No person shall engage in peddling in the Borough of Masontown
without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
Every person desiring to engage in peddling in the Borough of
Masontown shall first make application to the Mayor for a license.
If such person shall also be required to obtain a license from any
county officer, he shall, when making such application, exhibit a
valid county license. Upon such application, such person shall give
his name; address; his previous criminal record, if any; the name
of the person for whom he works, if any; the type of goods, wares
and merchandise he wishes to peddle; the length of time for which
he wishes to be licensed; the type of vehicle he uses, if any; and
the number of helpers he has, provided that, where a person makes
application for himself and one or more helpers, all applicable personal
information specified above shall be given for each helper.
No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable from
one person to another.
[Amended 4-12-1977, approved 4-12-1977]
No license shall be issued under this chapter until the proper
fee, as follows, shall be paid to the Mayor, which fee shall be for
the use of the borough:
A. Foot peddler: $20 per day.
B. Peddler operating from any vehicle: $20 per day.
C. Each and every additional peddler employed by or with a foot peddler
or peddler operating from any vehicle: $20 per day.
[Added 4-12-1977, approved 4-12-1977]
Any license issued hereunder shall be good only for the hours
of 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No license
shall be issued hereunder for peddling for any other hours or for
any Sunday.
Upon making application therefor and paying the proper fee as
herein specified, a license shall be issued to every peddler to be
given upon the application therefor. Every peddler shall at all times,
when engaged in peddling in the borough, carry such license upon his
person and shall exhibit such license, upon request, to all police
officers, borough officials and citizens. No peddler shall engage
in selling any product not mentioned upon such license nor shall any
person having a foot peddler's license operate from or with any
horse-drawn or motor vehicle.
The Mayor of the Borough of Masontown is hereby authorized to
suspend any license issued under this chapter when he deems such suspension
to be beneficial to the public health, safety or morals or for violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter or for giving false information
upon any application for a license hereunder.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof by summary proceedings, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $300 and costs
and, in default of said fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for
a period not in excess of 30 days; provided, however, that if the
District Justice determines that the defendant is without the financial
means to pay the fines and costs immediately or in a single remittance,
such defendant shall be permitted to pay the fines or costs in installments
and over such periods of time as the District Justice deems to be
just.