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. e Ordinance No. 1125 , Page 3. . that neither he nor any business partner, nor, in the case of a corporation, any corporate officer, has been convicted of a crime involving theft within the past ten (10) years nor has he nor any parties mentioned above had a license revoked under this or any preceding City Of La Porte Ordinance governing the business described herein. (b) Upon receipt of such application, the city clerk or his designated agents shall investigate the items sworn to by affidavit. If nei~heri,: the applicant, his business partners, nor any corporate officers have been convicted of any offense involving theft, nor had a license revoked as described above, the city clerk shall issue a license to the applicant upon payment of the license fee. (c) If the city clerk rejects the application for one or both of the two (2) reasons above, he shall give written notice by certified mail to the applicant at the address stated in the application. The written notice shall specifi- cally set forth the reasons for the rejection. (d) The applicant shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing of the notice of rejection to appeal the rejection of his application to the City Commission by filing written notice of such appeal with the City Clerk. Upon receipt of such notice, the City Commission shall notify the applicant of the date and time of the hearing, to be held at the earliest time practical. At the hearing City Commission shall hear evidence on the grounds for the rejec- tion of the application. Based on a preponderance of the evidence, City Commission shall sustain or overrule such rejection in writing within ten (10) days. The applicant shall be notified of City Commission!s written decision by certified mail, return receipt requested. This shall conclude the applicant's administrative remedies and City Commission action shall be final. e e e