Rawn v. City of Superior

Two questions are involved:(1) Is the common council of a city under a duty to grant an applicant a license where it appears that he has complied with the requirements of the law and no objection has been made to his personal fitness or the place of business ?(2) Is sec. 176.05 (8), Stats., mandatory in the sense that if the common council does not act upon an application for a license prior to the 15th day of June, it may not thereafter deny the license ?

The material facts as found by the court are as follows: The plaintiff filed his application for a retail Class B intoxicating liquor…