Section 4b

(35 ILCS 130/4b) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.4b) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-6) Sec. 4b. (a) The Department may, in its discretion, upon application, issue permits authorizing the payment of the tax herein imposed by out-of-State cigarette manufacturers who are not required to be licensed as distributors of cigarettes in this State, but who elect to qualify under this Act as distributors of cigarettes in this State, and who, to the satisfaction of the Department, furnish adequate security to insure payment of the tax, provided that any such permit shall extend only to cigarettes which such permittee manufacturer places in original packages that are contained inside a sealed transparent wrapper. Such permits shall be issued without charge in such form as the Department may prescribe and shall not be transferable or assignable. The following are ineligible to receive a distributor's permit under this subsection: (1) a person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he