Ordinance 2611 - Laserfiche WebLink

t i occupation herein named , shall first :rake application in writing to the City Council , giving applicant's name , address and description of business to be en- gaged in, and place where said business is to be carried on and such other in- formation as the said Council may require . If satisfied that a license should be issued to the applicant, the City Council shall adopt a resolution, or by mo- tion in open Council meeting, give its consent, permitting the granting of such a license to said applicant . Section 3. All licenses granted under this ordinance shall expire bn the 31st day of December of each year , and no license shall be issued by the Clerk of said City , except upon e receipt from the City Treasurer showing payment of the annual license fee provided by this ordinance , after permission granted by the City Council; and all such licenses shall be revocable for violation of any ordinance relating to such business or occupation, and shall contain a provision making them revocable by the City Council without liability to repay any unearn- ed portion of said fee , and without in any manner preventing the City from en- forcing any other penalties against such licensee . Section 4. Inasmuch as additional sources of revenue must be had to meet the city expenditures which revenue is insufficient because of insufficient in- come due to lessened tax receipts coming in from the taxpayers, the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed an exercise of the power of the City of Everett to license for the purpose of raising an excise or privilege tax for revenue , or for the purpose of regulation, or for the combined purpose of raising revenue and the regulation of the businesses or occupations herein described . In those cases in which the purpose is for regulation, the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State of ': ashington and of the City of Everett for the protection of the economic , social and public wel- fare of its citizens and in the promotion of their peace, health and morals , and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of that purpose. Section 5 . Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall , upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days , or by a fine of not to exceed Three Hundred (000) Dollars , or by both such fine and imprisonment. -2-