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tained of course, to hotels or motels which served food. The maximum number of licenses the Village of Falcon Heights can issue is four. If four license were issued, the 1~?unicipal Liquor Store would have to cease operation within three years after the last on-sale license was established. Thus for all practical purposes, the maximum number of licenses is three rather than four. There are two ways in which the question of the issuance of on-sale licenses could be put to a vote of the people, 1. By Council resolution, or 2. By petition signed by qualified, registered voters of the Village of Falcon Heights, representing 20~ of the votes cast at the last Village election. The special election can be held at the same time as the annual Village election on December !t, 1973. The people will at that time vote either for or against split liquor in the Village of Falcon Heights. The number of licenses issued may be decided after the election if voters app rove by ordinance. Other reg- ulatory provisions may also be placed in the ordinance. The hours of operation for an on-sale liquor license issued in conjunction with a hotel or restaurant business are set by the state statute. They are x:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.M. Monday through Friday, ~?:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.P•~. Saturday, and from noon to midnight on Sunday. A license can be revoked if the business violates any of the Minnesota State Statutes, if any false infor- mation was given on the license, or if there was any violation of the Village ordinance. A bottle club is a club that allows its members to keep a personal supply of intoxicating liquors in a locker supplied and assigned to them by the management. There might be some instances in which a business could have a liquor license and a bottle club permit, but it would probably not be profitable to the business. The reg- ulation of a bottle club could be established in a Village ordinance. Each applicant applying for a liquor license must supply the Village with a surety bond of between three and five thousand dollars. The bond would be forfeited if the applicant did not comply with all the stipulations set forth in the license, pay his taxes when due, or in the event of any violations of the license resulting in damages, injury or death. The eligibility requirements of all applicants for liquor licenses, as set forth in the state statutes are: The applicant must be a citizen of the iJnited States, over 21 Tears of age, have good moral character no serious violations within the last five years, and n liquor license revocation within the last five years. A liquor license application must include a description of the premises, the address of the operation and state 0