As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BUSINESS (AS USED IN BOTH SINGULAR AND PLURAL SENSE)
Includes all kinds of vocations, occupations, professions,
enterprises, establishments, and all other kinds of activities and
matters, together with all devices, machines, vehicles and appurtenances
used therein, any of which are conducted for private profit or benefit,
either directly or indirectly, on any premises in the Borough of Chesilhurst,
as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:52-1, and the acts amendatory thereof
and supplemental thereto.
CANVASSER and SOLICITOR
Any person, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile,
motor truck, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place,
from house to house, or from street to street taking or attempting
to take orders for sales of goods, wares, and merchandise, personal
property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services
to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such person
has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale,
or whether or not such person is collecting advance payments on such
sales. Further, these terms shall include any person who hires, leases,
uses, or occupies any building, structure, tent, railroad box car,
boat, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop or any other place
within the Borough of Chesilhurst for the sole purpose of exhibiting
samples and taking orders for future delivery.
FIRE AND OTHER ALTERED GOODS SALE
A sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the
public to believe that the sale will offer goods damaged or altered
by fire, smoke, water or other means.
GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALE
A sale held in such a manner as to reasonably cause the public
to believe that upon the disposal of the stock and goods on hand,
the business will cease and be discontinued, including but not limited
to the following sales: adjuster's; adjustments; alterations; assignee's;
bankruptcy; benefits of administrators'; benefit of creditors'; benefit
of trustee; building coming down; closing; creditors' committee; creditors'
end; executor's; final days; forced out; forced out of business; insolvent's;
last days; lease expires; liquidation; loss of lease; mortgage sales;
receiver's; trustee's; quitting business.
INSIGNIA or INSIGNE
Any tag, plate, badge, emblem, sticker or any other kind
of device which may be required for any use in connection with any
license.
PEDDLER
Any person traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle,
or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to
house or from street to street carrying, conveying or transporting
goods, wares, food, liquids, merchandise, meats, fish, vegetables,
fruits, garden truck farm products or provisions, offering and exposing
the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers
or who, without traveling from place to place, shall sell, or offer
the same for sale from a wagon, automotive vehicle, railroad car or
other vehicle or conveyance, or a person who solicits orders and as
a separate transaction makes deliveries to purchasers as part of a
scheme or design to evade the provisions of this chapter. The term
"peddler" shall include the words "hawker" and "huckster".
PERSON
Includes individual natural persons, partnerships, joint
ventures, societies, associations, clubs, trustees, trusts, corporations
or unincorporated groups, or any officers, agents, employees, servants,
factors, or any kind of personal representatives of any thereof, in
any capacity, acting either for himself or for any other person under
either personal appointment or pursuant to law.
PREMISES
Includes all land, structures, places and also the equipment
and appurtenances connected or used therewith in any business, and
also any personal property which is either affixed to or is otherwise
used in connection with any such business conducted on such premises.
REMOVAL OF BUSINESS SALE
A sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause the
public to believe that the person conducting the sale will cease and
discontinue business at the place of sale upon disposal of the stock
and goods on hand and then move to and resume business at a new location
within the Borough of Chesilhurst or will then continue business from
other existing locations in the said Borough.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT, ITINERANT MERCHANT and ITINERANT VENDOR
Any person, whether as owner, agent, servant, employee, or
consignee, who engages in a temporary business of selling and delivering
goods, wares, and merchandise within the Borough of Chesilhurst, and
who, in furtherance of such purposes, hires, leases, uses or occupies
any building, structure, motor vehicle, tent, railroad box car, or
boat, public rooms in hotels, apartments, shops, or any street alley
or other public place within the Borough for the exhibition and sale
as such goods, wares and merchandise, either privately or at public
auction.