The City Council shall have the power by ordinance to license,
tax and regulate all businesses, occupations, professions, vocations,
activities or things whatsoever set forth and enumerated by the Statutes
of this State now or hereafter applicable to constitutional Charter
Cities, or Cities of any class, or of any population group, and which
any such Cities are now or may hereafter be permitted by law to license,
tax and regulate.