A. After a license has been granted for particular premises, the local commissioner, upon proper showing, may endorse upon said license permission to abandon the premises therein described and remove therefrom to other premises approved by him, but in order to obtain such approval, the licensee shall file with the local commissioner a request in writing and a statement under oath which shall show that the premises to which removal is to be made complies in all respects with this chapter, and with the requirements of the Illinois liquor control act. The fee for transfer of a license from one location to another is one hundred dollars ($100.00) and shall accompany the application for transfer. (1975 Code § 22.16)
B. If the premises in which the licensee is authorized to conduct business is demolished or destroyed by fire, water or other natural catastrophes, the license shall remain valid and subject to renewal for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, if within that time ground has been broken for the erection of a new building, otherwise said license shall become void. (1975 Code § 22.22)