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(g) Class B Secondhand Goods Dealer. A Class B Secondhand Goods �-- Dealer license shall be issued by the City Clerk upon a positive recommendation from the Chief of Police. In the event the Chief of Police recommends denial, the application shall be submitted to the City Council for a disposition in the same manner as an application for a Class A Secondhand Goods Dealer license. Failure of the City Clerk to grant the application or submit it to the Council within thirty days after receipt of the application by the Clerk shall be deemed a granting of the license. (h) Persons ineligible for a license. No licenses under this ordinance will be issued to an applicant who is a natural person, a partnership if such applicant has any general partner or managing partner, a corporation or other organization if such applicant has any manager, proprietor or agent in charge of the business to be licensed, if the applicant: (1) Is a minor at the time that the application is filed; (2) Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.03, Subd. 2, and has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of a licensee under this chapter as prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.03, Subd. 3; or (3) Is not of good moral character or repute. (4) The application is incomplete or the investigation reveals that the applicant has not been truthful in the application process or is otherwise not qualified for a license. 614.09. Bond required. Before a license will be issued, every applicant must submit a ten thousand dollar ($10,000.00) bond on the forms provided by the City Clerk. All bonds must be conditioned that the principal will observe all laws in relation to pawnbrokers, and will conduct business in conformity thereto, and that the principal will account for and deliver to any person legally entitled any goods which have come into the principal's hand through the principal's business as a pawnbroker, or in lieu thereof, will pay the reasonable value in money to the person. The bond shall contain a provision that no bond may be canceled except upon thirty (30) days written notice to the city, which shall be served upon the City Clerk. 614.10. Records required. At the time of any reportable transaction other than renewals, extensions or redemptions, every licensee must immediately record in English the following information by using ink or other indelible medium on forms or in a computerized record approved by the police license investigator. (1) A complete and accurate description of each item including, but not limited to, any trademark, identification number, serial number, model number, brand name, or other identifying mark on such an item. 10