[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Cortland 2-3-1970 by Ord. No.
1970-6 (Ch. 10, Art. I, of the 1969 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, operate or
conduct an activity or business of any kind whatsoever, which activity
or business requires a license to be granted to it by the municipality
in which such activity or business is to be maintained, operated or
conducted, without first obtaining such license from the proper issuing
authority in this City.
Unless otherwise set forth in this Code of the City of Cortland
or in any other law, either general or special, which pertains to
and is to be implemented by this City, the proper issuing authority
in this City from which to obtain a license shall be the office of
the Mayor of the City of Cortland.
Applications for a license shall be in such form and contain
such information as shall be required therefor by the proper issuing
authority. Such information shall be required only to the extent that
it can reasonably be said to pertain to the determination as to whether
or not a license is to be issued to a particular person for a particular
activity or business.
A.
All licenses issued in this City, whichever municipal office is responsible
for the issuance of licenses in specific instances, shall be upon
the following conditions and shall contain the following words: "This
license is not transferable except by consent of the issuing authority,
and is issued to and accepted by the licensee on the express condition
that it be revocable by the Mayor if at any time in their reasoned
judgment, the licensee proves themself unfit to hold it or the places
licensed are not being conducted in a proper and orderly manner."
B.
Every license shall be carried upon the licensee's person while such
person is actually engaged in the activity or business for which such
license was granted or if issued for a place of business shall be
kept posted conspicuously therein.
Unless the following matters are specifically provided for elsewhere
in the Code of the City of Cortland or in any other law, either general
or special, which pertains to and is to be implemented by this City,
the following provisions shall control the matters herein set forth:
A.
All licenses shall bear the signature of the Mayor and the City Clerk
and shall be drawn to expire December 31 next following the date of
issue, unless the license be granted for a less term than one year.
B.
No license shall be issued until the fee therefor, as set forth in
this Code or in any other law, either general or special, which pertains
to and is to be implemented by this City, shall have been paid. If
a license be revoked for cause, the City shall repay to the licensee
so much of the fee as shall be proportionate to the unexpired portion
of the term.
C.
The City Clerk shall keep a record of each license issued as well
as the application therefor, the date of the issuance of each license
as well as its expiration and the name and address of the licensee.
