(A) (1) The applicant for a license to open, conduct, maintain, operate or carry on a public dance hall in the city shall file with the City Controller a written application for the license on a form to be prepared by the Controller, in which shall be set forth the name of the applicant and if it is a partnership, the full name and residence of all of the partners, and if a corporation, the names and addresses of all of its officers and stockholders, the exact location of the proposed dance hall, the length of time for which the license is applied for and other information required by the Controller, and a promise to abide by all of the provisions of §§ 111.25 through 111.34.
(2) Upon the filing of the application with the Controller, it shall pend for a period of 5 days and the Controller shall refer it to the Police and Fire Departments of the city.
(3) The Police Department shall make a report within this period as to the moral reputation of the applicant and the Fire Department as to the safety of the place where the dance hall is to be located from fire, and as to its equipment with fire escapes and other safety devices as by law provided.
(B) If the reports are favorable, the Controller shall issue a license to the applicant for the period applied for upon payment of the following license fees and charges.
(1) For the issuance of a license, a fee in all cases of $0.50.
(2) For the license the following fee shall be paid:
(a) For 1 month: the sum of $15.
(b) For 3 months: the sum of $25.
(c) For 6 months: the sum of $50.
(d) For 12 months: the sum of $100.
(1979 Code, § 111.21) (Ord. 1222, passed 11-4-1932) Penalty, see § 111.99