All applicants for liquor licenses who have previously secured and hold a valid liquor license for the year immediately preceding the year for which a liquor license is sought shall make application for renewal to the Liquor Control Commission no later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the applicant's present liquor license and said applicants shall, at the time of application for renewal, deliver to the Liquor Control Commission the applicant's application for renewal of annual retail liquor license. The applicant shall fully answer all the questions indicated and all applications shall bear the signature of the applicant and said signature shall be notarized. The Liquor Control Commission shall make whatever investigations are necessary to verify the application data before presentation to the Village Board for approval. All expenses incurred by the Village as a result of the processing of the renewal application shall be paid by the applicant prior to issuance of the license. (Ord. 91-O-563, 2-4-1991)