(a) Every person, society or club desiring a license to operate a public dance hall must make an application to the Mayor, or his representative. Each application shall be in the form prescribed herein. Such application shall be filed at least ten days prior to the time of granting such license or on January of each calendar year, such waiting period may be waived in the case of issuance of prorata permit. After an investigation by the Supervisor of Dances and Public Amusements, the application shall be transmitted to the Mayor, with such recommendations as the Supervisor shall make for the approval or disapproval of the Mayor.
(b) Every applicant for a dance hall license shall file with the Mayor or his representative, a written application stating the name and address including the street and number of the applicant, or if more than one person, or an association or firm, the full names of all parties interested and the addresses including the street and number. If the applicant is a club, society or corporation, the application shall contain a complete list of the officers of such club, society or corporation with their names and addresses, including the street and number, and shall also give the state in which such club, society or corporation is organized, and the names of one or more persons whom the club, society or corporation desires to designate as its manager or person in charge, with their addresses. The application shall also state the following:
(1) The location, kind of building and size of dance floor where such dance is to be conducted, including the street and number;
(2) The age of the applicant, in case of an individual, and the age of the manager and officers, in case of a club, society or corporation;
(3) Whether the applicant or manager has ever been engaged in operating a dance hall, and when, where and how long in each place within five years;
(4) The name of the owner of the premises in which the dance hall is located and the complete address of such owner;
(c) The application shall be signed by the applicant, or in case of a club, society or corporation, the application shall be signed by the manager or one of its principal officers.
(d) No license for a public dance hall shall be issued until it is found that such hall complies with and conforms to all provisions of the ordinances of the Municipality and to all health, building and fire regulations of the Municipality and that the hall is properly ventilated and supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences and is a safe, sanitary and proper place for the purpose for which it is to be used. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, all applications for dance hall licenses shall be endorsed by the Building Inspector and the Fire Chief that the building complies with the rules of their departments before a license shall be issued as provided herein.
(e) The application shall be rejected if the report submitted therewith shows that any of the persons named in the application are not of good moral character or that any of such persons has previously been connected with a public dance hall where the license has been revoked or where any of the provisions with reference to public dances have been violated or if the dance hall sought to be licensed does not comply in every way with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto. If the application is rejected, the applicant for the license shall be forthwith notified in writing of the reasons for rejection and shall have the right to appeal to a board composed of the President of Council, the Village Administrator and the Solicitor, which board shall have the power, after full hearing, to affirm the rejection or order the license issued. In case of appeal, the applicant shall, within ten days after receiving notice of rejection, perfect his appeal by leaving notice in writing of his intention to appeal at the office of the Village Administrator. The appeal board, after receiving notice of such appeal, shall set a time and place for the hearing, which shall not be more than ten days from the date of filing the notice of appeal. The appellant may be represented by counsel. If such application is approved by the Mayor, the Supervisor of Dances and Public Amusements, on presentation of the application to him by the applicant, shall issue a license on the payment of the proper fee provided in Section 717.06.