[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Belgium 11-21-1991 by Ord. No. 16-91 as Title 7, Ch.
3, of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm or corporation shall, in any
manner, directly or indirectly, upon any premises, or by any device,
sell, exchange, barter, dispose of or give away, or keep for sale,
any cigarette, cigarette paper or cigarette wrappers, or any substitute
therefor, without first obtaining a license as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 6-02; 1-12-2004 by Ord. No. 3-04; 3-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2-10]
Every person, firm or corporation desiring a
license under this chapter shall file with the Village Clerk a written
application therefor, stating the name of the person and the place
for which such license is desired. Each license shall be filed by
the Village Clerk and shall name the licensee and the place wherein
he or she is authorized to conduct such business, and the same shall
not be delivered until the applicant shall pay to the Village Treasurer
a license fee as set by the Village Board.
[Amended 1-12-2004 by Ord. No. 3-04; 3-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2-10]
Licenses for the sale, exchange, barter, disposition
of or giving away or keeping for sale of cigarettes, cigarette paper
or cigarette wrappers or any substitute therefor shall be issued by
the Village Clerk. Each license shall be issued on the first day of
July in each year, or thereafter whenever applied for, and shall continue
in force from date of issuance until the succeeding June 30, unless
sooner revoked for any violation of this chapter.
