No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling
or acting as a transient merchant in the Village without first registering
with the Village Clerk.
[Amended 7-20-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998]
A. No permit or license shall be issued under this chapter
except upon payment to the Village Clerk of the fee established by
resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. Prior to the issuance of a permit under the charitable
rate provisions of this section, any person making application therefor
shall provide to the Village Clerk a signed and dated statement from
the charity or charitable organization stating the individual or entity
making the application for said permit is acting on its behalf, and
setting forth therein the percentage of the gross proceeds which they
will receive from sales made by the vendor. A vendor shall only be
entitled to pay the charitable organization fee if 20% or more of
the gross proceeds are to be paid to the charitable organization.
C. Any vendor who pays the charitable license fee shall
at all times display a statement at the point of sale setting forth
what percentage of the gross proceeds of the sale will be given to
the charitable cause or organization.
Upon registering with the Village Clerk as aforesaid,
each solicitor or peddler shall be issued a license or permit and
may be permitted to solicit or peddle within the Village for the licensed
period beginning on the date such license or permit is issued and
ending on the expiration date thereof. Such license or permit shall
not be transferable.
No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling
at any time on Sunday or on any other day of the week before 9:00
a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. except upon invitation from or an appointment
with the resident.
No person engaged in soliciting or peddling
or as a transient merchant shall hawk or cry his goods, wares, merchandise,
articles, contracts or services upon any of the streets or sidewalks
of the Village, nor shall he use any loudspeaker or horn or any other
device on public property for announcing his presence by which members
of the public are annoyed.
[Amended 7-20-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998; 10-21-2002 by L.L. No.
5-2002]
No person engaged in soliciting or peddling
or as a transient merchant shall park any vehicle upon any of the
streets or alleys of the Village in order to sort, rearrange or clean
any of his goods, wares or merchandise or any samples, order books,
contracts, circulars, literature or advertising matter pertaining
thereto; nor may any such person place or deposit any refuse upon
any such street or curbstone market or soliciting or peddling office
by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley in the Village for
longer than necessary in order to solicit from or peddle to persons
residing in the immediate vicinity.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all
registrations made under this chapter, and the Chief of Police shall
supervise the activities of all holders of such licenses.
Any license hereinafter issued may be revoked by the Police Department or Village Clerk or Board of Trustees of the Village upon the failure of the licensee to comply with the standards of conduct established in §§
211-6 through
211-10 or upon ascertainment that the licensee has made any false statements in the application for license hereunder.
Any person whose license has been revoked shall
be entitled to appear, with counsel if desired, before the Board of
Trustees of the Village at a regular or special meeting and be heard
on behalf of a request for reinstatement of said license.
[Amended 6-5-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995]
Each permit shall be issued in card form, shall
be carried by the person for whose benefit it is issued and shall
contain the following information: permit number, fee paid, date of
issue, expiration date and the name of the applicant, address of the
applicant, name and address of the employer and the signature of the
applicant.