It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in, conduct, manage, operate or cause to be conducted, managed or
operated within the limits of the Village the business of hawker,
vendor, solicitor or peddler without first obtaining a license from
the Village Board of Trustees as provided in this article.
Any person desiring to procure a license as
provided in this article shall file with the Village Clerk or the
Board of Trustees of the Village an application in duplicate, in writing,
on a form to be furnished by the Village Clerk or the Village Board
of Trustees, which shall give the following information:
A. Name and description of the applicant.
B. Address (legal and local).
C. A brief description of the nature of the business
and the goods to be sold, and in the case of farm products, whether
produced or grown by the applicant.
D. If employed, the name and address of the employer
and a statement of the exact relationship.
E. The duration of time for which the right to do business
is desired.
F. If a vehicle is to be used, a description of the same,
together with the license number or other means of identification.
G. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has
been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any ordinance,
the nature of the offense and the penalty assessed therefor.
The licenses issued by the Village Board of
Trustees under this article shall be numbered in the order issued
and shall state clearly and legibly thereon the date of issuance,
date of expiration, the signature of the issuing officer, the name
and address of the licensee, the type and kind of goods to be sold
thereunder, description of any vehicle used in connection with the
business and the amount of the fee paid.
The issuance of a license pursuant to this article
will not constitute a permission to hawk, vend, solicit or peddle
upon the premises or within 200 feet of the Village Hall or any school,
firehouse, public building of any nature or any privately operated
store or business.
Whenever a license issued under this article
shall be lost, destroyed, defaced or mutilated beyond legibility without
fault on the part of the licensee, his agents or employees, a duplicate
in lieu thereof under the original application may be issued by the
Village Clerk upon payment of a recording fee of $5.
No license issued under the provisions of this
article shall be used at any time by any other person than the one
to whom it was issued.
All hawkers, vendors, solicitors and peddlers
licensed under this article are required to exhibit their Village
license at the request of any citizen.