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)