[CC 1964 §410.010]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of peddler, solicitor or canvasser, as defined in Section 610.020 of this Chapter, within the corporate limits of the City of Northmoor, without first obtaining a permit and license therefor as provided herein.
[CC 1964 §410.020]
As used in this Chapter, the following words and/or phrases
shall have the meanings as set out herein:
Any individual, whether a resident of the City of Northmoor
or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck,
or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, 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/she is collecting advance payments on such sales or not.
Any person, whether a resident of the City of Northmoor or
not, traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle, or any other type
of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house, or from street
to street, carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise,
meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, garden truck, farm products, or provisions,
offering and exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering
articles to purchasers. The word "peddler" shall
include the words "hawker" and "huckster".
[CC 1964 §410.030]
Upon receipt of such application, the original shall be referred
to the Chief of Police, who shall cause such investigation of the
applicant's business and moral character to be made as he/she deems
necessary for the protection of the public good. If, as a result of
such investigation, the applicant's character or business responsibility
is found to be unsatisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on
such application his/her disapproval and his/her reasons for the same,
and return the said application to the City Clerk, who shall notify
the applicant that his/her application is disapproved and that no
permit and license will be issued. If, as a result of such investigation,
the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found
to be satisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on the application
his/her approval, execute a permit addressed to the applicant for
the carrying on of the business applied for and return said permit,
along with the application to the City Clerk, who shall, upon payment
of the prescribed license fee, deliver to the applicant his/her permit
and issue a license. Such license shall contain the signature and
seal of the issuing officer and shall show the name, address and photograph
of said licensee, the class of license issued and the kind of goods
to be sold thereunder, the amount of the fee paid, the date of issuance
and the length of time the same shall be operative, as well as the
license number and other identifying description of any vehicle used
in peddling, canvassing or soliciting. The City Clerk shall keep a
permanent record of all licenses issued.
[CC 1964 §410.040]
A.
The
license fee shall be:
1.
Peddlers. Ten dollars ($10.00) per day, fifty dollars
($50.00) per month, or one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year for
each person proposing to peddle; ten dollars ($10.00) per day, fifty
dollars ($50.00) per month, or one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year
for each helper, or assistant, which helper or assistant must procure
the permit and license as herein provided for peddlers.
2.
Canvassers or solicitors. Ten dollars ($10.00) per
day, fifty dollars ($50.00) per month, or one hundred dollars ($100.00)
per year for each person proposing to canvass or solicit; ten dollars
($10.00) per day, fifty dollars ($50.00) per month, or one hundred
dollars ($100.00) per year for each helper, or assistant, which helper
or assistant must procure the permit and license as herein provided
for canvassers or solicitors.
3.
Basis for fees. For the purpose of this Section,
any period of seven (7) calendar days or less shall be considered
one (1) week; any period of more than seven (7) calendar days and
not more than thirty (30) calendar days shall be considered one (1)
month; and any period of more than thirty (30) calendar days and not
more than one (1) calendar year shall be treated as a year. The annual
fees herein provided for shall be assessed on a calendar year basis
and on and after July first (1st), the amount of the fee for such
annual licenses shall be one-half (½) of the amount stipulated
for the remainder of the year.
[CC 1964 §410.050]
A.
Applicants
for permit and license under this Chapter must file with the City
Clerk a sworn application in writing, in duplicate, on a form to be
furnished by the City Clerk, which shall give the following information:
1.
Name and description of the applicant;
2.
Address, legal and local;
3.
A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to
be sold and in the case of products of farm or orchard, whether produced
or grown by the applicant;
4.
If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with
credentials establishing the exact relationship;
5.
The length of time for which the right to do business is desired;
6.
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;
7.
If a vehicle is to be used, a description of the same, together with
license number or other means of identification;
8.
A photograph of the applicant, taken within sixty (60) days immediately
prior to the date of the filing of the application, which picture
shall be two (2) inches by two (2) inches, showing the head and shoulders
of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;
9.
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted
of any crime, misdemeanor, or violation of any municipal ordinances,
the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor;
and
10.
Applicant shall file with his/her application a statement by a reputable
physician of Platte County, Missouri, dated not more than ten (10)
days prior to submission of the application, certifying the applicant
to be free of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease.
[CC 1964 §410.070]
No license or badge issued under the provisions of this Chapter
shall be used or worn at any time by any person other than the one
to whom it was issued.
[CC 1964 §410.080]
No peddler, solicitor, canvasser, nor any person in their behalf,
shall shout, make any outcry, blow a horn, ring a bell or use any
sound device, including any loudspeaking radio or sound amplifying
system upon any of the streets, alleys, parks or other public places
of said City or upon any private premises in the said City where sound
of sufficient volume is emitted or produced therefrom to be capable
of being plainly heard upon the streets, avenues, alleys, parks, or
other public places, for the purpose of attacking attention to any
goods, wares or merchandise which such licensee proposes to sell.
[CC 1964 §410.090]
Peddlers, solicitors, and canvassers are required to exhibit
their licenses at the request of any citizen.
[CC 1964 §410.100]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to require any person
seen peddling, soliciting or canvassing, who is not known by such
officer to be duly licensed, to produce his/her license and to enforce
the provisions of this Chapter against any person found to be violating
the same.
[CC 1964 §410.110]
The Chief of Police shall report to the City Clerk all convictions
for violations of this Chapter and the City Clerk shall maintain a
record for each license issued and record the reports of violations
therein.
[CC 1964 §410.120]
A.
Permits
and licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be revoked
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Northmoor after notice and
hearing, for any of the following causes:
1.
Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement contained in the application
for license;
2.
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in the course of
carrying on his/her business as peddler, solicitor or canvasser;
3.
Any violation of this Chapter;
4.
Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
or
5.
Conducting the business of peddling, soliciting or canvassing in
an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a menace to
the health, safety, or general welfare of the public.
B.
Notice
of the hearing for revocation of a license shall be given in writing,
setting forth specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and
place of hearing. Such notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to
the licensee at his/her last known address at least five (5) days
prior to the date set for hearing.
[CC 1964 §410.130]
All annual licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter
shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day of December in the year
when issued. Other than annual licenses shall expire on the date specified
in the license.
