(A) Any five residents of the city have a right to file a complaint with the local Liquor Commissioner stating that any licensee subject to the jurisdiction of the local Liquor Commissioner has either been or is violating the provisions of this code, as amended or the laws of the state in regard to the sale of alcoholic liquor or any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this code and laws, or said complaint shall state that the conditions in the locality where such licensee is operating are such that the location of said business outside of the district defined in this chapter is no longer desirable and against the wishes of the property owners, such complaint shall be in writing in such form as prescribed by the local Liquor Commissioner and shall be signed and sworn to by the party or parties complaining, which complaint shall state the particular provisions, rules or regulations believed to be violated, or it may request, that such licensee, if the location of his business be outside of the district as set forth in this chapter and in the district for which written consent is required before the issuance of a license, show by making a new application with written consent from the owners of property as set forth in this chapter, that the location of his business is not contrary to the desire and wishes of two-thirds of the property owners. Said complaint shall also state facts upon which the said complaint is based and also reasons for the request made in said complaint.
(B) If the local Liquor Commissioner is satisfied that said complaint substantially charges the violation of this chapter or the state liquor laws or the rules and regulations issued pursuant to same or that the facts therein show reasonable cause for belief that there have been violations as stated or reasonable cause for requiring the filing of a new application and consents from the residents in the vicinity of said location, the said local Liquor Commissioner in case of the alleged violation of this chapter, the state liquor laws and the rules and regulations issued pursuant to same, shall set the matter for hearing and serve notice on the licensee of the time and place of such hearing and of the particular charges in the complaint; however, in case of the request that the licensee be required to file a new application and consents from the residents the said local Liquor Commissioner if he is satisfied that the facts in said request and complaint justify the requiring of a new application and consents he will cause notice to be given to said licensee to forthwith file such new application and consents under the penalty of revocation of his license for failure to do so. However, no licensee shall be required to file more than one application with consent during any one year.
('71 Code, § 4-17-22)