Sec. 7-65. Revocation of license.

Any license issued under this article may be revoked at any time by action of the mayor and council if it finds that the business or service conducted under such license is being or has been conducted in an unlawful manner in violation of the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city.

(1953 Code, ch. 32, § 4; Ord. No. 2209, § 2, 9-5-61)

Sec. 7-66. Persons regulated.

The nonrefundable application fee, investigation and approval required by section 7-64 shall apply to any person initially applying to engage in the business of fortunetelling, and to any person applying after the occupational license of such person has elapsed for more than one- quarter ( 1/4) year, or been surrendered or revoked.

(Ord. No. 4916, § 4, 12-18-78)

   Editors Note: Ord. No. 4916, §§ 3, 4, adopted Dec. 18, 1978, specifically amended the Code by repealing former § 7-66, and adopting in lieu thereof new § 7-66 as herein set out. Former § 7-66 pertained to delinquent license fees and was derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 32, § 5, and Ord. No. 2209, § 2, adopted Sept. 5, 1961.

Sec. 7-67. License required for each place of business; scope of licenses.

A separate license must be obtained for each branch establishment or separate place of business. Each license granted under this article shall authorize only the individual obtaining the license to practice, transact or carry on the business or service licensed under this article, and only at the location or place of business designated in said license.

(1953 Code, ch. 32, § 6; Ord. No. 2209, § 2, 9-5-61)

Sec. 7-68. Transferability of licenses; fee.

All licenses issued hereunder shall be nontransferable as to person; however, the finance director shall, upon receipt of a transfer fee of ten dollars ($10.00), authorize the transfer of any license issued under this article from one location to another, provided the individual licensee remains the same.

(1953 Code, ch. 32, § 7; Ord. No. 2209, § 2, 9-5-61)

Sec. 7-69. Reserved.

   Editors Note: Ord. No. 4916, § 3, adopted Dec. 18, 1978, specifically amended the Code by repealing § 7-69, which pertained to license renewals. The section had been derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 32, § 8, and Ord. No. 2209, § 2, adopted Sept. 5, 1961.

Secs. 7-70--7-79. Reserved.

ARTICLE IV. GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS, FIRE, ETC., SALES

Sec. 7-80. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, and words shall have the meaning given herein:

   Sec. 7-80(1). Fire and other altered goods sale is a sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public to believe that the sale will offer goods damaged or altered while within the city or in transit thereto, by fire, smoke, water or other means. (Ord. No. 3120, § 1, 4-22-68)

   Sec. 7-80(2). Going-out-of business sale is any sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public to believe that upon disposal of the stock of goods on hand, the business will cease and be discontinued, including, but not limited to, the following sales: adjusters; adjustment; alteration; assignees'; bankrupt; benefit-of-creditors; benefit-of- administrator; benefit-of-trustees; building-coming-down; closing; creditors' committee; creditors'; executors'; final days; forced out; forced-out-of-business; insolvents'; last days; lease expires; liquidation; loss of lease; mortgage sale; receiver's trustees'; quitting business; or other terminology of similar import.

   Sec. 7-80(3). Goods includes any goods, wares, merchandise or other property capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.

(1953 Code, ch. 6, § 1; Ord. No. 8011, § 2, 3-22-93)

Sec. 7-81. Exemptions from article.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to or affect the following persons:

   Sec. 7-81(1). Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction.

   Sec. 7-81(2). Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.

(1953 Code, ch. 6, § 7; Ord. No. 8011, § 2, 3-22-93)