No person shall engage in peddling in the Borough of East Pittsburgh
without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
[Amended 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753]
Every person desiring to engage in peddling in the Borough of
East Pittsburgh shall first make application by letter to the Borough
Council for a license. If such person shall also be required to obtain
a license from any county officer, he shall, when making such application,
exhibit a valid county license. Upon such application, such person
shall give his name; address; his criminal record, if any; the name
of the person for whom he works, if any; the type of goods, wares
and merchandise he wishes to peddle; the length of time for which
he wishes to be licensed; the type of vehicle he uses, if any; and
the number of helpers he has, provided where a person makes application
for himself and one or more helpers, all applicable personal information
specified above shall be given for each helper, and an individual
license shall be required for each helper. No license issued under
this chapter shall be transferable from one person to another.
[Amended 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753; 1-13-1997 by Ord. No. 856]
No license shall be issued under this chapter until the proper
fee, as follows, shall be paid, which shall be for the use of the
Borough:
A. Foot peddler: $1 per day; $5 per month; $20 per year. Hereinafter,
the Borough Council may reestablish or amend any of the fees, charges,
licenses or any other costs by simple resolution.
B. Peddler operating from a motor vehicle: $10 per day; $25 per month;
$120 per year. Hereinafter, the Borough Council may reestablish or
amend any of the fees, charges, licenses or any other costs by simple
resolution.
Upon making application therefor and paying the proper fee,
as herein specified, a license shall be issued to every peddler. Such license
shall contain the information required to be given upon the application
therefor. Every peddler shall, at all times when engaged in peddling
in the Borough, carry such license upon his person and shall exhibit
such license, upon request, to all police officers, Borough officials
and citizens. No peddler shall engage in selling any product not mentioned
upon such license nor shall any person having a foot peddler's
license operate from or with any motor vehicle.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall engage
in peddling at any time on Sunday or upon any other day of the week
before 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall hawk
or cry his wares upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the Borough,
nor shall he use any loudspeaker or horn or any other device for announcing
his presence by which the public is annoyed.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall park
any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of the Borough in order
to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods, wares or merchandise;
nor may any such person place or deposit any refuse upon any of such
streets or alleys; nor may any such person maintain or keep a street
or curbstone market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley
in the Borough for longer than necessary in order to sell therefrom
to persons residing in the immediate vicinity.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall occupy
any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks of
the Borough for the purpose of peddling, with or without any stand
or counter.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all licenses issued
under this chapter, and the Chief of Police shall supervise the activities
of all holders of such licenses.
[Amended 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753]
Any person, firm, or corporation who or which shall violate
any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $50, and costs of prosecution, or,
in default of payment thereof, to undergo imprisonment for not more
than 30 days, provided each violation of any provision of this chapter,
and each day the same is continued, shall be deemed a separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any
provision thereof shall be held to be unconstitutional, invalid or
illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall
not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this
chapter. It is hereby declared as a legislative intent that this chapter
would have been enacted had such unconstitutional, invalid or illegal
provision not been included therein.