Every person, firm or corporation desiring to operate the game of bingo in the Town of White Lake, in Bladen County, shall make application to the governing body of said town for a permit to do so and the application shall contain the following:
(1) Name and residence of the applicant and the length of his residence within the State of North Carolina.
(2) The particular place for which the permit is desired, designating the same by a street and number, if practicable; if not, by such other apt description as definitely locates it.
(3) The name of the owner of the premises upon which the business permitted is to be carried on.
(4) That the applicant intends to carry on the business authorized by the permit for himself or under his immediate supervision and direction.
(5) A statement that the applicant is a citizen and resident of North Carolina and not less than twenty-one (21) years of age; that he has never been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; and that he has not, within the last two (2) years prior to the filing of the application, been adjudged guilty of violating the prohibition laws, either state or federal.
The application must be verified by the affidavit of the petitioner made before a notary public or other person duly authorized by law to administer oaths. If it appears from the statement of the applicant or otherwise that he has at any time been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, or that he has, within the two (2) years prior to the filing of the application, been adjudged guilty of violating the prohibition laws, either state or federal, or that he has[,] within two (2) years prior to the filing of the application[,] completed a sentence for violation of the prohibition laws, such permit shall not be granted. If it appears that any false statement is knowingly made in any part of the application and permit is received thereon, the permit shall be revoked and the applicant subjected to the penalty provided by law for misdemeanors. Before issuing a permit, the governing body of the municipality shall be satisfied that the statements required by subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this section are true.
The governing board shall not issue a permit under this section to any person, or firm, or corporation who has not been a bona fide resident of North Carolina and a citizen of the United States for one year. No resident of the state shall obtain a permit under this section and employ or receive aid from a nonresident for the purpose of defeating this requirement.
(Session Laws 1957, Ch. 1387, § 1)