(A) Upon a person making application for the first business tax certificate to be issued under this chapter or for newly established business, such person shall furnish to the collector a sworn statement, upon a form provided by the collector, setting forth the following information:
1. The exact nature or kind of business for which a business tax certificate is requested;
2. The place where such business is to be carried on, and if the same is not to be carried on at any permanent place of business, the places of residences of the owners of same;
3. In the event that application is made for the issuance of a business tax certificate to a corporation or a partnership, the application shall set forth the names and places of residences of the officers or partners thereof;
4. In the event that application is made for the issuance of a business tax certificate to a person doing business under a fictitious name, the application shall set forth the names and places of residences of those owning the business;
5. In all cases where the amount of business tax to be paid is measured by gross receipts, the application shall set forth such information as may be therein required and as may be necessary to determine the amount of the business tax to be paid by the applicant;
6. Any further relevant information which the collector may require to enable issuance of the type of business tax certificate for which the application was made.
(B) If the amount of the business tax to be paid by the applicant is measured by gross receipts, an estimate of the gross receipts shall be made by the applicant for the period to be covered by the business tax certificate to be issued. Such estimate, if accepted by the collector as reasonable, shall be used in determining the amount of business tax to be paid by the applicant.
(C) The collector shall not issue to any such person another business tax certificate for the same or any other business, until such person has furnished to him the sworn statement and paid the business tax as required in this chapter. (Ord. 621-94, 12-20-1994)