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) 713.03 LICENSE APPLICATION. Every persòn, society, club, firm or corporation desiring to open or maintain a billiard room or bowling alley must make application to the Mayor for a license therefor, which application shall be in the form prescribed in this chapter. 713 04 CITIZENS REQUIREMENT. No license shall be granted to a person who is not a citizen of the United States. 713.05 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. Every applicant for a license shall file with the Mayor a written application stating the full name and address, including street and number, of the applicant, or if more than one person, or if an association or firm, the full names of all parties interested, and the addresses, including street and number. If the applicant is a club, society or corporation, the application shall contain a complete fiat of the officers of such club, söciety òr corporation with their names and addresses, including street and number, and shall also give the state in which such club, society or corporation is organized and the names of one or more persons whom the club, society or corporation desires to designate as its manager or managers, person or persons, in charge, with their addresses. The application shall also state the following: (a) The premiseS where the billiard room or bowling alley is to be conducted, including the street and number. (b) The age of the applicants, in the case of individuals, and the age of the manager and officers, in the case of a club, society or corporation. (c) Whether the applicant or manager is a citizen of the United States. (d) Whether the applicant has ever been eTÍgaged in operating a billiard room or bowling alley, and when, where and how long in each place he operated within the last five years. (e) The name of the owner of the premises in which such billiard room or bowling alley is located and the complete address of such owner. The application shall be signed by the applicant or applicants, or, in the case of a club, society or corporation, the application shall be signed by the manager or any of its officers. If the application is for a license to operate a place for bowling, the application shall also state: (1) Whether intoxicating liquor or beer is to be sold on or within the premises. (2) Whether there is a direct connection or access by doorway or otherwise from the bowling alley to a room or premises wherein intoxicating liquor or beer is sold. (3) In the event intoxicating liquor or beer is sold in premises described in either subsection (f)(1) or (2) hereof, then the application shall state the names and addresses of the licensee holding the permit or license for the sale of intoxicating liquor or beer. (4) Whether facilities exist for public ingress and egress to and from the bowling alley other than through the room where intoxicating liquor or beer is kept for sale. 713.06 INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT; REASONS FOR REJECTION; APPEAL. The Mayor shall cause an investigation to be made as to the character of the applicant or applicants or the officers of the club, society or corporation and of the person who is to have general management of the business. The application shall be rejected if the Mayor finds any of the persons named in the application not of good moral character or that any of such persons have previously been connected with any billiard room or bowling alley, where the license has been revoked, or where any of the provisions with reference to billiard rooms or bowling alleys has been violated, or if the billiard roOm or bowling alley soµght to be licensed does not comply in every way with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto. If rejection of his application is made, the applicant for license shall be notified in writing of the reasons for rejection and shall have the right to appeal to a board composed of the members of Council,