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SECTION 6124 Penalty for Delinquent Payment A penalty of ten percent of said license tax, or a sum of Ten Dollars, whichever is greater, shall be added to the tax on the past due date thereof and a like penalty shall be added on the first day of each month thereafter until such tax and accumu- lated penalties shall be paid; providing that the amount of such penalty to be added shall not exceed the amount of the license tax due, or Ten Dollars, whichever is greater. SECTION 6124.1 Enforcement It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance or h~ designated agent to enforce each and all of the provisions of this Chapter and the Chief of Police shall render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may from time to time be required by the City Manager or the City Council. The Director of Finance in the exercise of the duties imposed upon him hereunder and acting through his deputies or duly authorized assistants, shall examine or cause to be examined all places of business in the City to assure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. The Director of Finance and each and all of his duly authorized assistants and any police officer shall have the power and authority to enter during business hours, free of any charge, and at such other times as may be reasonable following due processes of law, any place of business required to be licensed herein and demand a display of the required business license tax receipt. Any person having such license tax receipt theretofore issued in his possession or under his control, who willfully fails to exhibit the same on demand as provided for herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 6124.2 License Tax a Debt - Civil Action The amount of any business license tax and penalty imposed by the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City. An action may be commenced in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any de- linquent license tax and penalties. SECTION 6124.3 Remedies Cumulative Ail remedies prescribed hereunder shall be cumulative, and the use of one or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions hereof. SECTION 6124.4 Appeal Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director of Finance with respect to the issuance or refusal to issue a business license may appeal to the City Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Council. Such notice shall set forth every act or omission complained of and the basis for the complaint. The Council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing such appeal. The Clerk of the Council shall give notice to such p~son of the time and place of hearing by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office at Santa Ana, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at his last known address. The Council shall have authority to determine all questions raised on such appeal. No such determination shall conflict with any substantive provision of this Chapter. - 8 -