3-3-3: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; INVESTIGATION:
   A.   File Application; Fee: Any person intending to engage in the "sale of merchandise" as defined herein shall obtain a transient merchant permit application form from the village clerk. The applicant shall complete all information on the application form and shall attach a copy of all contracts, order forms, or other documents to be used in the sale of merchandise covered by this chapter. No permit shall be granted until the provisions of this section shall have been complied with.
The applicant shall include a fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) with the application form to defray the costs of investigation of the facts stated in the application. The application shall be sworn to by the applicant and filed with the village clerk and shall contain such additional information as the village board shall require for the effective enforcement of this chapter and the safeguarding of the residents of the village from fraud, misconduct, or abuse. (Ord. 2005-3, 12-19-2005, eff. 1-1-2006)
   B.   Investigation: Upon receipt of each such application, the village officials shall institute such investigation of the applicant's business and moral character as he deems necessary for the protection of public good, and shall endorse his approval or disapproval upon said application within seventy two (72) hours after it has been filed with him, and shall issue or deny the permit in accordance with his findings after presentation by the applicant of a receipt of the village clerk showing payment of the required fee. (1968 Code § 10.03)