In the event that the Mayor, or the Clerk-Treasurer acting in
his stead, shall refuse to issue a license or permit, then and in
that event, the person who has been refused a license or permit may
appeal to the Board of Trustees who shall, upon favorable vote, order
the Village Clerk-Treasurer to issue a license or permit to the applicant.
Where any business, trade or other thing for which a license
is granted by the Village is, or is about to become, a nuisance or
menace to the peace, comfort and health of the Village of Oakfield
or its inhabitants, the Mayor or Board of Trustees shall have the
right to immediately suspend such license or permit upon serving written
notice to the holder or such license or permit upon any person in
charge of such business, trade or other thing, pending decision by
the Board of Trustees.
No person shall conduct or operate without first obtaining a
license any circus or carnival, billiard or pocket billiard room,
public dance, bowling alley, restaurant or eating place.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All license fees shall be paid to the Village Clerk-Treasurer
and all licenses issued on a yearly basis shall expire on the 31st
day of July of each year. The fees for licenses and permits, except
as otherwise herein provided, are as set from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Trustees and on file in the Village offices.
No license or permit may be assigned without the written consent
of the Mayor or the Board of Trustees.
All licenses or permits issued by the Village of Oakfield shall
be posted in a conspicuous place in the building licensed or in the
place where the business licensed is carried on. All other licenses
or permits shall be kept in a convenient place where they can be readily
produced upon demand by the Mayor, Board of Trustees, Village Clerk-Treasurer
or persons duly authorized to demand the same.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall violate any section of this article shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more
than one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment, and each day
upon which said violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.