§ 18-35. Investigation of applicant for license.

(a)

The mayor and city council shall make or cause to be made an investigation of the qualifications of each applicant for a license under the provisions of this article and the merits of the application, with due expedition after the filing of the application, and shall determine that:

(1)

The applicant is duly qualified to hold, operate and conduct games of chance under the provisions of this article and the state rules and regulations governing the holding, operating and conducting thereof in the city;

(2)

The member of the applicant designated in the application to hold, operate or conduct or assist in holding, operating or conducting the games of chance, to hold, operate and conduct which the license is applied for, are bona fide active members of the applicant and persons of good moral character and have never been convicted of certain related offenses as established by the state division of charitable gaming control;

(3)

Such games of chance are to be held, operated and conducted in accordance with the provisions of this article and in accordance with the state rules and regulations governing the holding, operating and conducting thereof; and

(4)

The proceeds thereof are to be disposed of as provided by this article.

(b)

If the city is satisfied no commission, salary, compensation, reward or recompense whatever will be paid or given to any person holding, operating or conducting or assisting in the holding, operating or conducting of any such game of chance, it shall issue a license to the applicant for the holding, operating and conducting of the specific kind, or one of the specific kinds, of games of chance applied for accordingly.

(Code 1988, § 10-30)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 4:709(A), (B).