No liquor license shall be issued to:
(A) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides;
(B) A person who is not a citizen of the United States;
(C) A person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the state;
(D) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper of or is keeping a house of ill fame;
(E) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality;
(F) A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause;
(G) A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for any such license upon a first application;
(H) A copartnership, unless all of the members of such copartnership shall be qualified to obtain a license;
(I) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless said manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required by the licensee;
(J) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession, or sale of alcoholic liquor or shall have forfeited his or her bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;
(K) 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;
(L) Any law enforcing public official, any president or member of the Board of Trustees; and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the distribution of alcoholic liquor;
(M) Any person not eligible for a state retail liquor dealer’s license; and/or
(N) Each person desiring a license under this chapter should execute a penal bond in form and with security satisfactory to the President and Board of Trustees, conditioned upon the faithful observance of the provisions of the laws of the state and of this chapter. Said bond shall be in the penal sum of an amount as set forth in § 35.01 and shall, upon approval, be filed in the office of the Village Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 3-1-4) (Ord. passed 4-13-1998) Penalty, see § 10.99