No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of hawker
or peddler of any merchandise, article, or thing without having first secured
a license therefor, as hereinafter provided.
No person, firm or corporation shall 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 having first secured
a license therefor, as hereinafter provided.
No person, firm or corporation registered hereunder shall peddle, hawk,
canvass or solicit before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.
Each person shall at all times while peddling, hawking, soliciting or
canvassing in the Town carry upon his person the registration certification,
and the same shall be exhibited by such registrant whenever he is required
to do so by any police officer or by any person solicited.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to officers or employees
of the Town, county, state or federal government, or any subdivision, when
on official business.