There are hereby imposed upon all businesses in the City of
Plymouth, license taxes in the amounts hereinafter in this chapter
prescribed. It is unlawful for any person, either for him or herself
or for any other person, to commence, transact, or carry on any business
in the City of Plymouth not excluded by this chapter, without first
having procured a license from said City to do so, or without complying
with any and all regulations contained in this chapter. The carrying
on of any business without first having procured a license from said
City so to do, or without complying with any and all regulations of
this chapter, shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter
for each and every day that such business is so carried on.
(Ord. 66 § 3, 1965)
No license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall
be construed as authorizing the conduct or continuance of any illegal
or unlawful business, or any business in violation of any ordinance
of the City of Plymouth.
(Ord. 66 § 4, 1965)
All licenses shall be prepared and issue by the City Clerk of
the City of Plymouth upon the payments of the sum required to be paid
therefor, and each license so issued shall state upon the face thereof
the following:
A. The
name of the person to whom the license is issued.
B. The
kind or kinds of business licensed thereby.
C. The
location of such business.
D. The
date of the expiration of such license.
E. Such
other information as the City Clerk shall determine.
(Ord. 66 § 5, 1965)
A. All
license taxes shall be paid in advance, in lawful money of the United
States, at the office of the City Clerk.
B. License
taxes for new operations commenced after the beginning of the license
period may be prorated on an even monthly basis for the balance of
the license period.
C. Except
as otherwise provided in this chapter, all licenses required hereunder
shall be for terms and taxes shall be due and payable as follows:
1. The
terms of annual licenses shall be one year beginning July 1st of each
year.
2. The
terms of semi-annual licenses shall be six months beginning respectively,
July 1st and January 1st of each year.
3. The
terms of quarterly licenses shall be three months beginning respectively,
July 1st, October 1st, January 1st and April 1st of each year.
4. Daily
license taxes shall be payable each day in advance.
D. All
license taxes shall be due and payable on the first day of the license
term for which the license is required. All such licenses shall be
valid only for the period issued.
(Ord. 66 § 6, 1965; Ord. 97-5 § 1, 1997)
Every license tax which is not paid when due and payable is
hereby declared to be delinquent, and if such license tax is not paid
within 30 days from the time it is due and payable, the City Clerk
shall add to such tax and collect a penalty of 10% of such tax.
(Ord. 66 § 7, 1965)
Separate licenses must be obtained for each branch establishment
or location of the business engaged in, as if each such branch establishment
or location were a separate business, and each license shall authorize
the licensee to engage only in the business licensed thereby at the
location or in the manner designated in such license; provided that
warehouses and distributing plants used in connection with and incidental
to a business licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall
not be deemed to be separate places of business or branch establishments.
(Ord. 66 § 8, 1965)
Whenever any person is engaged in two or more businesses at
the same location, such person shall not be required to obtain separate
licenses for conducting each of such businesses, but shall be issued
one license which shall specify on its face all such businesses. The
license tax to be paid shall be computed as if one business were being
conducted at such location.
(Ord. 66 § 9, 1965)
Duplicate licenses may be issued by the City Clerk to replace
any license previously issued, which has been lost or destroyed, upon
the licensee filing an affidavit attesting to such fact, and at the
time of filing such affidavit paying to the City Clerk a fee of one
dollar.
(Ord. 66 § 10, 1965)
No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred,
except under the following conditions:
A. When
a licensee transfers his or her business from one location to another
in the City of Plymouth the license previously issued may be amended
to authorize the conduct of the business at the new location.
B. When
a licensee who conducts a business from a fixed place of business
in the City of Plymouth makes a bona fide sale of the business, an
amended license may be issued to authorize the purchaser to conduct
such business at such location upon the surrender of the old license.
C. When a peddling and soliciting license has been issued to and paid for by an employer under the provisions of Section
5.04.030 hereof, on behalf of a particular employee or employees, and there is a change in the personnel peddling or soliciting in the City of Plymouth for such employer, such license may be amended to authorize peddling and soliciting by such other personnel for the unexpired portion of the license. Before such license shall be issued, the employer shall file an affidavit setting forth the change in personnel.
D. The
license transfers and amendments herein authorized may be obtained
upon application therefor to the City Clerk and the payment of a fee
of one dollar.
(Ord. 66 § 11, 1965)
Every person having a license under the provisions of this chapter
and carrying on a business at a fixed place of business shall keep
such license posted and exhibited while in force, in some conspicuous
part of said place of business.
Every person having such a license and not having a fixed place
of business shall carry such license with him or her at all times
while carrying on the business for which the same was granted.
(Ord. 66 § 12, 1965)