Any person desiring to open, maintain or operate any public pool hall, billiard hall or bowling alley for pay or hire shall make application for a license therefor in writing to the Clerk-Treasurer upon a form provided by the City for that purpose. The applicant shall particularly describe the location of the proposed billiard hall, pool hall or bowling alley and shall set out the name of the person applying for the license. Such application shall be accompanied by payment of the occupation tax as provided in Chapter 882. The payment of the occupation tax shall entitle the licensee to operate his pool hall, billiard hall or bowling alley in the City at such location until May 1 succeeding the date of issue. All occupation taxes so paid shall be credited to the General Fund.
(1958 Code § 7.2)