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LICENSES
It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale in the city any alcoholic liquor without having a license, or in violation of the terms of the license.
('72 Code, § 111.002) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Application for a license or renewal of a license under this chapter shall be made to the Mayor on application blanks furnished by the City Clerk. The three categories of applications are:
(1) Single owner, partnership or club;
(2) Corporations only; and
(3) Manager and/or agent.
(B) Such applications shall contain sufficient information to enable the Mayor to determine the eligibility of the applicant for such license. Each application for renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall be filed with the City Clerk by May 1 of each year. Applicants must agree to surrender liquor license should he/she cease retail liquor sales for any reason.
(C) When the Mayor has acted upon an application for a license hereunder he/she shall endorse thereon whether it was approved or disapproved, after which the application shall be filed with the City Clerk for safe keeping. Nothing herein shall be held to apply to any regularly licensed druggist who fills prescriptions issued by any licensed and practicing physician, nor to any such physician who administers liquor to patients as medicine.
('72 Code, § 111.003) (Am. Ord. passed 12-17-84)
No such license shall be issued to the following.
(A) A person who is not a resident of the city.
(B) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he/she resides.
(C) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
(D) A person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the state.
(E) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper of, or is the keeper of, a house of ill-fame.
(F) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crimes or misdemeanors opposed to decency and morality.
(G) A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause.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 the license under a first application.
(I) A co-partnership, unless all of the members of the co-partnership shall be qualified to receive a license.
(J) A corporation, if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of the corporation would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the city.
(K) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.
(L) A person who does not 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.
(M) Any law-enforcing public official, the Mayor, or any member of the City Council, and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
(N) Any person, association, or corporation not eligible for a State Retail Liquor Dealer's License.
('72 Code, § 111.004)
Each applicant for a liquor license shall execute and deliver to the city a bond in the penal sum of $5,000 running to the city as obligee, with two good and sufficient sureties, or a reputable surety company. Such bond is to be approved by the Mayor and City Council, conditioned that such applicant shall at all times keep a good, orderly house and observe and comply with the ordinances of the city, and that such applicant shall pay all fines, penalties, and costs which such applicant may incur for any violation of this section. Such bond is to be signed and executed in the presence of the City Clerk, and shall be filed in his or her office. Any violation of any of the provisions of this section or of any amendment thereto, or any breach or violation of any other of the ordinances or of the conditions or provisions of the bond, shall work and be a forfeiture of the penalty thereof, the full amount of which shall be recovered by the city in an action of debt.
('72 Code, § 111.005) Penalty, see § 10.99
Each such license shall terminate on April 30, next following its issuance. The license fee shall be paid quarterly in advance and there shall be no refund of any portion of the same except as hereinafter provided; except that the fee to be paid shall be reduced in proportion to the full calendar months which have expired in the year prior to the issuance of such license.
('72 Code, § 111.006)
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