The amount of any license imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the city and any person carrying on any business defined in this chapter without having a license from the city to do so, shall be liable to an action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the amount of the license by this chapter imposed on such business, together with all penalties then due on the amount in any such action. (Ord. 470 § 2 (part), 1991: prior code § 12-10)