The council shall have power by ordinance to license, tax, and
regulate all businesses, occupations, professions, vocations, activities,
or things whatsoever set forth and enumerated by the statutes of this
state now or hereafter applicable to constitutional charter cities,
or cities of the third (3rd) or fourth (4th) class, or of any population
group, and which any such cities are now or may hereafter be permitted
by law to license, tax, and regulate.