<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-23. - Issuance and renewal of license and payment of fees.</div>
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               (a)
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               After submission of an application and approval of such application by the county
               tax collector, and upon payment to the county tax collector of an examination fee
               of $500.00 for each premises and $50.00 for each masseur or masseuse in excess of
               three to be employed or trained by the licensee on such premises, the county tax collector
               shall issue a license to the applicant.
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               (b)
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               Each license shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is issued, and shall
               expire on December 31 of the year of issue.
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               (c)
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               Each license may be renewed from calendar year to calendar year by submission of a
               renewal application to the county tax collector at least 30 days prior to the expiration
               date of the license. After approval of said application and upon payment to the county
               tax collector of a renewal examination fee in the same amount as prescribed for initial
               applications, the county tax collector shall issue to the applicant a renewal certificate
               which shall validate the applicant's license for an additional calendar year. It shall
               be a valid basis for the denial of a license or a nonrenewal of a license if the county
               tax collector determines that the applicant or licensee has violated this article
               in any respect whatsoever or any other law or ordinance concerning the operation of
               any business, trade, profession, occupation or calling mentioned in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH18BU_ARTIIMAPA_S18-19PU" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 18-19</a>. Any application or renewal on such grounds shall be appealable as any other denial
               according to the terms of subsection (d) of this section.
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               (d)
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               Approval of an application for issue or renewal of a license by the county tax collector
               shall be granted if he is satisfied as to the qualifications of the applicant, the
               correctness of the information contained in his application, and the good moral character
               if the applicant is a corporation. If the license is denied because he is not so satisfied,
               the applicant shall be notified of the denial and the reason therefor and, upon his
               request at the reasonable convenience of the board of commissioners, the applicant
               shall be granted an opportunity to appear before said board and be heard in defense
               of his application. After such hearing the board may grant or deny the license.
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               (e)
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               If the business to be licensed pursuant to this article is carried on at two or more
               separate places, a separate county license for each place or location of such business
               shall be required.
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               (f)
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               The county license issued under this article shall be and constitute a personal privilege
               to conduct the profession or business named in the license and shall not be transferable
               to any other person, and shall be construed to limit the person named in the license
               to conducting the profession or business and exercising the privilege named in the
               license to the location specified in the license; provided, if the holder of a license
               under this chapter moves the business for which a license has been obtained to another
               location, a new license may be issued to the licensee at a new location, for the balance
               of the license year, upon surrender of the original license for cancellation.
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               (g)
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               Revocation of a license shall not be cause for a refund of any fee paid for issuance
               or renewal of a license.
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               (h)
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               It shall be unlawful to willfully make a false statement in an application for a license
               or request for renewal of license under the provisions of this article.
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               (i)
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               Every license and renewal of license issued shall show on the face thereof the name
               of the licensee, the nature of the business, the location thereof, the time it was
               issued, and payment of the privilege tax.
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               (j)
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               Licenses shall be kept posted where business is carried on. No person shall engage
               in any business or trade for which the issuance of a license pursuant to this article
               is required without having such license posted conspicuously at the place where such
               business or trade is carried on.
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               (Ord. of 4-15-1975, Â§ 1.5; Ord. of 4-19-1977, Â§ 1)
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