(A) The Mayor is authorized to grant and issue licenses to eligible organizations to conduct raffles and to participate in the sale of raffle tickets within the limits and territory of the city upon the conditions and in the manner provided by this code and by the Act of the General Assembly of the state, and not otherwise. Such license shall be in writing, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk with the seal of his or her office affixed thereto.
(B) Prior to the issuance of a license, the applicant shall submit to the City Clerk an application, in triplicate, in writing and under oath stating the following:
(1) The name and address of the organization;
(2) The type of organization that is conducting the raffle (i.e., religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, educational, veterans or other);
(3) The length of time the organization has continually existed immediately before making application for a license;
(4) The applicant shall give the aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle;
(5) The applicant will give the maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a single raffle;
(6) The amount that the organization plans to charge for each raffle chance issued or sold;
(7) The time and location where the raffle is to be held;
(8) The purpose for which the proceeds of the raffle will be used;
(9) The name and address of the person conducting and performing the raffle, and his or her relationship with the organization;
(10) The last date which the applicant has applied for a raffle license;
(11) The area in which the organization plans to sell or issue its raffle chances; and
(12) Whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony.
(1994 Code, § 120.04) (Ord. 15-12, passed 10-26-2015)