[G.O. No. 552, § 1]
No person shall canvass, solicit, distribute circulars or other matter or call from house to house in the Town without first having reported to and received a written permit from the Chief of Police or the officer in charge at police headquarters, except as otherwise provided in this article.
[G.O. No. 552, § 3]
Before the permit required by the preceding section may be issued, the canvasser shall make an application to canvass, giving his full name and address, age, height, weight, place of birth, whether married or single, length and place of residence, whether or not previously arrested or convicted of crime, by whom employed, address of employer, clothing worn and a description of the project for which he is canvassing. Each applicant shall be fingerprinted and photographed before a permit shall be issued.
[G.O. No. 552, § 2]
The Chief of Police or, in his absence, the officer in charge at police headquarters, shall have power to grant permits to canvass, which permits shall specify the number of hours or days the permit will be in effect. Such officer shall refuse to issue a permit in all cases where the application of the canvasser or further investigation, to be made at the discretion of such officer, shows that the canvasser is not of good character or that he is canvassing for a project not free from fraud. The Chief of Police or, in his absence, the officer in charge at police headquarters, shall revoke the permit for failure or refusal on the part of the permittee to observe the rules and regulations set forth in this article.
[G.O. No. 552, § 4]
A permittee under this article shall be courteous to all persons in canvassing, shall not importune or annoy any of the inhabitants of the Town and shall conduct himself in a lawful manner.
[G.O. No. 552, § 5]
This article shall not affect any person engaged in the delivery of goods, wares or merchandise or other article or thing in the regular course of business to the premises of persons ordering or entitled to receive the same.