Upon receipt of the application for a license, together with the accompanying license fee, the Director of Finance may conduct such investigation as he may deem necessary to determine the accuracy of the matters contained in such application. The Director of Finance shall withhold issuing such license until such time as the applicant exhibits a valid private club license issued by the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner. Upon the exhibition thereof by the applicant, or within thirty days thereafter, the Director of Finance shall issue the City license unless it appears from the investigation conducted by the Director of Finance that the application submitted by the applicant contains one or more material inaccuracies or false statements, in which event the Director of Finance shall refuse to issue such license until such time as the applicant has corrected the inaccuracies or false statements.
In the event the applicant fails or refuses to correct such inaccuracies or false statements contained in the application after having been so advised by the Director of Finance, then the Director of Finance shall deny the application and refuse to issue the license and shall forthwith refund to the applicant the fee accompanying his application. Further, the Director of Finance shall advise the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner, in writing, of his reasons for denying the application.
(1969 Code §14-108)