[Adopted as §§ 16-1-1 through
16-1-6 of the 1972 Code (Ch. 11, Art. VII, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 10-16-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-7]
No patron shall solicit or call from house to
house in the Town to sell or attempt to sell goods by sample or to
make or attempt to take orders for the future delivery of goods, merchandise,
wares or any personal property of any nature whatsoever, or take or
attempt to take any orders for services to be furnished or perforated
in the future, or soliciting for any business propose, without first
having applied in writing to, and received a license from, the Lincoln
Town Council. The Town Clerk shall provide a form for the license
application.
[Amended 10-16-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-7]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in business as a canvasser, solicitor or salesman calling at residences
without the previous consent of the occupant for the purpose of soliciting
orders, sales, subscriptions or business of any kind without first
being duly licensed by the Town Council. If the license is approved
by the Town Council, the license shall not be issued until the applicant
registers with the Lincoln Police Department prior to canvassing and
soliciting. The registration shall include the applicant's complete
identification, signature name of employer, names of all canvassers
and solicitors, the nature of the product or services, the name of
the manufacturer of the product if applicable, and the areas to be
canvassed for sales. The Lincoln Police Department, as part of the
registration process, shall conduct a criminal background check on
all persons who will be canvassing and/or soliciting in connection
with the license. If the Lincoln Police Department has any objections
to the issuance of the license, the objections shall be stated in
writing and delivered to the Town Clerk, who shall not issue the license.
Each registrant under the provisions of this
article shall pay to the Town a registration fee of $2 for the period
expiring 90 days after the date of such registration; provided however,
that the Town Council may in its discretion waive the fee in the case
of a charity or charitable organization.
A.
Each applicant who shows evidence of good character
and who pays the fee provided for herein shall after approval by the
Town Council be furnished a certificate indicating that he has registered
as required by this article and showing the dates covered by such
registration.
B.
Each person shall at all times while soliciting or
canvassing in the Town carry upon his person the registration certificate,
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.
Any registration under the provisions of this
article may be revoked by the Town Council because of any violation
by the registrant of this article or of any other ordinance of the
Town or of any state or federal law or whenever the registrant shall
cease to possess the qualifications and character required in this
article for the original registration.
