As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CANVASSER or SOLICITOR
Any individual, whether resident of the Town of Galena or
not, 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
sale 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 individual has, carries
or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or whether
he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not. Such definition
shall include any person who, for himself, or for another person,
firm, or corporation, 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 Town for the sole purpose
of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser, as defined
in this chapter, to engage in such business within the corporate limits
of the Town without first obtaining a permit and license therefor
in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Applicants for permit and license under this chapter must file
with the Town Administrator a sworn application in writing (in duplicate)
on a form to be furnished by the Town Administrator, which shall give
the information enumerated in this section hereafter:
A. Name and description of the applicant.
B. 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 said 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 filing of the application, which picture shall be at
least two inches in height showing the head and shoulders of the applicant
in a clear and distinguishable manner.
All annual licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter
shall expire on the 31st of December in the year when issued. Other
than annual licenses shall expire on the date specified in the license.
Every license shall be held to confer a personal privilege to
transact the business specified therein and shall not be exercised
except by the person, firm, company, or corporation licensed, or their
duly authorized agents, executors, or administrators.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $100
or by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or both.
The regulations in this chapter shall be in addition to any
regulations pertaining to peddlers or solicitors found in the Annotated
Code of Maryland, and, in the case of conflict, those provisions imposing
the higher standards shall govern.