Upon approval of the application by the finance director, the finance director’s office shall compute the license fee required under the provisions of this chapter and, upon payment thereof, shall issue to the applicant a license to maintain and operate music boxes for the calendar year in which issued. The license shall be known as a “Music Box License” and shall be of two kinds: (1) a “master” license to be required of the owner of the music box(es) and (2) an “operator’s” license to be required of the owner of the business establishment in which the music box is placed.

A copy of the operator’s license shall be affixed to and conspicuously displayed upon each properly licensed music box maintained or operated within the City. No owner or operator of a properly licensed music box shall transfer said license from one music box to another, and no properly licensed music box shall be transferred from one location to another except with the consent of the finance director.

Each license shall expire January 31 and a new license shall be required for each ensuing calendar year. Any license issued under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter shall be personal and nontransferable. Each license shall be numbered, and shall show the name of the licensee, business address and the kind of license issued. (Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 1624 § 1, 1991: Ord. 251 § 5, 1960).