§ 6-135. Persons ineligible to hold a license.

No place of entertainment license under the provisions of this article shall be issued to:

(1)

Any natural individual who is not a resident of the village;

(2)

Any person who has been convicted of:

a.

A felony under any federal or state law;

b.

Any federal, state or local law in relation to gambling;

c.

Pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality; or

d.

Being the keeper of a house of prostitution;

(3)

Any person whose place of entertainment license under this article has been revoked for cause;

(4)

Any person who at the time for renewal of any place of entertainment license under this article would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;

(5)

Any partnership, unless all the members of such partnership shall be qualified to obtain a place of entertainment license under this article;

(6)

Any corporation if any officer, manager or director thereof or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than five percent of the stock of such corporation would not be eligible to receive a place of entertainment license under this article for any reason other than residence within the village;

(7)

Any corporation unless it is incorporated in the state, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 (805 ILCS 5/1.01 et seq.) to transact business in the state;

(8)

Any person whose business is conducted by a manager unless the manager possesses the same qualifications required for the licensee;

(9)

Any person who does not beneficially own the building or place of public assembly for which a place of entertainment license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which such license is to be issued, or who does not have sole or exclusive possession of the building or place of assembly for which such license is sought; or

(10)

Any person to whom a federal wagering stamp has been issued for the current period.)

(Code 1977, § 4.4.5; Ord. No. 1829, 2-12-2002)