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Registration
of Assumed Business Name (DBA)
Registration
of Notary Public Commissions
Statements
of Economic Interests
Liquor
Licenses
Raffle
Licenses
Fireworks
Permits
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Registration
of Assumed Business Name (DBA)
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Sole Proprietorships and
General Partnerships must be registered with the County Clerk's
office, if the name of the business is any name other than that of
the owner.
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Professional Service
Corporations (click
here for legal definition) must be registered with the County Clerk's office,
if the corporation is doing business under a name different than its
legal name. For example, if "Smith and Jones, P.C." does
business as "Smith and Jones Engineers," that name must be
registered.
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Corporations
and Limited Partnerships file with the Illinois Secretary of
State, Department of Business Services, 328 Howlett Bldg,
Springfield, IL 62756; Corporations - (217)782-7880;
Limited Partnerships - (217)785-8960.
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Knox County does
not issue general permits or licenses to operate a business.
Contact the city or village in which the business is located for
local licensing requirements.
TO apply for a D/B/A:
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You must first
fill out on application. Click
here to download the application.
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According to state
statute, the assumed name is to be published three times in a
newspaper for three weeks. You may publish in The
Register-Mail or The Zephyr. Indicate which
paper you want it published in on the application.
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There is a fee of
$5.00. Acceptable methods of payment are cash, checks, or a
money order. There is an additional charge for publication in
the newspaper. The fee is $15.00 to be published in The
Register-Mail and $12.50 for publication in The Zephyr.
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We will accept
your application and payment at the Office of the Knox County
Clerk or you may mail it to the Office of the Knox County Clerk,
200 S. Cherry St., Galesburg, IL 61401.
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Upon publication,
the paper will send our office the original proof of
publication. After receiving this proof of publication, our
office will send you a certificate of ownership.
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Click
here for complete text of the Assumed Business Name Act or here
for a summary.
Registration
of Notary Public Commissions
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Applications are
available at the Secretary of State's Office or you may click
here to download one. After downloading and printing the
application for a commission as a notary public, please complete
and mail the application as instructed by the Secretary of State.
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The Secretary of
State will send the Notary Commission Certificate to the County
Clerk.
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Upon receipt, our
office will notify you that you must register your signature
either by coming in to the Office of the Knox County Clerk or by
sending your signature through the mail. There is a $5.00 fee if
you elect to sign in person or a $10.00 fee if you send it
through the mail. Should you elect to send in your signature,
mail it to the Office of the Knox County Clerk, 200 S. Cherry
St., Galesburg, IL 61401.
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You will receive
your certificate when you come in or it will be mailed to you if
you elect to send in your signature
Statements
of Economic Interests
Beginning January 1, 1994,
persons required to file a Statement of Economic Interests include
all elected and appointed officials and local government employees
who have authority
to authorize the expenditure of public funds, execute contracts and
issue licenses and permits.
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The Illinois
Attorney General has ruled that lists of required filers must be
certified by the local unit of government to the County Clerk
for the county where the local unit of government's principal
office is located.
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All candidates
seeking public office must file a current Statement of Economic
Interests with the County Clerk in the same year they file
candidate's petitions and must attach a receipt for such filings
with their petitions.
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Statements filed
with the County Clerk are available for examination and copying
by the public during normal business hours. Each person
examining a Statement must first complete an inspection form
identifying the examiner by name, occupation, address, and
telephone number, and listing the date of examination and reason
for such examination. A copy of the inspection form is
then sent to the individual whose statement has been
examined.
Click
here to download a Statement of Economic Interest. Click
here for the law concerning the disclosure of economic
interests.
Liquor
Licenses
For liquor sold, bartered, transported, delivered, or offered for
sale at retail in Knox County only, outside all incorporated city,
town and village limits.
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To apply for a
Knox County Liquor License you must be in the unincorporated
area of the County and must have proper zoning. If you need
clarification on these qualifications for a license, please call
the Knox County Zoning Department at 309/345-3830.
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Please contact the
Knox County Clerk's Office at 309/345-3815 for an Application
for License for Sale of Alcoholic Liquors or to receive a copy
of the Knox County Liquor Control Ordinance.
