It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser as defined in §
172-2 of this article to engage in such business within the corporate limits of the Township of Mullica without first obtaining a permit therefor in compliance with the provisions of this article.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
CANVASSER or SOLICITOR
Any individual, whether a resident of the Township of Mullica or
not, traveling, either by foot, wagon, automobile, motortruck or any other
type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house or from street
to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares and
merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery
or for services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not
such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of
such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not,
provided that such definition shall include any person who, for himself or
for another person, firm or corporation, hires, leases, uses or occupies any
building, structure, tent, railroad boxcar, boat, hotel room, lodging house,
apartment, shop or any other place within the Township of Mullica for the
sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
Solicitors and canvassers are required to exhibit their permit at the
request of any citizen or police officer.
The Chief of Police shall report to the Clerk of the Township all convictions
for violations of this article, and said Township Clerk shall maintain a record
of each permit issued and record the reports of violations therein.
All permits issued under the provisions of this article shall expire
on the 31st of December in the year issued.
[Amended 6-13-1989 by Ord.
No. 11-89]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or by imprisonment
not to exceed 60 days and/or by community service not to exceed 90 days.