Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CHARITABLE and PHILANTHROPIC
Includes political, patriotic, religious, eleemosynary, benevolent,
educational, civic or fraternal associations, societies and alike.
CONTRIBUTION
Includes the giving of alms, foods, clothes, money, subscriptions,
pledges or property of any nature or kind.
PEDDLER
Any person, whether a resident of the Borough or not, traveling
by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance,
from place to place, from house to house or from street to street,
carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, meats,
fish, vegetables, fruits, foods, ice cream, fruit ices, soda water,
garden farm products or provisions, offering and exposing the same
for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers. "Hawkers,"
"huskers" and "vendors" are included within this definition.
PERSON, ORGANIZATION or INDIVIDUAL
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company,
association, church, religious denomination, society, class or league.
SOLICITOR or CANVASSER
Any person traveling from house to house or from street to
street either taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of
goods, wares or merchandise, subscriptions or personal property of
any nature whatsoever for future delivery or for services to be furnished
or performed in the future, whether or not the individual has, carries
or exposes for sale a sample of such or whether he is collecting advance
payment on such sales or not; any person engaged in soliciting information
and going from house to house or from street to street for the purpose
of conducting a poll, survey or similar activity for any purpose;
any person conducting a solicitation, as defined herein, or requesting
contributions of any kind and going from house to house or from street
to street on the public streets.
SOLICIT and SOLICITATION
The request, directly or indirectly, for the donation of
money, property, anything of value or financial assistance of any
kind, and shall include the selling or offering for sale of any property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, whether of value or not,
including but not limited to goods, books, tags, service emblems,
tickets, publications or subscriptions to publications or brochures,
and conducted from house to house or on the public streets. A solicitation
is complete when the solicitation is communicated to any individual
then located within the corporate limits of the Borough. "Canvass"
and "canvassing" are included within this definition, regardless of
whether or not the person engaged in canvassing requests money, credit,
property, financial assistance, support, or any other thing of value.