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26 When inoperative Manufacturers' per- mits. wholesalers' permits . Solicitors' permits . Vendor's rec ommen- dation necessary . Lic ens e fee s not affected . Vol. 32, p. 622 ; Vol . 47,p.550. Holders of manufac- tur er's, etc ., permits . L imita tion . Application for and issue of permits. C ondit ions . "On sale", etc., per- mittee . Rel ationship of, with manufacturer, etc . 73d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 19. APRIL 5, 1933 . received by the " off sale " permittee, except that in the case of an off sale " permit held by the holder of a manufacturer's or whole- saler's permit beverages may be sold only in such barrels, bottles, or other closed containers as the Commissioners may by regulation prescribe ; but no " off sale " permit shall be issued or remain in force in respect of any premises for which an " on sale " permit is in force ; (3) Manufacturers' permits, which shall authorize the permittee to manufacture beverages and to sell the same in barrels, bottles, or other closed containers to other permittees for resale only ; (4) Wholesalers' permits, which shall authorize the permittee to sell beverages in barrels, bottles, or other closed containers to other permittees for resale only ; and (5) Solicitors' permits, which shall authorize the permittee within the District of Columbia to offer for sale, or solicit orders for the sale of, within the District of Columbia, any beverage if the vendor of such beverage is the holder of a permit issued under this Act authorizing such sale . Solicitor's permits shall not be issued without the recommendation of the vendor whom the solicitor represents . Nothing in this Act shall be construed as repealing any portion of section 7 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, approved July 1, 1902, as amended . (b) The holder of a manufacturer's or wholesaler's permit shall not be entitled to hold an " on sale " permit and may hold only one G° off sale " permit, which shall be issued only in respect of the premises designated in his permit as a manufacturer or wholesaler . SEC . 5. (a) Any individual, partnership, or corporation desiring a permit under this Act shall file with the Commissioners an application therefor in such form as the Commissioners may prescribe, and such application shall contain such information as the Commissioners may require, and (except in the case of an application for a solicitor's permit) shall contain a statement setting forth the name and address of the true and actual owner of the premises upon which the busi ness to be pe rmitted is to be conducted . Befo re a permit is issued the Commissioners shall satisfy themselves (1) that the appl ican t is fin anci ally res pons ible , an d ge nera lly fit for the trust to be in him reposed ; (2) that the applicant, if an individual, or if a partnership, each of the members of the partnership, or if a corpo ration, each o f its princip al offi cers a nd dire ctors, is of good moral character ; (3) that the applicant, if an individual, or if a partnership, each of the members of the partnership, or if a corporation, each of its principal officers, is a citizen of the United States not less than 21 years of age, and has never been convicted of a felony ; (4) except in the case of an application for a solicitor's permit, that the applicant intends to carry on the business authorized by the permit for himself and not as the agent of any individual, partnership, association, or corporation, and that he intends to superintend in person the management of the business permitted, or intends to have some other person to be approved by the Commis- sioners manage the business for him ; (5) that, in the case of an applicant for an "on sale" or an "off sale" permit, no manufac- turer or wholesaler of beverages (other than the applicant) has a substan tial fi nancial inter est, di rect or indir ect, in the bu siness for which the permit is requested or in the premises in respect of which such permit is to be issued, and that such business will not be conducted with any money, equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property rented from, or loaned or given by, any manufacturer or wholesaler ; and (6) except in the case of an application for a solicitor's permit, that the proposed location of the business is an