[Ord. No. 117 § 1, 7-14-2009]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUSINESS
Every person, firm, copartnership, or corporation excluding
charitable and civic groups engaged in the selling of goods or service,
wares or merchandise at any store, stand, or place occupied for that
purpose.
LICENSE
The term when used in this Chapter shall include, unless
otherwise provided, all licenses and permits required to be secured
or had, as herein provided, by any business.
LICENSE FEE
The term when used in this Chapter shall include, unless
otherwise provided, all license and permit fees and taxes levied on
or required to be paid, as herein provided, by any business.
LICENSE YEAR
The term when used in this Chapter, unless otherwise provided,
shall begin on July 1 and shall end on June 30 next.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in any business or occupation in the City of Ellsinore without
having first applied for and obtained a license to conduct such business
or occupation from the City Clerk and without paying the license fee
therefor, all as provided for in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 117 § 2(2), 7-14-2009]
The fee for a license shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per license
year as described herein. The fee shall not be prorated for a partial
year.
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 (1) 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. 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 July 1 to June 30 of the same year.
All applications for renewal of a license provided for herein
shall be filed no later than June 1 of each 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.