It shall be the duty of every person, whether
principal or agent, before selling, at retail, for future delivery
goods, wares, merchandise, magazines, and periodicals to obtain a
license in the manner set forth in this article.
All applications for licenses required by §
248-1 shall be sworn to; shall disclose the names and residences of the owners or parties in whose interest sales are to be made; shall contain a financial statement of the applicant's resources and liabilities; shall disclose the articles to be sold; and the name and address of each agent appointed by the applicant to sell such articles, together with a photograph, in duplicate, of each of such agents.
Every person desiring to sell goods, wares,
merchandise, magazines and periodicals, at retail, for future delivery,
shall, upon application in proper form, and upon application being
approved by the Chief of Police, be granted, by the Town Clerk, on
the payment of a fee of $25, a license authorizing such applicant
to sell the articles mentioned in this section, at retail, for future
delivery in this Town in conformity with the provisions of this article.
Any officer shall have power to demand the production
of a proper license from any person selling at retail, for future
delivery, and any failure to produce such license shall be subject
to the same penalty as if such person had no license.
Any false statement in an application for a license required by §
248-1 shall subject such applicant to the same penalty as if no license had been issued.
All licenses issued pursuant to §
248-3 shall expire at the expiration of one year after the same is granted.
Every person who shall sell, at retail, at public
or private sale any goods, wares, merchandise, magazines, and periodicals
for future delivery without a Town license therefor issued as provided
in this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $50.