§ 44-53. Issuance by mayor; objection by adjacent property owners, term, transferability.

(a)

The mayor may, from time to time, grant under his hand and the official seal of his office to any suitable person a license authorizing such person to carry on the business of a secondhand dealer or junk dealer subject to the provisions of this article. The license shall designate the particular place in the city where the person shall carry on the business, and no person receiving the license shall carry on the business in any place other than as designated in the license.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for the issuing officer to grant a license to any person doing or desiring to do a junk business in any residential community where 65 percent or more of the property owners within a radius of one city block of the junk business or contemplated junk business petition the issuing officer not to do so; provided, however, that in case any person shall have no regular place of business, a license shall be issued to the person to carry on the business of secondhand dealer or junk dealer either by horse and wagon, cart, automobile or by pack.

(c)

The license shall be for the period of one year from the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked for cause, and shall not be transferable.

(Code 1961, § 6-302; Code 1984, § 24-37)