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general circulation in said city to be designated by said board, the

first publication to be not less than fifteen nor more than thirty

days before the time fixed by the board for action on the said

petition.

653 H. Said petition shall contain the name and residence of

the applicant, and how long he has resided there; 2d. The par-

ticular place for which a license is desired, designating the same

by street and number, if practicable, and if not, by such other apt

description as definitely locates it; 3d. The name of the owner

of the premises upon which the business licensed is to be carried

on; 4th. A statement that the applicant is a citizen of the United

States, and that it is necessary for the accommodation of the

public that the place should be licensed; 5th. That the appli-

cants have not, nor has any of them had a license for the sale of

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contain.

intoxicating liquors in this State revoked, nor has been convicted
of any crime within one year preceding the filing of said petition;

6th. That he or she will not knowingly sell, or allow to be sold

in the said house or on the said premises any such liquors on

Sunday or on election days, or to minors at any time, or allow a

minor to drink in said house or on said premises; that he or she

will not keep, or permit to be kept, a bawdy house in the said

house or on the said premises, or the gathering together in or the

visitation to said house or premises of women for lewd or im-

moral purposes; 7th. This petition must be verified by the

affidavit of the petitioner, made before a justice of the peace; if

any false statement is made, in any part of said petition, the peti-

tioner or petitioners shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon

indictment and conviction thereof, his license shall be revoked

and he shall be subject to the penalties provided by law for that

crime.

653 I. There shall be annexed to this - petition a certificate

signed by at least ten respectable qualified voters residing or doing

business in the ward in which the petitioner asks to do business,

stating the residence or place of business of each person, certify-

Certificate

ing and setting forth that they have been acquainted with the

petitioner or petitioners for (specifying the length of such ac-

quaintance), that they have good reason to believe that all the

statements contained in the petition are true, and they, therefore,

pray that the prayer of said petition be granted, and the license

issued as prayed for.

653 J. The said board shall publicly hear petitions from resi-

dents of the ward or persons living or doing business in the

vicinity of the place for which license is prayed, in addition to

that of the petitioner, in favor of, and remonstrance against the

granting of said license; and in all cases shall refuse the same

whenever, in the opinion of the said board, such license is not

necessary for the accommodation of the public, or the petitioner