A.    Upon the receipt of the application for a license under this chapter accompanied by the required documents, the approval of the police department and appropriate fees, if any, the city clerk shall issue a business license to the applicant and individual identification cards to all persons who shall actually solicit for or on behalf of the applicant, whether as principal or otherwise. Such identification card shall have affixed to it one of the pictures filed by the applicant, and shall contain reference to the issuance of the license, a description of the individual to whom issued, the date of expiration and the signature of the individual to whom issued.

    B.    In case the applicant claims an exemption from the payment of license fees, the city clerk shall issue such license only after he has reviewed the reports and recommendations of the county veterans' service officer, the agricultural commissioner of the county or the city attorney, as the case may be, and is satisfied therefrom that the applicant is entitled to the exemption. (Prior code § 17-10)