This chapter shall be known and cited as the
"East Manchester Township Solicitors and Peddlers Ordinance."
[Amended 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 4-12-88]
No license shall be issued under this chapter
until the fee as set forth from time to time by the Board of Supervisors
shall be paid to the Township Secretary, and it shall be for the use
of the Township. A separate application shall be filed and a separate permit
fee shall be paid by each person who shall actually conduct the soliciting
or peddling and shall apply where an employer desires to secure licenses
for his employees, agents or servants.
[Amended 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 4-12-88]
The license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for 30 days 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/she shall be required to file a new application for a permit and pay a new license fee. Such licenses may be issued, in advance, for consecutive thirty-day periods, not exceeding 12 in number, upon payment, in advance, of the license fee for each thirty-day period as provided in §
156-4.
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 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 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. During the time of
the year when Eastern standard time is effective, the aforesaid hours
shall be 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. No such person
shall place or deposit any refuse on any such streets, highways or
alleys. No such person shall maintain or keep a street or curbstone
market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley in the Township
for any 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
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
upon proof being furnished to him/her that the application for the
license contained false information or that the applicant or licensee
was convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude after the issuance
of such license and that the licensee was convicted of disorderly
conduct under any law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any ordinance
of the Township. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall
be sufficient grounds for denial of the issuance of a license for
at least three years from the date of said violation.
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 be/she use
any loudspeaker, bell, whistle or other device for announcing his
presence by which the public is annoyed.
[Amended 11-7-1988 by Ord. No. 12-13-88B; 5-14-1996 by Ord. No. 5-14-96; 2-19-1997 by Ord. No. 2-19-97A]
Any person who violates any provisions of this
chapter shall commit a criminal offense, and shall, upon being found
guilty by a Magisterial District Judge, after hearing, pay a fine
not to exceed $1,000, together with all court costs as permitted by
law. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day of violation
shall constitute a separate offense, which shall be subjection to
prosecution as such. For purposes of this section, the Board of Supervisors
of East Manchester Township hereby appoints the Township Manager,
Secretary, Zoning Officer, Permit Officer or Codes Enforcement Officer
as authorized representatives, any one of whom, in addition to any
police officer with jurisdiction within the Township, may commence
and pursue enforcement proceedings pursuant to this section.