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omft ~ ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES § 3-47 (b) All fees shall be paid into the general fund of the city. Upon rejection of any application for a license the treasurer shall refund the amount paid with the application. (c) With reference to on sale liquor license fees, one-fourth of the license fee as determined and fixed by the council shall be paid before the issuance of the license; one-fourth of the fee shall be paid on or before April first of the year which is the subject of the license, one-fourth of the fee by July first of such year, and the remaining one-fourth of the fee shall be paid by October first of the year which ia the subject of the license. (Ord. No. 92, § 4(5), 11-15-65) Sec. 3-47. ftefund of fees. (a) Except as provided herein, no part of the fee paid for any license issued under this division shall be refunded, nor shall any portion of the fee determined to be due for a license issued under this ordinance be cancelled. Applica- tions for refund of.liquor license fees may be considered by the council when the operation of the licenaed business has ceased for any of the following reasons, to wit: (1) Destruction of the licenaed premises by fire or damage by fire to such an extent that the licensee ceases to carry on the licensed busiziess, or destruction or damage to said extent by any other catastrophe or cause; (2) Discontinuance of the business of the licenaee by reason of death or illness of the licensee; (3) A change in the liquor status of the municipality which makes it unlawful for the licensed business to continue. (b) In the event of application for refund for any of the foregoing reasona, which application shall be made within thirty (30) days after the happening of any such event, the council may, at its diacretion, refund a pro rata portion of such license. (Ord. No. 92, § 4(7), 11-15-65) State law reference-ftefund of fees, M.S.A. § 340.112. 135