[1959 Code, sec. 127; 1965 Code, sec. 131; 1969 Code, sec.
136. P.L.L., 1935, ch. 26; 1970, ch. 73, sec. 136(b)]
A. License required; exception. No huckster, hawker or peddler shall
sell or offer for sale any fruits or vegetables in Charles County
until he shall have first taken out a license for that purpose in
accordance with the provisions of this section; provided, however,
that this section shall not apply to the farmers or growers selling
their own fruits or vegetables.
B. Fee. For every such license, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charles
County shall be paid $100 per annum. The receipts from said licenses
shall be paid to the County Treasurer for the use of said County.
C. Penalty provisions. Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $25, nor more than
$100, to be recovered as other fines are recovered, or be imprisoned
for not more than 30 days, or both.
[1965 Code, sec. 132; 1969 Code, sec. 137. P.L.L., 1963,
ch. 740; 1968, ch. 396]
A. License required; exception. No person shall sell or solicit orders
for sale of any merchandise of any description, including books or
periodicals, from door to door of private residences without a license;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to farmers or
growers selling their own vegetables or other perishable farm produce
or products or to any person regularly attending school in Charles
County who is under the age of 18 years and who is selling or soliciting
pursuant to a program authorized by any Charles County school or to
vendors of milk or cream, bread, meat, fuels or petroleum products,
fish or other seafood or newspapers. It shall be the duty of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Charles County to issue huckster licenses
to such persons as may apply for and be entitled to the same according
to the provisions of this section, and the amount so received shall
be paid to the County Commissioners of Charles County and be credited
to the general funds of the County.
B. Fees; application and contents. Each applicant for such license shall
pay annually a licensing fee of $100 or $25 for a one-day license
for the day designated. Such license, upon issuance, shall not be
transferable. The application for such license shall contain the following
information concerning the applicant: name, address, name and address
of employer if not self-employed, age, color of skin, color of eyes,
color of hair, height, weight and a general description of the type
of merchandise to be sold.
C. Penalty provisions. Any person violating the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less
than $25 nor more than $100.