SOLICITOR — Includes any individual, whether
a resident of the City or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile,
motor truck or other type of conveyance, from place to place, from
house to house or from street to street, taking or attempting to take
orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, books, magazines
or personal property of any kind for future delivery, or for services
to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such individual
has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale
and whether or not he or she is collecting advance payments on such
sales. "Solicitor" includes any person who, for himself or herself
or for another person, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building,
structure, tent, railroad box car, boat, hotel room, lodging house,
apartment, shop or other place in the City for the sole purpose of
exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery. "Solicitor"
includes the word "canvasser."
No person shall engage in the business of solicitor in the City
without first obtaining a license therefor. No such license shall
be granted except upon certification of the Chief of Police.
The license application filed under §
126-4 of Chapter
126, Licensing of Businesses, shall contain the following information:
A. The name and a description of the applicant;
B. The permanent home address and full local address of the applicant;
C. A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to
be sold;
D. If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with
credentials establishing the exact relationship;
E. The length of time for which the right to do business is desired;
F. The place where the goods or property proposed to be sold, or orders
taken for the sale thereof, are manufactured or produced, where such
goods or products are located at the time such application is filed
and the proposed method of delivery;
G. A photograph of the applicant, taken within 60 days immediately prior
to the date of the filing of the application, which picture shall
be two inches by two inches and shall show the head and shoulders
of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;
H. The fingerprints of the applicant and the names of at least two reliable
property owners of the county who will certify as to the applicant's
good character and business respectability, or in lieu of the names
of references, such other available evidence as to the good character
and business responsibility of the applicant as will enable an investigator
to properly evaluate such character and business responsibility; and
I. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted
of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any municipal ordinance,
the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor.
No person or organization operating under this article, whether
licensed or exempt from a license, shall engage in any business or
make any call for business purposes before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:00
p.m. or sundown, whichever occurs first.
A violation of any provision of this article shall be a misdemeanor
punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.