(235 ILCS 5/1-3.24) (from Ch. 43, par. 95.24)
Sec. 1-3.24.
"Club" means a corporation organized under the laws of this
State, not for pecuniary profit, solely for the promotion of some common
object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors, kept, used
and maintained by its members through the payment of annual dues, and
owning, hiring or leasing a building or space in a building, of such extent
and character as may be suitable and adequate for the reasonable and
comfortable use and accommodation of its members and their guests and
provided with suitable and adequate kitchen and dining room space and
equipment and maintaining a sufficient number of servants and employees for
cooking, preparing and serving food and meals for its members and their
guests; provided, that such club files with the local liquor control
commissioner at the time of its application for a license under this Act
two copies of a list of names and residences of its members, and similarly
files within 10 days of the election of any additional member his or her
name and address; and, provided further, that its affairs and management
are conducted by a board of directors, executive committee, or similar body
chosen by the members at their annual meeting and that no member or any
officer, agent, or employee of the club is paid, or directly or indirectly
receives, in the form of salary or other compensation any profits from the
distribution or sale of alcoholic liquor to the club or the members of the
club or its guests introduced by members beyond the amount of such salary
as may be fixed and voted at any annual meeting by the members or by its
board of directors or other governing body out of the general revenue of
the club.
(Source: P.A. 84-551.)
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