[Adopted 1-7-1969 as Ord. Nos. 6.1 and 6.2 of the Unified Code]
No person or persons shall begin or engage in or attempt to begin or engage in any trade, business or occupation without obtaining a license therefor where any ordinance shall require a license to be first obtained.
Any and all licenses which may be granted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this article may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor until the next regular meeting of the Board and may be revoked by the Board after notice and hearing for any of the following causes:
A. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for license.
B. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in the course of carrying on the licensed business.
C. 
Any violation of this article.
D. 
Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
E. 
Conducting the licensed business in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
[Amended 10-3-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000; 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
The following businesses or business operators must be duly licensed as herein provided: electricians, plumbers, solid waste carters, truckmen, expressmen, junk dealers, auctioneers, common shows, theaters, circuses, moving-picture shows, shooting galleries, bowling alleys, billiard or pool parlors and similar places of amusement. The word "public" as used herein shall mean any person, persons, firm or corporation carrying on any of the above businesses or business operators for rent or for hire, whether in connection with a hotel or otherwise.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (c)2, which followed this section and regulated hawkers, peddlers, etc., was repealed 10-3-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000. See now Ch. 130, Peddling and Soliciting.
[Amended 10-3-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000]
The annual license fee for licenses granted to businesses hereunder shall be as set forth in the current Village Fee Schedule. (See Chapter 83, Fees.)
Any license before its expiration or within 15 days thereafter may be renewed for a new term upon payment of a similar fee in the manner as is stated in this article for procuring the original license.
Every business or occupation which shall require a license as is herein provided shall display said license openly at all times within the building or structure where such business is conducted or, in the case of carts, trucks, express wagons, peddlers, etc., said license shall be carried at all times by the person in charge of such wagons or trucks and shall be exhibited to any person upon demand. It shall be presumptive evidence that such license has not been obtained if the same shall not be displayed or exhibited as is herein provided. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall constitute a violation of this article.
A. 
Any person or persons who shall hereafter desire to pursue any of the trades, businesses or occupations within the Village of which a license shall be required by the provisions of any ordinance of the Village or any person or persons who shall desire to continue any such trade, business or occupation within the Village hereafter shall, before commencing or beginning or attempting to continue any such trade, business or occupation, obtain a license therefor in the following manner:
(1) 
Application, in writing, shall be made to the Village for the issuance of a license or licenses therefor, which application shall state in detail:
(a) 
The particular business or trade or occupation for which a license is desired;
(b) 
The location within the Village of the building wherein such trade, business or occupation is to be carried on, or if there shall be no such building or buildings within the Village, then the particular locality within which it is desired to carry on or engage in such trade, business or occupation;
(c) 
The name of the person, persons or firm or corporation applying for such license, specifying the residence of such person or persons or the residence of the persons composing any such firms and the principal place of business of such firms; or
(d) 
The principal place of business of any such corporation and the name and address of the officer, in the case of a corporation, upon whom process or other legal notice may be served within the Village.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The former unnumbered paragraph dealing with application requirements for licensing for hawkers, peddlers, etc., which paragraph followed this subsection, was repealed 10-3-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000. See now Ch. 130, Peddling and Soliciting.
B. 
Such applications shall be presented to the Village Clerk, and the Village shall thereupon investigate the character of the business or occupation for which a license is sought, the location or locality in which it is desired to carry on or engage in such business or occupation and the persons or corporation desiring such license, and if the Village shall, after such investigation, be satisfied that the issuance of a license would be in every way proper and not detrimental to the best interests of the Village, the public or to the property owners adjacent to the locality for which a license is desired, said Village Clerk shall issue or cause to be issued a license signed by the Village Clerk.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 7-2014]
C. 
No license shall be deemed to be in effect, however, nor to grant any right to the licensee therein named until the license fee shall have been paid to the Treasurer of the Village and his receipt endorsed upon said license across the face thereof.
[Added 10-3-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be liable for a fine not to exceed $250 for each offense or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both.