the mayor, countersigned by the city clerk, and bear the seal of the city, to qualified applicants, as herein provided, whereby the licensee shall be authorized and permitted to sell liquor by the drink at retail and, upon the issuance of such license, the licensee therein named shall be authorized to sell liquor at retail by the drink but only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and it shall be unlawful to sell liquor by the drink without having first obtained such license.
Each licensee licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall pay an annual license fee to the city in the amount of five hundred sixty two dollars fifty cents ($562.50) per annum; provided, however, that any licensee who operates for only a portion of a year may have his license fee prorated from the date he commences operation to the end of the calendar year, but in no event for less than six (6) months. Licenses issued hereunder shall expire at one o'clock (1:00) A.M. on January 1 after the calendar year for which issued. (Ord. 534, 12-19-1972)