No local retail liquor dealer's license shall be issued to:
A. A person who is not a resident of the village.
B. A person who is not of fit character and reputation in the community in which he resides and in the village.
C. A person who has not yet attained the age of twenty one (21) years.
D. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
E. A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or state law, if determined by the local liquor control commissioner that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant public trust.
F. A person who has been convicted of being the keeper of a house of ill fame.
G. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
H. A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause.
I. A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
J. A partnership, unless all of the members of such partnership shall be qualified to obtain a license.
K. A corporation or association, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder(s) or member(s) owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation or association, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship or residence in the village.
L. A corporation, unless it is incorporated in Illinois or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Illinois business corporation act 1 to transact business in Illinois.
M. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager unless said manager possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.
N. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, or who shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
O. A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued.
P. Any elected public official, law enforcing officer, the mayor or member of the village board of trustees, Woodridge officer or employee, or member of any Woodridge board or commission.
Q. Any person not eligible for a state retail liquor dealer's license.
R. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any of the subsections (a)(3) through (a)(10) of section 5/28-1, or as prescribed by section 5/28-3 of the criminal code of 1961, approved July 28, 1961, 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as prescribed by a statute replacing any of the aforesaid statutory provisions; or any person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by an ordinance of the village 2 .
S. A person to whom a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
T. A partnership to which a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period, or if any of the partners have been issued a federal gaming device stamp or federal wagering stamp by the federal government for the current tax period.
U. A corporation or association, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or member owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation has been issued a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period.
V. Any premises for which a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
W. Any person who has sold, given away or delivered alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of twenty one (21) years, in violation of the applicable state laws, or village ordinances, or to any intoxicated person, or to any person known to him to be a habitual drunkard, insane, mentally ill, mentally deficient or in need of mental treatment, unless otherwise determined by the local liquor control commissioner. (1976 Code §3-12)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 805 ILCS 5/1.01 et seq. |
| 2 | 1. See also subsection 3-3-16E of this chapter. |