No license shall be issued to any person to conduct a hotel, rooming house, or lodging house within the city unless such person is of ascertained good moral character; and when application for such license is made the applicant shall present himself in person to the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety, and at such time present to said Commissioner said proof of good moral character. When application for license is made by or upon behalf of a copartnership, corporation, or association, such application shall be made by the manager, officer, agent or other person who has the charge and management of such hotel, rooming house, or lodging house.
('71 Code, § 4-9-3)