Mount Vernon, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 211 § 211-3

A. Any person desiring to procure such rooming house license shall file with the Commissioner a written application on blank forms furnished by the Commissioner, subscribed and verified by the applicant. B. The Commissioner shall submit every such application to the Police Department, the Fire Department and the Department of Health for their respective written approvals or rejections. C. No application shall be approved unless the applicant complies with and the premises conform to all provisions of law enforced by such Departments and by the Commissioner and unless there has been a physical inspection by the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative. D. Every applicant for a rooming-house license shall file, together with the application, fingerprints of both hands. The fingerprints shall be placed upon cards provided by the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall be taken, under the Commissioner's supervision, by a senior police officer and at such place that the Commissioner shall designate. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have the authority to submit the fingerprints of the applicant, together with the required fees, to the Division of Criminal Justice Services or other appropriate agency for processing and investigation. No application for a rooming-house license shall be approved nor any license issued under the provisions of this chapter until after investigation and examination of the fingerprints of the applicant. No license will be granted to any applicant who has been convicted of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving violence, dishonesty or deceit.