Whenever, in any ordinance, it is provided that a license be
obtained before engaging upon any act or in any specified business,
trade or occupation providing services for payment or hire or the
convenience, comfort or entertainment of others or for any other designated
purpose, it shall be a violation hereof for any person to engage upon
or undertake any activity or enterprise thus specified until a license
has been issued to him in compliance with the provisions of this chapter
and of any other applicable ordinance.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, any applicant for
a license shall file with the Village Clerk a statement signed and
sworn to by the applicant in person, if an individual, or by all partners
of a partnership or by the president or duly authorized officer of
a corporation or joint-stock association or other legal entity; showing:
A. The name of the applicant.
C. His home address, if he is a natural person.
D. If his age is 21 years or less and, if less, his precise age.
E. The precise purpose for which the license is sought.
F. The place within the Village where the licensee will engage in the
licensed activity or enterprise.
G. Whether or not the applicant or, in the case of a corporation, whether
any officer or director thereof has been convicted of a crime or a
violation of any ordinance of the Village and, if so, the nature of
such offense and the penalty assessed therefor.
H. Satisfactory credentials from his principal, if the applicant is
to act as an agent.
I. References or letters of recommendation by at last three reputable
businessmen or property owners of the Village, such as will establish
to the satisfaction of the Mayor the good character and business responsibility
of the applicant.
J. Any other data necessary to meet the requirements of any ordinance
by provision of which the license sought is required.
Whenever, by the terms of any ordinance, a bond is required
to protect the Village or any person against loss of the fault or
default of the licensee, no license shall be issued until the bond,
in the full amount specified, and in form approved by the Village
Council has been filed with the Village Clerk and the fact of its
filing, the amount of its coverage and the date of its expiration
has been noted on the license.
All licenses issued on an annual basis shall expire on the 30th
day of June of each year. The precise date of expiration shall be
clearly marked upon each temporary license.
All licenses shall be issued by the Mayor to such persons as
he shall deem fit and proper upon the evaluation of their qualifications
and upon compliance of the applicant with the provisions of this chapter
and any other applicable ordinance.
Any applicant who has been refused a license by the Mayor may
apply for its issuance to the Board of Trustees at a meeting thereof,
and the same may be granted or refused by the Board.
Every license issued shall be signed by the Mayor and counter-signed
by the Village Clerk, who shall keep a record thereof and the amount
of fee to be paid therefor.
No license shall be effective until the fee therefor, as established
by the Board of Trustees, shall have been paid to the Treasurer, who
shall endorse his receipt of the fee upon each license which is presented
to him, properly signed, countersigned and accompanied by the amount
of the fee.
Any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
or any other ordinance may be revoked by the Mayor after notice and
hearing for any of the following causes:
A. Fraud or false statement in the application for license.
B. Fraud or false statement in connection with carrying out the business
activity or enterprise for which the license was issued.
C. Any violation of the terms of this chapter or any other ordinance
under whose provisions the license was issued.
D. Conviction of the licensee of any crime.
E. Carrying out the licensed business, enterprise or activity in an
unlawful manner or in such a way as to breach the peace or constitute
a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
F. Any transfer or assignment of the license to any person, except upon
written consent of the Mayor, upon due application, and the presentation
of information concerning the transferee's qualifications similar
to those furnished by the original applicant.
Unless specifically provided otherwise, any license duly issued may be renewed upon application by the licensee, accompanied by the appropriate fee and a continuance or renewal of bonds as provided in §
100-3 hereof.
Every person to whom a license or permit has been issued shall
at all times have the same with him at the site or place when the
business or act licensed is being performed and available for inspection
by a police officer or any resident of the Village or any other authorized
person.
[Added 6-19-1990 by L.L.
No. 2-1990]
Each violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine
of not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days,
or both.