A retail license to sell or dispense alcoholic liquors, which this Council is legally empowered to revoke, may be either revoked or suspended by the City Council whenever it shall find, after notice and hearing as provided by law, that the holder of any such license has violated any of the provisions of said Nebraska Control Act, or of this Chapter, or rule or regulation of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, or for any one or more of the following causes:
1. The licensee, his manager or agent in charge of the premises licensed, has been convicted of or has plead guilty to a felony under the laws of the State of Nebraska, or of any other state of the United States.
2. The licensee, his manager or agent in charge of the premises licensed, has been convicted of or has plead guilty to being the proprietor, manager or agent in charge of a gambling house, or of pandering.
3. The licensee, his manager or agent in charge of the premises licensed, has been convicted of or plead guilty to violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquors.
4. The licensee either swore falsely to any question in his application for said license or has failed to comply with the statements and representations made by the answer to any question or questions in said application.
5. The licensee, his manager or agent in charge of the premises licensed, shall have forfeited bond to appear in court to answer charges for any one of the violations of law or ordinance referred to in this section.
6. It shall be the cause for revocation or suspension as herein provided if the licensee, his manager or agent, shall allow any live person to appear, or have reasonable cause to believe that any live person shall appear in any licensed premises in a state of bottomless nudity or topless nudity to provide entertainment, to provide service, to act as hostess, manager or owner, or to serve as any employee in any capacity.
For the purpose of this section, the term “bottomless nudity” shall mean the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering. The term “topless nudity” shall mean the showing of that area of the human female breast from one inch above the breast nipple, the breast nipple, and that portion of the breast four inches below the breast nipple with less than a full opaque covering.
7. Upon a signed formal complaint of an alleged violation of this ordinance filed with the City Clerk of the City of Springfield, Nebraska, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Springfield will conduct a hearing on the matter at its next regular meeting, provided that the complaint is filed within ten (10) days prior to said meeting, otherwise the matter will be held over until the following regular Council Meeting. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk of the City of Springfield, Nebraska, to notify the retail liquor license holder, by United States mail, postage prepaid, of said alleged violation and hearing date. (Ord. No. 176, 9/7/76)