[Adopted as Title 3, Ch. 4, of the 1978 Code]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as
a canvasser or solicitor, calling at residences without the previous
consent of the occupant for the purpose of soliciting orders, sales,
subscriptions or business of any kind, or seeking for information
or donations without first having registered with the Village Administrative
Clerk. The registrant shall give his complete identification, his
signature, the name of his employer, the nature of the products or
services in which he is interested, the names of the manufacturers
of such products or of the organization which he is representing and
the proposed method of operating in the Village.
[Amended 1-21-1985 by Ord. No. 446; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
A. Each registrant shall pay to the Village Administrative Clerk the
registration fee set from time to time by the Village Board.
B. For the purpose of this article, any period of seven calendar days
or less shall be considered one week; any period of more than seven
calendar days, and not more than 30 calendar days, shall be considered
one month; and any period of 31 calendar days or more and not more
than one calendar year shall be treated as a year.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to officers or
employees of the Village, county, state or federal government, or
any subdivision thereof, when on official business. The provisions
of this article shall also not be applicable to nonprofit organizations
which have been approved by the Board of Trustees.
Any such registration may be revoked by the Village President
because of any violation by the registrant of this article or of any
other provision of the Village, or of any state or federal law, or
whenever the registrant shall cease to possess the qualifications
and character required in this article for the original registration.
[Adopted as Title 3, Ch. 5, of the 1978 Code]
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms as
used in this article shall be construed according to the definitions
given below:
HAWKER
A peddler who cries his wares or merchandise or exhibits
them for sale.
ITINERANT MERCHANT
A person who for a short period of time locates in the Village
to sell and deliver his goods.
PEDDLER
A person who travels about selling merchandise which he carries
with him; a person who is engaged in going through the Village from
house to house and selling goods in small quantities to different
persons, even though they have regular customers to whom daily or
periodical sales are made.
TRANSIENT VENDOR OF MERCHANDISE
A person who carries or transports his merchandise from house
to house or place to place, and sells and delivers such merchandise;
a person who sells merchandise for a short period of time without
any intention of becoming a permanent dealer.
[Amended 1-16-1963 by Ord. No. 246]
A. It shall
be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of peddler, hawker,
itinerant merchant or transient vendor of merchandise without first
having a license therefor.
B. It is
a violation of this article for any person, either as principal or
agent, to conduct business as a transient merchant or itinerant vendor
without first complying with the requirements of Section 2a of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act (35 ILCS 120/2a) by obtaining a certificate
of registration and, if a bond or other security is required, by posting
bond or other approved security.
[Added 6-7-2021 by Ord.
No. 764]
[Amended 1-21-1985 by Ord. No. 446; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
The fee for such license shall be set from time to time by the
Village Board.
This article shall not apply to the following:
A. Persons who sell and deliver to retail dealers but do not sell to
the ultimate consumer.
B. Persons who take orders for merchandise for future delivery.
C. Persons selling farm and garden produce, and newspaper circulators.
[Amended 1-16-1963 by Ord. No. 246]
Any licensed peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant or transient vendor of merchandise who shall be guilty of fraud, cheating or misrepresentation, whether through himself or through an employee, while acting as such in the Village, or who shall barter, sell or peddle any goods or merchandise or wares other than those specified in his application for a license shall be punished as provided in §
100-19 of this Village Code.
[Added 6-7-2021 by Ord.
No. 764]
Any licensed peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant or transient
vendor of new and unused property must maintain receipts for the purchase
of such property in accordance with the provisions of 225 ILCS 465/5.6,
as amended.