[CC 1986 §600.010]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "General
Licensing Ordinance" of the City of Truesdale.
[CC 1986 §600.020]
It is not intended by this Chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul
or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other
laws or ordinances, except those specifically repealed by this Chapter.
Where this Chapter imposes a greater restriction upon persons, premises
or personal property than is imposed or required by such existing
provisions of law, ordinance, contract or deed, the provisions of
this Chapter shall control.
[CC 1986 §600.030]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When
not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense
include the future, words in the plural number include the singular
number and words in the singular number include the plural number.
The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory.
BUSINESS
Includes all kinds of vocations, occupations, professions,
enterprises, establishments, and all other kinds of activities and
matters, together with all devices, machines, vehicles and appurtenances
used therein, any of which are conducted for private profit or benefit,
either directly or indirectly, on any premises in this City or anywhere
else within its jurisdiction.
CITY
The City of Truesdale.
INSIGNIA
Or its singular number "insignia" is any tag, plate badge,
emblem, sticker, or any other kind of device which may be required
for any use in connection with any license.
LICENSE OR LICENSEE
As used generally herein, shall include respectively the
words "permit" or "permittee" or the holder of or any use or period
of time of any similar privilege, wherever relevant to any provision
of this Chapter or other law or ordinance.
PERSON
Includes individual natural persons, partnerships, joint
adventures, societies, associations, clubs, trustees, trusts or corporations;
or any officers, agents, employees, factors, or any kind of personal
representatives of any thereof, in any capacity, acting either for
himself/herself, or for any other person, under either personal appointment
or pursuant to law.
PREMISES
Includes all lands, structures, places and also the equipment
and appurtenances connected or used therewith in any business and
also any personal property which is either affixed to, or is otherwise
used in connection with, any such business conducted on such premises.
All applications for the licenses required herein shall be made
to the City Clerk on appropriate forms provided for that purpose by
the City. All licenses issued by the City Clerk shall be in such form
as is provided by the Board of Aldermen; provided however, that such
license shall bear the signature of the Mayor of the Board of Aldermen
and the City Clerk, the date of issuance thereof and the date of expiration,
as well as any additional information that may be required by the
Board of Aldermen.
All applications for renewal of a license provided for herein
shall be obtained no later than December thirty-first (31st) preceding
the year for the license.
[CC 1986 §600.090]
A duplicate license or special permit shall be issued by the
City Clerk to replace any license previously issued, which has been
lost, stolen, defaced or destroyed, without any willful misconduct
on the part of the licensee, upon the filing by the licensee of an
affidavit sworn to before a notary public of this State attesting
to such fact.
[CC 1986 §600.100]
When a licensee places himself/herself in a new status as provided in Section
605.120(B)(1) of this Chapter, the City Clerk shall issue a supplemental license and such additional insignia as may be required.
No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be assignable or transferable but shall apply only to the person to
whom same is issued. In the event any licensee, as provided for herein,
shall move his/her place of business from one location to another
location within the City, said licensee shall submit a statement of
the fact of such change to the City Clerk who may transfer such license
as to location only by providing the licensee with written permission
allowing such change of location. In no event, however, shall such
license be transferred from one person to another or from the kind
of business or occupation originally licensed to another type of business
or occupation.
The term of the licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Chapter shall be from January first (1st) to December thirty-first
(31st) of the same year.
Each license issued by the City under the provisions of this
Chapter shall be carefully preserved and shall be displayed in a conspicuous
place in the place of business authorized to be conducted by said
license. If there is no place of business, said license shall be carried
on the licensee's person.
[CC 1986 §600.150]
An annual City license tax is hereby levied on all businesses,
activities, occupations and services within the intention of the State
General Assembly in enacting Section 94.270, RSMo. The amount of the
tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
[Ord. No. 670 §2, 3-13-2013]
Any person, firm, corporation or copartnership who shall violate any provision of this Chapter, or who shall exercise or attempt to exercise any of the occupations, trades or avocations, or who shall carry on or engage in or attempt to carry on or engage in any of the businesses for which a license is required in this Chapter in the City of Truesdale without first paying the tax herein levied and obtaining a license therefor shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and shall be punished by a fine as specified in Section
100.220. Any business in operation as of January 1 of the current year that failed to obtain a business license for the current year shall be subject to a citation for an ordinance violation on February 1 of the year by the Police Department.