[Adopted 2-18-1963 (Ch. 125, Art. II, of the 1987 Code)]
No person, except as in this article provided, shall canvass
or solicit from house to house in the Town of Belvidere without first
obtaining a license therefor.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any individual, whether resident of the Town of Belvidere
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, and shall
include any person who, for himself or for any other person, firm
or corporation, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building or part
thereof or any other place within the Town for the sole purpose of
exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
[Amended 8-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-11]
Application for a license to canvass or solicit from house to
house or otherwise, as herein defined, shall be made to the Town Clerk,
which application shall state the full name and address of the applicant;
his age and social security number and whether or not he has been
previously convicted of a crime; by whom employed; address of employer
and a description of the item, thing or project for which applicant
intends to canvass. A record of all licenses issued shall be kept
by the Town Clerk.
[Amended 8-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-11]
The fee for such license, for the use of the Town of Belvidere,
shall be in the sum of $5; and the Town Clerk, upon completion of
the application and payment of the fee, shall issue a license, which
license shall be carried on the person of the licensee and shall be
exhibited upon request of any police officer or other citizen.
This article shall not affect any person engaged in the delivery
of goods, wares or merchandise or other articles or things in the
regular course of business to the premises of the persons ordering
or entitled to receive them, and provided further that persons canvassing
for charitable, religious, cultural, civic, educational and political
purposes and those engaged in interstate commerce and those otherwise
exempted by law shall be excepted from the terms of this article.
[Amended 8-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-11]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $500
or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
