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, or providing services for payment or
hire for 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 provision of this and of any other applicable ordinance.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, every
applicant for a license shall file with the Village Clerk a statement
signed and sworn to by the applicant, showing:
All licenses issued on an annual basis shall
expire on the first day of May of each year. The precise date of expiration
shall 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 an evaluation of
their qualifications and upon compliance of the applicant with the
provisions of this or any other applicable ordinances. However, licenses
shall be refused which, in the judgment of the Mayor, shall be likely
to disturb the peace and order of the village or be immoral or improper.
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 countersigned 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 and countersigned
and accompanied by the amount of the fee.
Any license issued pursuant to the provisions
of this 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 the
license or in connection with carrying out of the business, activity
or enterprise for which the license was issued.
B.
Any violation of a term of this ordinance or of any
other ordinance under whose provisions the license was issued.
C.
Conviction of the licensee of any crime.
D.
Carrying out the licensed business, enterprise or
activity in an unlawful manner or in such a way as to break the peace
or constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of
the public.
E.
Any transfer or assignment of the license to any person
without the written consent of the Mayor.
Unless specifically provided otherwise, any
license duly issued may be renewed upon application by the licensee,
accompanied by the appropriate fee.
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 where the business or act licensed is being performed, and
available for inspection by a police officer or any other authorized
person.
