3-2-4: RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSE:

No such license shall be issued to: (Ord. 152, 4-12-1979; amd. 1998 Code)

   A.   A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides;

   B.   A person who is not a citizen of the United States;

   C.   A person who has been convicted of a felony under any Federal or State law, if the Illinois Liquor Control Commission determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;

   D.   A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;

   E.   A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality;

   F.   A person whose license issued under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 1 has been revoked for cause;

   G.   A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;

   H.   A copartnership, unless all of the members of such copartnership shall be qualified to obtain a license;

   I.   A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship within the Village;

   J.   A corporation unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Illinois Business Corporation Act 2 to transact business in Illinois;

   K.   A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required by the licensee;

   L.   A person who has been convicted of a violation of any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the passage of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;

   M.   A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued;

   N.   Any law enforcing public official, including members of the Local Liquor Control Commission, the President of the Village Board of Trustees, any member of a Village Board of Trustees, or any president or member of the County Board; and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to such official in relation to premises which are not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of such license is approved by the State Liquor Control Commission;

   O.   Any person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;

   P.   A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any of subsections (a)(3) through (a)(10) of section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by section 28-3 of, the Criminal Code of 1961 3 , approved July 28, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions;

   Q.   A person or entity to whom a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government, unless the person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under the Raffles Act 4 or the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act 5 . (Ord. 152, 4-12-1979; amd. 1998 Code; Ord. 385, 9-11-2018)

 

Notes

1	1.  235 ILCS 5.
2	2.  805 ILCS 5/1.01 et seq.
3	1.  720 ILCS 5/28-1, 5/28-1.1, or 5/28-3.
4	2.  230 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq.
5	3.  230 ILCS 20/1 et seq.