759.06 LICENSE FEE AND APPLICATION; EMPLOYEE REGISTRATION.

   (a)    A secondhand precious metal dealer, prior to conducting any transaction in the City, shall apply for and obtain a license from the Mayor, the fee for which shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Such application shall be filed at least seven working days prior to the granting of such license. The term of any such license shall only be valid for the remaining portion of that calendar year, and shall be valid for only that one proposed location stated on the license. The fee for an application for renewal of an existing license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).

   (b)    Application for the license required by this section shall be made in writing to the Mayor by the owner, or an officer if the applicant is a corporation, upon forms provided by the Mayor. The completed application shall include the number of years the applicant has conducted this business, all the locations of this business, all the locations of this business in the previous twelve months, the home address of the principal owner and of the manager at the proposed business location in the City, and the criminal record, stated in particularity, of any person who shall work at this proposed location. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall include the names of the President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Corporation, and their criminal record stated in particularity, if any.

   (c)    The Mayor may refuse to issue a license to any person who has been convicted, within the previous five years, of a felony offense or any theft offense as defined in Ohio R C. 2913.01.

   (d)    Each employee or worker at the proposed location in the City, prior to conducting any transaction, shall personally register his name and address with the Police Department, be fingerprinted and have his photograph taken by the Police Department. The fee for such registration shall be four dollars ($4.00) per person.

(Ord. 80-81. Passed 10-20-81.)