(a) “Private club” shall mean:
(1) A nonprofit social club which allows in only dues paying members of good standing and guests, collects dues which it does not pay to shareholders, and has a private building with a kitchen suitable for serving guests.
(2) A recognized fraternal or veterans organization which allows in only dues paying members of good standing and guests, collects dues which it does not pay to shareholders, and has a private building with a kitchen suitable for serving guests.
(3) An organization operated for legitimate purpose which has at least one hundred members, allows in only dues paying members of good standing and their guests, collects dues which it does not pay to shareholders, has a private building with a kitchen suitable for serving guests and employs a staff to serve meals for those guests.
(b) All private clubs, as defined in subsection (a), the premises of which are situated within the corporate limits of the Town shall obtain a Town license and shall pay to the Town an annual license fee.
(a) Application for a license to operate a private club shall be made to the Recorder of the Town of Winfield and shall include:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) If such applicant be an incorporated association; the names and addresses of the members of its governing board;
(3) If such applicant be a corporation, the names and addresses of its officers and directors;
(4) The place at which such applicant shall conduct its operations and whether the same is owned or leased by the applicant;
(5) The number of members of the applicant;
(6) The name or names of any national organizations with which applicant is affiliated and the nature of such affiliation.
(b) It shall be sufficient for the purpose of the above requirements to submit a copy of the application which such private club made to the State of West Virginia for a State license to operate such private club.
(c) A license fee is hereby established, as follows:
(1) Fraternal or veteran organizations nonprofit social clubs $375.00 (2) Private Clubs other than subsection (a) less than 1,000 members 500.00 more than 1,000 members 1,250.00 |
(3) The fee for any such license issued following the first day of January of any year and to expire on the thirtieth day of June of such year shall be one half the annual fee noted in subsections (c)(1) and (2).
All licensees shall report annually to the Recorder to show their state license and to pay Town license fees. These licenses of both the Town and the State shall be displayed in plain view at the place of business, with an annual year ranging from the first day of July to the last day of June.
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