No license shall be issued to:
A. A person who is not a resident of the Village at the time of making an application for license and at all times subsequent thereto.
B. A person who is not of good character and repute in the community in which he resides.
C. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
D. A person who has been convicted of a felony under any Federal or State law, if the Liquor Control Commission determines after investigation that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated, to warrant the public trust.
E. A person who has been convicted of being the keeper of or who is a keeper of a house of ill fame.
F. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
G. A person whose license under this chapter has been revoked for cause.
H. A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
I. A copartnership, unless all of the members of such copartnership shall be qualified to obtain a license.
J. 1. A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the political subdivision.
2. Unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Illinois Business Corporation Act to transact business in Illinois.
K. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless said manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.
L. A person who has been convicted of any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor or who shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges of any such violation.
M. A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued.
N. Any law enforcing public official, any Village President, or member of the Board of Trustees; and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
O. Any person not eligible for a State retail liquor dealer's license.
P. A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.
Q. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any section of the Illinois Compiled Statutes as heretofore or hereafter amended or as prescribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
R. 1. A person to whom a Federal gaming device or a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government for the current tax period.
2. A copartnership to which a Federal gaming device stamp or a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government for the current tax period, or if any of the partners have been issued a Federal gaming device stamp or Federal wagering stamp by the Federal government for the current tax period.
3. A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than twenty percent (20%) of the stock of such corporation has been issued a Federal gaming device stamp or a Federal wagering stamp for the current tax period.
4. Any premises for which a Federal gaming device stamp or a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government for the current tax period. (1979 Code § 3-4-5)