§ 14-109. Application; issuance of decal.

(a)

An application shall be filed in writing with the building official on a form to be provided by the city, and shall specify the following:

(1)

The name and address of the applicant, and if a firm, corporation, partnership or association, the principal officers and their addresses.

(2)

The address of the premises where the coin-operated machines are to be operated, together with the character of the business as carried on at such place.

(3)

The trade name and general description of the coin-operated machines, the name of the manufacturer and the serial number, and, if the applicant is a proprietor, the number of machines.

(4)

The name and address of the owner of the coin-operated machines, if other than the proprietor.

(b)

The tax shall accompany such application. The application shall be first referred to the building official or his agent who shall make or cause to be made such investigation as they deem necessary. If the application is approved by the building official or his agent, the public works director shall remit the tax to the city treasurer. If the application is denied, the tax shall be returned to the applicant. All applications under this article shall expire on December 31. The tax decal shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the machine. Such decal shall be nonassignable and nontransferable, and in the case of a proprietor, the decal shall apply only to the machine for which such decal is issued.

(Code 1969, § 5-57)