(A) Filing of application. Any person desiring an annual license as authorized by this chapter shall make application to the town by delivering to the Town Clerk-Treasurer, on the form prepared by the State Attorney General and provided to the applicant at no charge by the Clerk-Treasurer, a completed, verified and signed form, in duplicate. Renewal of an annual license, application for transfer of ownership, and transfer of location shall be made upon the same form and in the same manner.
(B) Notice of application; form. Upon receipt of a properly completed application for an annual license, or renewal thereof, the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall promptly prepare a notice of application, place a copy of the notice at a conspicuous place at the location shown in the application and publish the notice in a newspaper of local circulation once a week for four consecutive weeks. The notice shall state that a named applicant has applied for a license, renewal, or transfer thereof, and that protests against the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the license will be heard at a designated meeting of the town. Notices will meet the requirements of this section if they are in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A ______________ Notice is hereby given that on the___day of 20__, (Name of applicant) filed an application for a ___________ license in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the Town of Sinclair for the following described place (and room): (Insert description) Protests, if any there be, against the (issuance, transfer, or renewal) of the license will be heard at the hour of ______ .m., on the ______ day of __________, 20____ in the (designated meeting place). Dated __________ Signed ______________ Town Clerk-Treasurer |
(Prior Code, § 4-1A-1)