[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Lexington 4-3-1967 by Art. 83 as Art. XXVI of the 1967 Bylaws. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
No person for hire or remuneration shall hold
himself out or act as a guide with reference to the historical places
and buildings in this Town without first obtaining a permit in writing
therefor from the Select Board. The charge for such permit shall be
fixed by the Select Board and the permit may be revoked at any time
for cause satisfactory to said Board.
[Amended 5-3-1982 ATM by Art. 48; 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
Any person engaged as a hawker, peddler, or
door-to-door salesman in the Town shall register with and obtain a
permit for the same from the Chief of Police upon such terms and conditions
and with such appropriate charge to be made therefor as the Select
Board may determine.
[Amended 3-30-2015 ATM
by Art. 37]
No person shall sing, play or perform on any
musical instrument in any street or public place and solicit or receive
any compensation or contribution therefor from bystanders or the public
without first having obtained a license therefor from the Town Manager.
A.Â
Except as otherwise provided by law the Select Board
may grant licenses to owners of ]vehicles upon such rules and regulations
as said Board may deem proper, not inconsistent with these by-laws,
to use such vehicles for the conveyance of persons or property for
hire, and may designate stands and locations upon the streets of the
Town where such vehicles may stand or wait for employment.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34
B.Â
Every such license shall be granted to expire on the
first day of May next ensuing after the date of its issue and it may
be revoked at any time for cause satisfactory to said Board. Each
license may cover one or more vehicles belonging to the same owner,
shall bear upon its face the date of its issue, the date of its expiration,
the name and address of the owner of the vehicle or vehicles to whom
the license is issued, and a description of each vehicle so licensed
sufficient for its identification. A separate number shall be designated
for each vehicle so licensed and the owner shall before using such
vehicle for hire have such number plainly marked upon each side thereof,
excepting only in the case of motor vehicles duly registered under
the laws of this Commonwealth, and in such cases the license issued
hereunder shall contain the registration number of such motor vehicle.
The fee for each license shall be fixed by the Select Board for each
vehicle covered thereby and no license shall be transferred except
with the approval of the Select Board duly endorsed thereon.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
C.Â
No person shall hold himself out as the owner, driver
or operator of any vehicle used for the purposes mentioned in this
article, unless such vehicle is duly licensed as provided in the two
preceding subsections.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
A.Â
The Select Board may license suitable persons to be
dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter of
junk, old metals or second-hand articles and may make such additional
rules, regulations and restrictions as they deem proper, not inconsistent
with the provisions of law or of these by-laws.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 76-6, Storage
of gasoline, added 3-30-1977 ATM by Art. 58, as amended 4-23-1990
ATM by Art. 50, was repealed 4-8-2002 ATM Art. 27.
[Added 4-23-1990 ATM by Art. 49; amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
The appropriate licensing and permit-granting
authorities of the Town may deny any application for, or revoke or
suspend any local license or permit, including renewals and transfers
issued by the Select Board, or any Town officer, committee or board
for any person, corporation or business enterprise who has neglected
or refused to pay any local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments,
or any other municipal charges. The procedure for denying application
for, revoking or suspending such local license or permit shall be
as set forth in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 57,
as amended. The Collector of Taxes shall charge a fee determined annually
for certifying that the person, corporation or business enterprise
in question is in good standing with respect to all local taxes, fees,
assessments, betterments, or other municipal charges.
[Added 3-31-1975 ATM by Art. 63; amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
No business, engaged in the retail sale of food,
which is not otherwise licensed by the Select Board, shall sell at
retail between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
