(A) Any person, firm, business, corporation, organization or other entity seeking to conduct or operate a raffle shall file an application therefore with the Village Clerk on the forms provided by the Village Clerk.
(B) Applications for licenses under this Article must contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant organization;
(2) The type of organization that is conducting the raffle, i.e., religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, educational, veterans or other;
(3) The length of existence of the organization and, if incorporated, the date and state of incorporation;
(4) The name, address, telephone number, and age of the organization’s presiding officer, secretary, raffles manager and any other members responsible for the conduct and operation of the raffle;
(5) The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle;
(6) The maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a single raffle;
(7) The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold;
(8) The maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or sold;
(9) The area in which raffle chances will be sold or issued;
(10) The time period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued;
(11) The date, time, and name and address of the location or locations at which winning chances will be determined;
(12) A sworn statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee organization signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of that organization; and
(13) A certificate signed by the presiding officer of the applicant organization attesting to the fact that the information contained in the application is true and correct.
(C) An application for a license to conduct or operate a raffle shall be accompanied by a non-refundable Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) filing fee. Such fee shall be paid by cash, credit card or cashier’s check. The Village Clerk shall refer the application to the Mayor.
NOTE: The governing statute states that all licensing systems for raffles shall provide for limitations upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (2) the maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (3) the maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold and (4) the maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or sold. Some counties have provided for different classes of raffle licensed based upon such factors as the value of the prizes. These licenses have certain restrictions (maximum amount charged for a raffle chance) and license fees for each class of license. Other counties have different classes of license based upon what type of raffle: general raffle license (multiple drawings on same day and at same location within confines of the same raffle event); multiple raffle license (example: multiple 50/50 drawings within 12-month period); one time emergency license; limited annual raffle license.