No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township of
Washington without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
The license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for one
year after the date of such license, and, upon the expiration of any license,
if the person holding the same shall desire to continue or renew soliciting
or peddling, he shall be required to file a new application for a permit and
pay a new license fee.
Such license, when issued, shall state, inter alia, the products to
be sold or services to be rendered by the licensee. Every solicitor or peddler
shall at all times when engaged in soliciting or peddling in the Township
of Washington carry such license upon his person and shall exhibit it upon
request to all police officers, Township officials and citizens. No solicitor
or peddler shall engage in selling any product or service not mentioned on
such license.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter shall
engage in soliciting or peddling on any day of the week before 9:00 a.m. or
after 8:00 p.m. During the time of the year when Eastern standard time, and
during the time of the year when daylight saving time is effective, the aforesaid
hours shall be daylight saving time.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter shall
park any vehicle upon any of the streets, highways or alleys of the Township
in order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods, wares, services or
merchandise; nor shall any such person place or deposit any refuse on any
such streets, highways or alleys; nor shall any such person maintain or keep
a street or curbstone market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley
in the Township for longer than necessary in order to sell therefrom to persons
residing in the immediate vicinity.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter shall
occupy any fixed location upon any of the sidewalks of the streets, highways,
alleys or sidewalks of the Township for the purpose of soliciting or peddling
with or without any stand or counter.
The Secretary shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this
chapter and the Chief of Police shall apply daily for a list of licenses issued
hereunder since the previous day. The Chief of Police shall supervise the
activities of all holders of such licenses.
Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked at
any time by the Secretary of the Township of Washington upon proof being furnished
to him that the application contained false information or that the applicant
or licensee was convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude after the issuance
of such license or that the licensee was convicted of disorderly conduct under
any law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any ordinance of the Township
of Washington.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter shall
hawk or cry his wares or services upon any of the streets or sidewalks of
the Township, nor shall he use any loudspeaker, bell, whistle or other device
for announcing his presence by which the public is annoyed.
[Amended 6-9-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-3; 4-11-1991
by Ord. No. 1991-3; 7-11-1996 by Ord.
No. 1996-4; 6-12-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-3]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, in
default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate
offense. Enforcement shall be by action brought before a District Justice
in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.