(a) In order that there may be uniformity throughout the Commonwealth in the application for and issuance of licenses, the Department of Revenue shall prepare and furnish to licensors, application forms and regulations prescribed by such department, pertinent to applications for and issuance of such licenses.

(b) Every applicant for a license to engage in such business shall file his written application with the licensor of the county or city in which he intends to conduct such business. Such application shall be made upon the forms and consistent with the regulations prescribed by the department.

(c) Every such application shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50), which shall be collected by the licensor for the use of the county or city for which such license is issued; the bond as hereinafter specified; a description of the location where the applicant proposes to conduct his place of business; and proof, satisfactory to the licensor, that the applicant is of good moral character and repute.

(d) If the applicant is an individual, his application shall show that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of this Commonwealth for at least one year immediately preceding his application. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall show that the corporation was created under the laws of Pennsylvania, or holds a certificate of authority to transact business in Pennsylvania; that all its officers, directors and stockholders are citizens of the United States, and that its manager is a citizen of the United States.

(e) Every application by an individual shall set forth his address. If the applicant is an association, the application shall set forth the names and addresses of the persons constituting the association, and if a corporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers thereof.

(f) The application shall be signed and verified by affidavit of the applicant if a natural person, or, if an association, by a member or partner thereof, or, if a corporation, by any individual specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application, to which shall be attached written evidence of his authority. If any false statement is intentionally made in any part of the application the affiant shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon indictment and conviction shall be subject to the penalties provided by this act.