§ 36.07. Procedure for issuance of license.

Upon receipt of an application and the fee, if any, required under Section 36.05(b), the local liquor commissioner shall direct a police investigation of the individual applicant or of the principals of any applicant which is a corporation or partnership. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of an application, the local liquor commissioner shall either issue the license, upon payment of the applicable fee under the provisions of this chapter, or shall render a decision in writing refusing to issue such license and stating the reasons such license has been refused. An application's priority in time over other pending applications, or the previous issuance of a license for the premises to which the application relates, or both, shall be regarded as factors in favor of the application, but an applicants previous status as a licensee shall not be so regarded. The local liquor commissioner may require the applicant or an officer of the applicant, to present himself for an interview with the local liquor commissioner prior to a decision on issuance of the license. The local liquor commissioners decision concerning the issuance or denial of the license shall be conclusive.