[Code 1969, § 9-1; Ord. of 2-15-1960]
No person over the age of 16, except those exempt from regulation by state law, shall engage in the peddling, vending or selling of any provisions, fruits, goods, wares or merchandise upon any of the public highways of the town, or from house to house therein, without first having obtained a license from the chief of police.
[Code 1969, § 9-2; Ord. of 2-15-1960]
(a) 
Any person desiring a peddler's license shall apply in writing to the chief of police on forms to be provided by the town, which shall contain such information as may be reasonably required to identify the applicant, and shall also furnish to the chief of police such credentials, including the applicant's photograph to be attached to the license, and such evidence of good moral character as may be reasonably required by the chief of police.
(b) 
The chief of police shall issue such a license to the applicant who thus establishes his identity and good moral character and who pays to the town the license fee provided for in this article.
[Code 1969, § 9-3; Ord. of 2-15-1960]
The fee for a peddler's license shall be set from time to time by the council. Each license issued under this division shall expire on December 31 succeeding the date of its issuance.
[Code 1969, § 9-4; Ord. of 2-15-1960]
Any peddler's license may be revoked by the chief of police for any false statement made by the applicant in his application for a license or contained in the credentials or evidence furnished by him to secure a license, for the violation by the holder thereof of any of the provisions of this Code or other ordinances of the town or of any state or federal law or whenever the holder of such license shall in the judgment of the chief of police cease to possess the character and qualifications required by this article for the issuance of such license.
[Code 1969, § 9-5; Ord. of 2-15-1960]
It shall be the duty of the chief of police to keep a record of all licenses issued by him under the provisions of this article in a book provided for that purpose, giving the number and date of each license, the name, age and residence of each person so licensed and the amount of license fee paid.