It shall be a violation of this article for any person to engage in business as a peddler as defined in §
185-12 without first:
A. Obtaining a license from the Township; and
B. Having been requested or invited by the owner or owners,
occupant or occupants of any private residence for the purpose of
peddling at their residence before going to their residence.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PEDDLER
Any person who goes about from place to place, traveling
by foot, wagon, automobile, or other type of conveyance, selling or
offering for sale (or soliciting orders for the sale of) any goods,
wares or merchandise, or reading materials, or any other commercial
product, and said definition includes what are commonly known as hawkers,
hucksters, itinerant merchants, or transient vendors of merchandise.
The Township Clerk shall forward such application
to the Chief of Police, who shall cause an investigation to be made
of the applicant's character and business responsibility. After such
investigation, the Chief of Police shall endorse such application
with approval or disapproval and forward the application to the Township
Clerk. If the results of the aforesaid investigation indicate that
the moral character and business responsibility of the application
justify the granting of such license and upon payment of the license
fee, the Township Clerk shall issue to the applicant a peddler's license.
Any license issued under this article does not
permit the license holder to peddle or solicit during the Azalea Festival
or any other special events as designated by the Township Board.
The license fees for licenses to be issued under
this article shall be as established by action of the Township Board,
and a schedule thereof shall be available at the Township.
No peddler shall have any exclusive right to
any location in the public streets or other public places nor shall
be permitted a stationary location.
It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or any
person in his behalf, to shout, cry, blow a horn, ring a bell, or
use any sound device, including loud speakers or sound amplifiers,
upon any of the streets, alleys, parks or other public places of the
Township, or upon any private premises, for the purpose of attracting
attention to any goods, wares or merchandise which the licensee proposes
to sell.
Any person deeming himself aggrieved by the
Township Clerk in the imposition, denial, or revocation of a license
may, within 10 days, file a written request for a hearing with the
Township Clerk. The Township Board shall set a time and place for
a hearing and notice thereof shall be given to the appellant. Upon
such hearing, the Township Board shall determine whether the license
should be continued to be imposed, denied or revoked and such determination
shall be final and conclusive.
The Township Clerk shall maintain a record of
each license issued hereunder and shall indicate therein all reports
of violation.
[Amended 7-22-2002]
Penalties for violation of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-3. The provisions of Chapter
1, Article
II, Municipal Civil Infractions, also apply to violations of this article.