No person, except as hereinafter stated, shall
sell, offer for sale or solicit orders for any goods, wares or merchandise
within the Town without a license issued by the Chief of Police upon
the filing of an application as provided herein.
All licenses issued under the provisions of
this article shall expire on the 30th day of June after the date of
issue.
A.
Application. The application for such a license shall
be made to the Chief of Police, in writing, and shall contain the
following information:
(1)
The name and description of the applicant; if a partnership,
the names of all partners; if a corporation, club or association,
the names of officers.
(2)
The permanent home address and full local address
of the applicant.
(3)
A brief description of the nature of the business
and the goods to be sold.
(4)
If employed, the name and address of the employer.
(5)
If a vehicle is to be used, a description of the same,
together with the license number or other means of identification.
B.
Fees. The license fees shall be as follows: $100 per
year for each person licensed, per year. Each helper or assistant
to the person licensed must himself procure a license. "Year" means
the fiscal year ending June 30 of each year or any part thereof.
[Amended 6-18-1990; 6-6-2005]
C.
Waiver of fees. The payment of a fee by any applicant
who has not attained 18 years of age at the time the license is issued
shall be waived, provided that the license is used for some charitable,
nonprofit or educational purpose or primarily for some purpose other
than income or profit.
No license, license plate or lapel button issued
under the provisions of this article shall be used at any time by
any person other than the one to whom issued.
A.
Plate and button. Each vehicle used by the licensee
shall display on both sides a plate designed and furnished by the
Chief of Police bearing the number of the license, the expiration
date of the license and the words "Licensed Vendor." Each licensee
shall wear a lapel button designed and furnished by the Chief of Police.
B.
Exhibit of license. Peddlers and solicitors are required
to exhibit their licenses at the request of any citizen.
A.
Causes. Any license may be suspended by the Chief
of Police without hearing and revoked by him after notice and hearing
for any of the following causes:
(1)
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained
in the application for license.
(2)
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in
the course of carrying on the business.
(3)
Any violation of this chapter.
(4)
Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude subsequent to the issuance of the license.
(5)
Conducting the business in an unlawful manner or in
such a manner as to constitute a breach of peace or to constitute
a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
B.
Notice of suspension and hearing. Notice of such suspension
and of the hearing on the revocation of the license shall be given
together, in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds for suspension
and the time and place of hearing. Such notice shall be mailed, postage
prepaid, to the licensee at his last known address at the time the
license is suspended, and the date fixed for the hearing shall not
be less than five days nor more than 10 days after the mailing of
the notice.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
to keep a record of all licenses issued under the provisions of this
article and a detailed account of all receipts for such licenses,
which receipts shall be turned over monthly to the Town Treasurer.
