[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Pelham
Manor as derived from Ch. VII of the General Code of Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person, except the lawful
holder of a license duly issued as herein provided, to exercise or engage
in the Village in any of the trades, practices or activities for which a license
is specifically required by any of the chapters of this Code.
Licenses shall be granted only to: 1) persons 21 years
or more of age of good character with sufficient knowledge or skill; or 2)
corporations duly organized. Such licenses shall not be assigned.
All applications for licenses shall be in writing, shall
be signed by the applicant or his duly authorized agent and shall give such
information as is required by the Village official charged with the issuance
of the license.
Shall be in writing, in the name of the Village by the
Clerk, shall bear the impress of the Village Seal and a copy or record thereof
shall be kept among the Village files.
The fact that any license is issued only upon conditions,
for the purposes and for the period as stated therein and that said conditions
and limitations are accepted and agreed to by the person to whom it is issued
shall be evidenced by the signature of the licensee, both upon the original
delivered to the licensee and upon the record retained by the Clerk and until
so accepted and signed by the licensee shall not be in effect.
Any license required by Chapter 93, Dumping, Chapter 185, Streets and Sidewalks, and Chapter 160, Protection of Property, Article V, Village Trees, shall be issued only after the approval of the Superintendent of Streets, evidenced by his endorsement thereon.
Any license required by Chapter 82, Conduct of Businesses, Art. I, Stores, Shops and Restaurants; Chapter 109, Firearms; Chapter 139, Noise, Art. III, Radios and Other Devices; Chapter 148, Peace and Good Order, Art. II, Bill Posting; Chapter 151, Peddling and Soliciting; and Chapter 185, Streets and Sidewalks, Art. XII, Encumbering or Littering Highways, shall be issued only after the approval of the Chief of Police, evidenced by his endorsement thereon.
No license shall be exclusive or shall confer any rights
not expressly stated therein to be conferred upon the licensee.
A license issued by the Village shall extend for 60 days, unless some
longer period not exceeding one year or shorter period is therein specified;
but in any and all cases may be terminated sooner by the approving Village
official or the Board.[1]