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In addition to
annual licenses, special event licenses for one-day (Class
"G") are also available.
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The application
will be reviewed by the County Liquor Control Commissioner
(County Board Chairman), the Sheriff, and the State's
Attorney. You will be notified by the County Clerk if the
application is approved or denied.
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If you are
approved, applicant will need to apply for an Illinois State
Sales Tax Number at the Department of Revenue on 101 West
Jefferson. For more information on the Department of Revenue, click
here.
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You will then be
responsible for obtaining an Illinois State Liquor License. For
more information regarding the State of Illinois Liquor Control
Commission, click
here.
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For listing of
those establishments that currently hold a liquor license, click
here.
Raffle
Licenses
For raffles conducted
in Knox County only, outside all incorporated city, town and village
limits.
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To be eligible for
a raffle license in Knox County, you must be a bona fide
charitable, educational, fraternal, labor, religious, or
veterans organzation that operate without profit to their
members and which have been in existence continuously for a
period of five years or more.
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Click
here to download a Knox County raffle application. If you
are a political organization click
here for information on obtaining a State Board of Elections
raffle application.
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The fee is
determined by the annual aggregate retail value of the prize(s)
offered:
| Annual
Aggregate Retail Value of Prizes |
Fee |
Additional
Fee for Multiple Licenses |
Chance
Price |
| Less than $100 |
$5.00 |
$1.00 |
$1.00 |
| $100 but less than
$500 |
$15.00 |
$1.25 |
$5.00 |
| $500 but less than
$1,000 |
$20.00 |
$2.00 |
$10.00 |
| $1,000 but less
than $10,000 |
$25.00 |
$3.00 |
$30.00 |
| $10,000 or more |
$25.00
+ $0.50
per each $1,000 in excess of $10,000 |
$5.00
+ $1.00 per each $1,000 in excess of $10,000 |
$100.00
+ $10.00 per each $1,000 in excess of $10,000 |
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The annual
aggregate retail value of all prizes awarded in a single year
shall not exceed $50,000 and the retail value of any one prize
awarded in a single raffle shall not exceed $50,000.
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Entities desiring
to hold more than one raffle during a calendar year may apply
for annual license; provided no more than 52 such raffles shall
be held and no more than 1 raffle per week.
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Raffle tickets may
only be sold in Knox County.
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Your raffle
application must be completed in full before the license is
issued. The presiding officer and a secretary or raffle manager
of the organization must sign the license. The presiding officer
must also sign the last page of the application to waive the
required bond.
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All organizations
must abide by the rules and regulations set forth in the Knox
County Code. Click
here to download the rules and regulations.
Fireworks
Permits
For supervised public displays in Knox County
only, outside all incorporated city, town and village limits.
Where can you
get an application?
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Click the
following links for printable applications (all forms must
be completed).
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The County
Clerk’s Office, located at the Knox County Courthouse, 200 S.
Cherry St., Galesburg, IL 61401.
Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
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Call the County
Clerk’s Office at 309/345-3815 to request.
Who may apply?
What
information is required on the application?
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The names,
addresses and phone numbers of the individuals sponsoring the
display
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The place, date
and time the display will be held
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The name, address
and phone number of the individual who will conduct the display
How much does
it cost and when will you receive the permit?
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A fee of $2.00 per
display date must be accompanied with the application
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Upon approval, the
permit will be promptly mailed to the individual authorized to
conduct the display
Do you have to
have a bond?
What is the
deadline for turning in the application?
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The application
for permit shall be filed in writing with the County Clerk at
least 15 days in advance of the date of the display.
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Action shall be
taken on the application within 48 hours after such application
is properly made.
Must the site
of the fireworks display be inspected?
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A Site Inspection
Report must be completed by the issuing officer or designee.
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The issuing
officer or designee must ensure that the fireworks display is
not hazardous to property and will not endanger any person or
persons.
Are there any
restrictions?
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No fireworks may
legally be discharged, ignited, or exploded at any point in the
State of Illinois within 600 feet of any hospital, asylum, or
infirmary.
Click here for the
Knox County Public Fireworks and Displays Ordinance.
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