When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
An organization which has been granted an exemption by the
United States Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c) or Section
509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any other organization deemed to be charitable in nature
by the Township Board of Commissioners.
SOLICITOR
Any person:
A.
Who goes from private house to house, conveying or transporting
goods, wares or merchandise, or offering or exposing the same for
sale or making sales or delivering articles, goods, wares or merchandise
to purchasers;
B.
Who goes from private house to house, soliciting or attempting
to take orders from individuals for sale of goods, wares or merchandise,
including magazines, books, periodicals or personal property of any
nature whatsoever, for future delivery, or for service to be performed
at that time or in the future, whether or not such individual has,
carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such order
or whether or not he is collecting advance payments on such orders;
C.
Who goes from private house to private house soliciting donations
or money for themselves or for any organization for any purpose, whether
or not anything of value is given in return.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT
Any person who temporarily and for a short time hires, rents
or obtains a definite place of business, whether a storeroom or a
market stand, or a private residence, for the sale of goods, wares,
merchandise or to offer or expose the same for sale or for future
delivery and sale. ("Temporarily" and "short time" shall be construed
as three months or less.)
The terms of this chapter shall not be held to include the acts
of merchants or their employees or agents in delivering goods or services
in the regular course of business; nor shall it apply to any manufacturer
or producer in the sale of bread and bakery products, meat and meat
products, or milk and milk products.
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or transient merchant as defined in §
215-1 of this chapter to engage in any such business within the Township of North Versailles without first obtaining a license therefor in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Solicitors for charitable organizations shall comply with the
provisions of this chapter, but no application or license fee shall
be charged.
Every applicant for a license as a solicitor or transient merchant
under this chapter shall pay a license fee as established by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners. Said fees are hereby established at
$25 per person per day. In the alternative, an applicant may purchase
a license for three-month period for $100.
Licensees shall exhibit their license at the request of any
resident or police officer.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Chief of Police or his designee in the denial of application approval as provided in §
215-5 of this chapter, or in the action of the revocation provided in §
215-10 of this chapter, shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Commissioners. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Board, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of has been mailed to such person's last known address, a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal. Hearings shall be governed by the Local Agency Law.
All permits expire on the date specified in the permit.
[Amended 11-16-1987 by Ord. No. 857; 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 867]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 30 days.