The Director of Public Safety shall cause an investigation to be made as to the character of the applicant or applicants or the officers of the club, society or corporation and of the person who is to have general management of the business. The application shall be rejected if the Director finds that any of the persons named in the application is not of good moral character, or that any of the persons has previously been connected with any billiard room or bowling alley where the license has been revoked, or where any of the provisions with reference to billiard rooms or bowling alleys have been violated, or that the billiard room or bowling alley sought to be licensed does not comply in every way with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto.
If rejection of his application is made, the applicant for a license shall be notified in writing of the reasons for rejection and shall have the right to appeal to a Board composed of Council or a quorum thereof, which Board shall have the power, after full hearing, to confirm the rejection or order the license issued. In case of appeal, the applicant shall, within ten days after receiving notice of rejection, perfect his appeal by leaving notice in writing of his intention to appeal, at the office of the Director of Safety.
(Ord. 122-41. Passed 12-1-41.)