§105‑103. Unlawful to operate without license.
When a license tax is requiredby law, and whenever the General Assembly shall levy a license tax on anybusiness, trade, employment, or profession, or for doing any act, it shall beunlawful for any person, firm, or corporation without a license to engage insuch business, trade, employment, profession, or do the act; and when such taxis imposed it shall be lawful to grant a license for the business, trade,employment, or for doing the act; and no person, firm, or corporation shall beallowed the privilege of exercising any business, trade, employment,profession, or the doing of any act taxed in this schedule throughout the Stateunder one license, except under a statewide license. (1939,c. 158, s. 181; 1998‑98, s. 41.)