All liquor license fees, including renewals, shall be payable to the village treasurer, and a receipt therefor showing payment of such license fee shall be attached to every application for a license or for the renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor or malt or vinous beverages at retail. No application shall be considered acted upon or granted until and unless such application for such license has been filed with the mayor, or a person designated by him, and a receipt showing payment to the village treasurer of the license fee required by this chapter to be paid therefor is attached to such application. In the event the license applied for is denied, then one-half (1/2) of the fee shall be refunded to the applicant, the balance being retained as a processing fee. (Ord. 2000-27, 8-8-2000)