Applications for such licenses shall be made in writing to the village clerk. The annual license fee shall be thirty five dollars ($35.00), and the same shall not be transferable. All applications for a license to conduct a restaurant shall be referred to the license committee of the village board of trustees, which shall make or cause to be made an investigation of the premises to be used and report its findings thereon, recommending or advising against the issuance of the license. (1983 Code § 3-14-3; amd. Ord. 907, 12-16-1985)