[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Mahanoy City 11-8-1984 by Ord. No. 84-2, approved 11-8-1984.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect 1-1-1985.
On and after the effective date of this chapter, no person, firm or corporation shall move into or remove from, or cause his personal property to be so moved into or removed from, any house, dwelling or other building within the Borough of Mahanoy City without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Borough Tax Collector.
Every person, firm or corporation seeking a permit to occupy any premises shall file an application with the Borough Tax Collector, setting forth his name, location of the premises, name of owner and his address, the nature of the proposed use of the building, and if for residence purposes, the names and ages of the occupants, and such permits shall be secured from the Borough Tax Collector. A fee of $2 shall be charged for said permit.
Every person, firm or corporation which leases or permits the occupancy of any dwelling unit, mobile home site, room or set of rooms or apartment to any other person or persons for dwelling purposes shall report to the Borough Tax Collector on or before January 1, 1985, and annually thereafter on or before March 1, of each succeeding year, the name and address of each occupant and whether or not such occupant is over or under the age of 18 years. Said report shall be made on forms prescribed by the Borough Tax Collector.
Every person, firm or corporation seeking a permit to remove from any premises shall file an application with the Borough Tax Collector, setting forth his name, address and the expected time of departure, and attach thereto receipted tax bills for the current year.
Upon the filing of the application, it shall be the duty of the Borough Tax Collector to issue the requested permit if the indicated use does not violate any of the ordinances of the borough or if there are no outstanding obligations due the borough.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to transport or remove personal property of another person which said person is moving into or removing from a house, dwelling or other building within the Borough of Mahanoy City unless such person so moving into or removing from said Borough of Mahanoy City shall have first obtained the permit as hereinafter provided. It shall be the duty of such person, firm or corporation transporting or removing the personal property of another person to or from the Borough of Mahanoy City to ascertain that the person, firm or corporation whose property is to be so transported or removed has obtained the permit as hereinafter required.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require any owner of tangible personal property held for the purpose of manufacturing in the ordinary course of his business or held for the purpose of sale or resale in the ordinary course of business to obtain any such permit to transport or remove such tangible personal property from or to any storehouse, warehouse or usual place of business.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a fine of not more than $300 or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days, or both. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.