[Adopted 6-2-1958 by Ord.
No. 88]
In pursuance of the powers conferred upon the Town Council of
the Town of Portsmouth by Title 45, Chapter 6, Section 1, of the General
Laws of Rhode Island, A.D. 1956, and of all other powers conferred
upon the same or the Town of Portsmouth by general and special laws
hereunto enabling, and in order to preserve and promote the public
safety, health, morale, comfort, and general welfare, the following
regulations and laws are hereby made and established respecting the
following matters and things within the Town of Portsmouth.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Applies to those persons, whether they be principals or agents
of any persons, firms or corporations, who do not have a regularly
established place of business in the Town of Portsmouth, whose business
is transient in nature, necessitating door-to-door calls without prior
appointment, and whose calls are infrequent in time and unscheduled.
Persons making door-to-door calls as duly licensed peddlers or vendors
are excluded from the terms of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make door-to-door calls
as either a canvasser or salesman in the Town of Portsmouth without
first receiving written authorization from the Portsmouth Police Department.
The Portsmouth Police Department shall ascertain from each applicant,
prior to issuance of said authorization, the applicant's name, address,
company or other bona fide authorization and make such other inquiry
of the applicant as the Police Department shall deem expedient.
Any person violating any regulation as defined in this article
shall be fined not exceeding $10 for each violation.
