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Chapter 12 - Licenses and Permits

1. Length of time the applicant has resided in the Village, previous
places of employment, whether he has been convicted of violating
any law or ordinance regulating the conduct of public dance halls or
public dances and, if so, when and in what court.

2. Premises where such public dance hall is to be located or conducted,
street and number of all entrances, location of any room to be
occupied and total amount of floor space to be used for dancing
purposes.

3. Whether the applicant or manager had, either alone or with someone
else, previously engaged as owner or employee in conducting a
public dance hall, when, where and for how long.

4. The name and address of the person owning the premises for which
a license is sought.

5. Whether a hotel, rooming house or lodging house is conducted in
any part of the premises for which a license is sought.

6. Such other information as the Village Board may from time to time
require.

(b) The Village Board shall refer such application to the Community Programs
& Health Committee which shall investigate or cause an investigation to be
made to determine whether the public dance hall sought to be licensed
complies with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto and
to determine whether the applicant is a suitable person to have such license
and whether the manager or person in charge named in the application is a
suitable person for such position. The Committee shall report its findings
and recommendation to the Village Board.

(4) LICENSE.

(a) Upon the filing of the application and the report as provided in the previous
subsection, the Village Board may, upon its approval of such application
and the payment to the Village of the license fee in Section 12.01 authorize
the Clerk/Treasurer to issue to the applicant a license to conduct and
maintain a public dance hall as provided in sub. (2). No license shall be
refused except for a specific reason and for the protection of the public
safety, health, morals or general welfare.

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