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. . Ordinance No. :1125 , page 4. e e Section 4. License Fees. The license fees for junk dealers and/or scrap metal processor plants with permanent places of business within the city shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) yearly, payable on or before the first day of January of each year. Such license, unless revoked as provided herein, shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of the same year. Each licensee with a permanent business location in the city may use thel1icense for that business when attending shows at other locations in the city. Any dealer described herein who desires to sell items at shows in the city, but who does not maintain a permanent place of business in the city must apply for and secure a license for each location. License fees for shows shall be two dollars ($2.00) per day. Section 5. Record's requir'ed 't'o' he kept. (a) Every person licensed as a junk dealer or scrap metal processor shall keep at his place of business a record book, provided by the tax department for his purchase at a reasonable price, in which he shall enter daily a full des- cription of all personal property purchased or otherwise received at his licensed place of business. Such descrip- tion shall include the date of receipt, the name and address of the person or place of business fr0m whom such item was received, and the driver's license number, or other identi- fication accepted by the Chief of Police, of the person selling or otherwise giving the items. All entries in the record book shall be made legibly. Every junk dealer or scrap metal processor, shall upon request, submit and exhibit such bus- iness records for inspection and copying to any police officer of the city of La Porte or authorized inspector of the city clerk's office at any time during ordinary business hours. e e