The application for a permit for a masseur or a masseuse shall contain the following:
(A) Name and residence.
(B) Social Security Number.
(C) Written evidence that the applicant is at least 18 years of age.
(D) Business, occupation, or employment of the applicant for 3 years immediately preceding the date of application.
(E) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of, pleaded nolo contendere to, or suffered a forfeiture of bond on a charge of committing any violation of the City Ordinances or State Statute (except minor traffic violations). In the event any answer is in the affirmative, then the applicant shall state the place and court in which such conviction, plea, or forfeiture was had, the specific charge, and the sentence imposed as a result thereof.
(F) Whether the applicant has within the immediately preceding 5-years had a permit for a masseur or masseuse or license for a massage establishment revoked by the City, by the State of Illinois or other governmental entity; such revocation shall make the applicant ineligible to receive a permit.
(G) The applicant shall further undergo a physical examination and present the written results thereof for contagious and communicable diseases which shall include a recognized blood test for syphilis, a culture for gonorrhea, a test or tests which will demonstrate freedom from tuberculosis, and each test shall have been made by a licensed physician and all laboratory tests shall be in laboratories approved by the City of Mt. Vernon. The applicant shall then present a certificate with the results of each such examination signed by a physician licensed in the State of Illinois stating that the person examined is either free from any contagious or communicable disease or is incapable of communicating any of such diseases to others. Each applicant shall undergo the physical examination provided herein and present to the City Clerk the certificate required herein prior to the commencement of employment and at least once each 12 months thereafter.
(Prior Code, Art. 11, § 11.14N)