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§ 4 . 0 1 18. "Restaurant" means any establishment, other than a hotel, under the control of a single proprietor or manager, having appropriate facilities for the serving of meals, and where, in consideration of payment therefor, meals are regularly served at tables to the general public, which employs an adequate staff to provide the usual and suitable service to its guests, and which shall have seating facilties for seating not less than thirty guests at one time. 19. "Financial Interest" includes any pecuniary interest in the ownership, operation, management or profits of a retail liquor establishment but does not include bonafide loans, bonafide rental agreements, bonafide open accounts or other obligations held with or without security arising out of the ordinary in the regular course of business of selling or leasing merchandise, fixtures or supplies to such a business or 10% or less interest of any other corporation holding a license. 20. -State Established Legal Drinking Age" for purposes of this ordinance the State established legal age for consumption of both intoxicating and non -intoxicating malt liquor is 21 years of age provided however that persons born before September 1, 1986 are also legally able to consume liquor. 21. "Gambling devices" means slot machines, roulette wheels, punch boards, and pin ball machines which return coins or slugs, chips, or tokens of any kind, which are redeemable in merchandise or cash. SEC. 4.02. ORIGINAL LICENSING PROCEDURE. Subd. 1. Application. All applications shall h:- made at the office of the City Clerk upon forms if presci'_:.ed by the proper Department of the State of Minnesota together with such additional information as the Council may desire. If not so prescribed, then upon forms furnished by the City. Information requ1-ed may vary with the type of business organization making application. All questions asked or information required by the application forms shall be answered fully and completely by the applicant. Subd. 2. False Statements. It is unlawful for any applicant to intentially make a false statement or omission upon any application form. Any false statement in such application, or any willful omission to state any information called for on such application form shall, upon discovery of such falsei,00d, work an automatic refusal of license, or if already issued, shall render any license issued pursuant thereto void and of no effect to protect the applicant from prosecution for violation of this Chapter, or any part thereof. Subd. 3. Application and Investigation Fee. At the time of the initial application, applicants for licenses required by this Chapter of the City Code shall pay to the City the fees as provided for in the current City fee ordinance duly adopted by the Council, pursuant to City Code Section 1.05, which fee shall be considered an application and investigation fee, not refundable to applicant. At any time that an additional investigation is required because of a change in the ownership or control of a partnetship or corporation or t,ecause of an enlargement, alteration or F,xtorision of premises previously licensed, the l i consev st pay in iidd i t i ona l i nvest i clat i on fee.