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, and cities of the first, second, third or fourth class, and of any population group, and which any such cities are now or may hereafter be permitted by law to license, tax and regulate.