No person shall engage in any transient retail business within the City
of Bradford without first having obtained from the City Clerk a license, for
which a fee, which shall be for the use of the City of Bradford, shall be
charged as follows: $200 for one month or any part thereof.
Every person desiring a license under this Article shall first make
application to the City Clerk for such license. He shall, when making such
application, exhibit a valid license from any state or county officer, if
such license is also required; present a valid sales and use tax license for
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, if such license is required; a certificate
of fictitious name registration, if applicable; a certificate of incorporation,
if applicable; and an employer identification number and a social security
number. The applicant shall also state:
A. His criminal record, if any;
B. The name and address of the person by whom he is employed;
C. The type of goods, wares and merchandise he wishes to
deal with in such transient retail business;
D. The length of time for which license is to be issued;
and
E. The type and license number of the vehicle to be used,
if any.
Upon receipt of such application and the prescribed fee, the City Clerk,
if he shall find such application in order, shall issue the license required
under this Article. Such license shall contain the information required to
be given on the application therefor. Every license holder shall carry such
license upon his person, if engaged in transient retail business from house
to house or upon any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds,
and shall display such license at the location where he shall engage in such
business, if doing so at a fixed location. He shall exhibit such license,
upon request, to all police officers, municipal officials and citizens or
residents of the City of Bradford.
No person in any transient retail business shall:
A. Sell any product or type of product not mentioned in
his license.
B. Hawk or cry his wares upon any of the streets, alleys,
sidewalks or public grounds in the City of Bradford.
C. When operating from a vehicle, stop or park such vehicle
upon any of the streets or alleys in the City of Bradford for longer than
necessary in order to sell therefrom to persons residing or working in the
immediate vicinity.
D. Park any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys in
the City of Bradford for the purpose of sorting, rearranging or cleaning any
of his goods, wares or merchandise or of disposing of any carton, wrapping
material or stock, wares or foodstuffs which have become unsalable through
handling, age or otherwise.
E. Engage in any business activity, except by prior appointment,
at any time on a Sunday or legal holiday or at any time before 8:00 a.m. or
after 8:00 p.m. on any day of the week other than a Sunday or legal holiday.
The City Clerk shall supervise the activities of all persons holding
licenses under this Article. He shall keep a record of all licenses issued
hereunder and shall make a report thereof each month to the City Council.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke any license
issued under this Article when he deems such suspension or revocation to be
beneficial to the public health, safety or morals for violation of any provision
of this Article or for giving false information upon any application for license
hereunder. Appeals from any suspension or revocation may be made to the City
Council at any time within 10 days after such suspension or revocation. No
part of a license fee shall be refunded to any person whose license shall
have been suspended or revoked.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision
of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Each
day that a violation of this Article continues shall constitute a separate
offense.