[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 1]
That from and after the effective date of this Part, it shall
be unlawful for any person, persons, partnership, firm organization
or corporation(s) to solicit funds for any charitable purpose or for
any other purpose whatsoever, or (b) to solicit orders or vend, peddle,
or hawk any articles, either in a public place or places, or by entering
in or upon private property within the boundaries of Newtown Township,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, without first having registered and obtained
an identification card from the Administrative Assistant of the Newtown
Township Police Department, except that this section shall not apply
to farmers selling their own products, nor to any manufacturer or
producer selling or distributing bread or bakery products, meat and
meat products or milk and dairy products, nor to commercial travelers
or sales representatives selling to dealers or retailers in the usual
course of business. This Part shall not apply to such events as Halloween
or home garage sales. This Part shall not apply to political candidates
who are campaigning for public office.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 2]
1.
Every
person, persons, partnership, firm or corporation who seeks to register
for the purpose of soliciting funds shall furnish the following information,
verified by oath or affirmation, to the said Administrative Assistant
of the Newtown Township Police Department at the time of making application
for the required identification card or cards. A separate identification
card shall be required for each person soliciting in Newtown Township.
A.
Full
name of the registrant, and local address, if any.
B.
Permanent
address.
C.
The registrant's
sex, color, height, weight, and color of hair and eyes.
D.
A statement
as to whether or not the registrant has ever been convicted of any
crime, and if so, when, where, the nature of the offense and punishment
or penalty imposed thereof. This statement shall be submitted for
each person to whom an identification card is to be issued.
E.
If a
charitable organization, a statement of the purpose of the charity
and the purpose for which the solicited funds will be used. A copy
of the Charity's Certificate of Registration under Solicitation Law
from the Federal Government or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall
be attached.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 3]
1.
Every
person, persons, partnership, firm or corporation who seeks to register
for the purpose of taking order, vending, peddling or disposing of
any articles shall furnish the following information, verified by
oath or affirmation, to the said Administrative Assistant of the Newtown
Township Police Department at the time of making application for the
required identification card or cards. A separate identification card
shall be required for each person taking order, vending, peddling
or disposing of any articles in Newtown Township.
A.
Full
name of the registrant, and local address, if any.
B.
Permanent
address.
C.
Date-of-Birth
and Social Security Number.
D.
The registrant's
sex, color, height, weight, and color of hair and eyes.
E.
A statement
as to whether or not the registrant has ever been convicted of any
crime, and if so, when, where, the nature of the offense and punishment
or penalty imposed thereof. This statement shall be submitted for
each person to whom an Identification card is to be issued.
F.
If different
from that of Registrant, the name and address of the firm or corporation
for or on whose behalf the orders are solicited, or the supplier of
the goods involved.
G.
The nature
of the goods, wares, or merchandise offered for sale.
H.
The registrant(s)
shall also submit to a photograph taken by the Police Department so
as to be attached permanently to the Identification Card issued by
the Administrative Assistant of the Newtown Township Police Department.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 4]
Upon satisfactorily furnishing the information required under
§§ 102 or 103, aforesaid, the applicant shall be registered
by the Administrative Assistant of the Newtown Township Police Department
in a book of registration maintained for that purpose, but such registration
shall not be effective for 48 hours, during which time the Police
Department may investigate the applicant. Upon the expiration of this
48 hours period, if the applicant meets all legal requirements, as
set forth in §§ 102 and 103, the said Administrative
Assistant of the Police Department shall issue an identification card
or cards bearing an identification number, to the applicant(s) as
provided in § 106.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 5]
Upon approval of the application(s) set forth in the preceding
section, the Administrative Assistant of the Newtown Township Police
Department shall issue an identification card, bearing the name of
the individual, the firm or charitable organization he/she represents,
the goods, wares, merchandise to be peddled or the funds to be solicited
for, his/her address, sex, color, height, weight, color of hair and
eyes and said identification card shall display a Police Department
photograph of the registrant. Possession of an identification card
shall not permit trespass on private property.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 6; as amended by
Ord. 97-O-23, 12/3/1997, § I(1)]
Upon approval of the application(s) set forth in the preceding
Sections, the Administrative Assistant of the Newtown Police Department
shall notify all applicants of said approval and advise said applicant
of the following fees: All persons, partnerships, firms, organizations
or corporations soliciting orders, vending, peddling or hawking any
articles within the boundaries of Newtown Township shall pay a fee
for each identification card holder and the said fee shall be payable
to the Township of Newtown in an amount established by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors which may be amended by resolution from
time to time. Said fee as established by the Board of Supervisors
shall be for a one-year period for each individual identification
card holder. This Section shall exclude fees for groups such as Boy/Girl
Scouts and paperboys/girls.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 7]
Any identification card issued under the terms of this Part
may be revoked at any time by the said Administrative Assistant of
the Newtown Township Police Department if the applicant furnished
false information in his/her application or if the applicant is arrested
for a crime involving moral turpitude after the issuance of such identification
card or if the applicant is arrested for disorderly conduct, in violation
of the Newtown Township Ordinance or the Pennsylvania Crimes Code.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 8]
All identification cards, if and when issued by the said Administrative
Assistant of the Newtown Township Police Department shall bear an
expiration date affixed by the said Administrative Assistant, but
the said registrant may make application for a new identification
card to be issued at any time after the expiration date of an identification
card he/she has previously held.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 9]
All identification cards, if and when issued by the said Administrative
Assistant shall bear the signature of the issuing authority, the said
administrative assistant of the Newtown Township Police Department.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 10]
It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to solicit funds or to
take order for or vend, peddle, hawk, or offer for sale any goods,
wares or merchandise within the boundaries of Newtown Township, with
the exception of those persons mentioned in § 101 of this
Part, without having in his/her possession the identification card
hereinbefore mentioned.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988, § 11]
The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors shall post appropriate
signs at specific locations where they can be observed by all who
enter the boundaries of the Township of Newtown and said signs shall
be of such height, color, and lettering so as to advise the traveling
public that the Township of Newtown is a zoned community and all solicitors
must obtain a permit but said signs must comply with the sizes permitted
in the Newtown Township Sign Ordinance and said signs may not be erected
in the designated historic district of Newtown Township.
[Ord. 88-O-202, 12/17/1988; and by Ord. 91-O-11, 7/22/1991;
and by Ord. 97-O-22, 12/3/1997]
Any person soliciting for any organization, or any person offering
for sale or vending, hawking, peddling any goods, wares or merchandise
without first having registered and obtained the identification card
aforesaid or any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any
provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought
before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
