A license hereunder shall be necessary for the sale of alcoholic liquor by any club, provided that no such club shall sell alcoholic liquor to any except bona fide members of such club in good standing. A club, for the purpose of this chapter, is hereby defined as a corporation organized under the laws of this state, not for pecuniary profit, solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors, kept, used, and maintained by its members through the payment of annual dues, and owning, hiring or leasing a building or space in a building, of such extent and character as may be suitable and adequate for the reasonable and comfortable use and accommodation of its members and their guests and provided with suitable and adequate kitchen and dining room space and equipment and maintaining a sufficient number of servants and employees for cooking, preparing, and serving food and meals for its members and their guests; provided that such club files with the Liquor Commissioner 2 copies of a list of names and residences of its members, and similarly files within 10 days of the election of any additional member, the member’s name and address; and provided further, that its affairs and management are conducted by a board of directors, executive committee or similar body chosen by its members at their annual meeting, and that no member or any officer, agent or employee of the club is paid, or directly or indirectly receives, in the form of a salary or other compensation, any profits from the distribution or sale of alcoholic liquor to the club or the members of the club beyond the amount of such salary as may be fixed and voted upon at any annual meeting by the members or by its board of directors or other governing body out of the general revenue of the club.
(Ord. 1127, passed 3-9-1987) Penalty, see § 110.99