Application for a license under this Chapter shall be made by
the individual who is to be, in fact, actively engaged in the actual
control and management of the particular alcoholic beverage establishment
for which such license is sought.
Any person desiring to secure a license under the terms of this
Chapter shall make application to the enforcement agency, in writing,
and under oath. Each question in the application blank shall be considered
material to the issuance of the license, and each question in such
application must be answered in full by the applicant. Such applicant
shall state:
A.
The name and residential address of the applicant or applicants and
if the application is on behalf of a partnership, the names and residential
addresses of all partners or any person who has a financial interest
in any such partnership. If the application is on behalf of a corporation,
the date of incorporation, the state in which incorporated, the amount
of paid-in-capital, the amount of authorized capital, the names and
residential addresses of the officers and directors and the names
and addresses of all stockholders who hold ten percent (10%) or more
of the capital stock shall be given.
B.
The place of birth of the applicant or applicants and if the applicant
is a naturalized citizen, the date and place of naturalization.
C.
The names and business addresses of the applicant's employers for
a period of five (5) years prior to the application.
D.
Whether or not the applicant or applicants have been convicted of
a felony.
E.
The location, place or premises for which a license is sought.
F.
Whether or not the proposed location, place or premises is within
one hundred (100) feet of a school or church. The distance shall be
measured in accordance with Title I-Definitions of this Code.
G.
The class of the license for which application is made.
H.
Whether or not any distiller, wholesaler, wine maker, brewer or supplier
of coin-operated, commercial, manual or mechanical amusement devices
or the employees, officers or agents thereof, have any financial interest
in the retail business of the applicant for the sale of alcoholic
beverages, and whether or not the applicant, either directly or indirectly,
will borrow or accept from any such person or persons equipment, money,
credit or property of any kind except ordinary commercial credit for
liquor sold.
I.
A complete description of the plans, specifications and fixtures
in the applicant's proposed place of business, if the application
is for a retail license; provided, however, that this shall apply
only when the application is for a new location or a change in the
plans for specifications within a previously established location.
J.
That the applicant will not violate any of the ordinances of the
city, the laws of the state or of the United States, in the conduct
of the business.
K.
A comprehensive and informative statement, as the Enforcement Agency
may deem necessary, to disclose the true ownership and management
of the business and any further reasonable information required by
the Enforcement Agency.
A.
It is unlawful for any person in obtaining or attempting to obtain
a license to make any materially false statements in the application
for such license.
B.
It is unlawful for any person to fail to make a complete disclosure
of all pertinent and material information required in the application
for a license.
A.
The Enforcement Agency shall have the authority to conduct an investigation
into any new or renewal application for any alcoholic beverage license.
