CHAPTER 1
LICENSING BUSINESS FOR REVENUE
ARTICLE 6. ENFORCEMENT
SECTION:
§2170: Director Of Finance As Enforcing Authority
§2171: Duty To Examine Each Business
§2175: Criminal Penalty For Violation; Exceptions
§2170 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS ENFORCING AUTHORITY
It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance, and he is hereby directed to enforce each and all of the provisions of this Chapter. The Chief of Police is hereby directed to render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may from time to time be required by the Director of Finance. Every member of the Police Department is hereby appointed an Assistant License Inspector and directed to assist the Director of Finance in the enforcement of this Chapter. (Ord. 540, §2, adopted 1961)
§2171 DUTY TO EXAMINE EACH BUSINESS
It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance, acting through his deputies and assistants, to examine each business to determine that this Chapter is being complied with. He and any of his deputies and assistants, including police officers, may enter any business free of charge and demand exhibition of the business license. Refusal of any person to so exhibit such license shall be a misdemeanor. (Ord. 540, §2, adopted 1961)
§2172 LICENSE TAX A DEBT
The amount of any license tax and penalty imposed by the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City. An action may be commenced in the name of said City in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the amount of any delinquent license tax and penalties. (Ord. 540, §2, adopted 1961)
§2173 REMEDIES CUMULATIVE
All remedies prescribed by this Chapter shall be cumulative and the use of one or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions hereof. (Ord. 540, §2, adopted 1961)
§2174 REVOCATION OF LICENSE
Any license issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be revoked by the Director of Finance upon the failure of the licensee to pay the charges imposed by this Chapter or to file statements as required by this Chapter within six (6) months after such charges or statements become delinquent, or for any material misstatement made by applicant in applying for the license. (Ord. 540, §2, adopted 1961)
§2175 CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; EXCEPTIONS
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or knowingly or intentionally misrepresenting to any officer or employee of this City any material fact in procuring, or attempting to procure, the license herein provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 540, §2, adopted 1961; amd. by Ord. 933, §1, adopted 1993)
§2180 SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Chapter. The City Council of the City declares that it would have passed the remaining portions of this Chapter, if any. (Ord. 603, §9, adopted 1970)