A. License Fees:
1. Fees Established: An annual license tax or fee is hereby levied upon all persons, firms, associations or corporations operating a private club within the town in the following amounts:
Class A: $100.00
Class B: $300.00
Class C: $600.00
(1999 Code § 3-322)
2. Proration Of Fee: License fees shall be prorated in the following manner: applications filed more than six (6) months prior to June 30 of any year shall pay the license fee in full; applications filed less than six (6) months prior to June 30 of any year shall pay one-half (1/2) of the fee prescribed in subsection A1 of this section. (1999 Code § 3-318)
3. Free Licenses, Rebates And Lower Fees Prohibited: No free licenses shall be granted, nor rebates allowed, for any cause, nor any sum accepted less than the amount herein specified, nor for a shorter period than herein required. When an application for a license is denied, there shall be refunded to the applicant an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the license fee paid by the applicant to the town clerk-treasurer at the time of making the application. (1999 Code § 3-319)
B. Signature And Seal Required: Licenses shall be signed by the town clerk-treasurer and countersigned by the chairman of the license review board. The clerk-treasurer shall affix the corporate seal of the town thereto. (1999 Code § 3-318)
C. Expiration Of License; Renewals: All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on June 30 of each year unless so renewed. Prior to June 30 of each year, each applicant desiring a renewal of license for a private club hereunder shall pay to the town clerk-treasurer the annual fee for such license in the amounts herein specified. In the case of renewal of license, the applicant shall not be required to refile the formal application and other documents herein mentioned, unless he is directed to do so by the license review board. (1999 Code §§ 3-318, 3-326)
D. Display Of License And Sign:
1. Every private club having a license under the provisions of this chapter shall place and exhibit it at all times while in force in some conspicuous place in the licensed premises.
2. The license shall be produced or exhibited when applying for a renewal.
3. The entrance of every private club shall be plainly marked "Private Club Members Only". (1999 Code § 3-321)
E. Separate Licenses Required; Nontransferability: A separate license must be obtained for each branch established or separate place operated by any private club, and each license shall authorize the operation of a private club only at the location described in such license, and in conformity to the ordinances of the town and to the laws of the state and of the United States, and no license shall be returned or transferred to another person, firm, association or corporation or to any other location. (1999 Code §§ 3-318, 3-320)