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Sec. 21-19. Severability. <br /> <br /> If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or <br />phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or <br />unconstitutional by the decision or any court of competent <br />jurisdiction, such decision shall not effect the validity of the <br />remaining portions of the chapter. The city council hereby <br />declares that it would have passed this chapter and each article, <br />sect ion, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof, <br />irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the articles, <br />sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases hereof be <br />declared invalid or unconstitutional. <br /> <br />Sec. 21-20. Decisions on amounts imposed. <br /> <br /> If any license tax imposed by this chapter is for any reason <br />held to be discriminatory or invalid in amount, by the decision <br />of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not <br />affect the validity of a lesser amount imposed by the Collector. <br />The city council hereby declares that it would have imposed a <br />license tax of some amount on the. business, o. ccupa, tion, cai. ling, <br />trade, vocation or other enterprise in question, lrrespectzve of <br />the fact that any one or more of the license taxes imposed herein <br />may be declared discriminatory or invalid in amount. <br /> <br />Sec. 21-21. Saving clause. <br /> <br /> Neither the adoption of this chapter nor its superseding of any <br />portion of any other chapter shall in any manner be construed to <br />affect prosecution for violation of any chapter or ordinance <br />prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver <br />of any license or any penal provision applicable to any such <br />violation, nor be construed to affect the validity of any bond or <br />cash deposit required by any ordinance to be posed, filed or <br />deposited, and all rights and obligations thereunto appertaining <br />shall continue in full force and effect. <br /> <br />Sec. 21-22. Unexpired licenses heretofore issued. <br /> <br /> Where a license for revenue purposes has been issued to any <br />business by the city and the tax paid therefor under the <br />provisions of any business license tax ordinance heretofore <br />enacted and the term of such license has not expired, then the <br />license tax prescribed for such business by this chapter shall <br />not be payable until the expiration of the term of such unexpired <br />license. <br /> <br />Sec. 21-23. Unpaid taxes; tax plus penalties. <br /> <br /> No business license for any succeeding, current or unexpired <br />tax period shall knowingly be issued to any person, who at the <br />time of application, is indebted to the city for any unpaid tax. <br />The total indebtedness shall include the total tax due plus <br />penalties for failure to pay the tax when due. <br /> <br />21 - <br /> <br /> <br />