[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 1]
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Peddlers License
Ordinance."
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 2]
1.
PEDDLER
PEDDLING
A.
B.
C.
PERSON
The following words and phrases when used in this Part shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly
indicates a different meaning:
Any person who shall engage in peddling, as hereinbelow defined.
Engaging in peddling, canvassing, soliciting or taking of
orders, either by sample or otherwise, for any goods, wares or merchandise,
upon any of the streets or sidewalks or from house to house within
the Township; provided, the word "peddling" shall not apply to:
Farmers selling their own produce;
The sale of goods, wares and merchandise, donated by the owners
thereof, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable
or philanthropic purpose; or
To any manufacturer or producer in the sale of bread and bakery
products, meat and meat products, or milk or milk products.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
2.
In this Part, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 3]
No person shall engage in peddling in the Township without first
having procured a license as herein provided.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 4]
Every person desiring to engage it peddling in the Township
shall first make application to the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors
of the Township for a license. If such person shall also be required
to obtain a license from any county officer he must, when making such
application, exhibit a valid county license. Upon such application,
such person shall give his name, address, his previous criminal record
if any, the name of the person for whom he works, if any, the type
of goods, wares and merchandise he wishes to peddle, the length of
time for which he wishes to be licensed, the type of vehicle he uses,
if any, and the license number thereof, and the number and name and
address of the helpers he has; provided, where a person makes application
for himself alone and one or more helpers, all applicable personal
information specified above shall be given for each helper, and an
individual license shall be required for each helper. No license issued
under this Part shall be transferable from one person to another.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 5; as amended by A.O.]
No license shall be issued under this Part until an application
has been made as above required, and the proper fee, in an amount
as established from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors,
shall be paid to the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of the
Township which shall be for the use of the Township.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 6]
Upon making application therefor and paying the proper fee,
as herein specified, a license shall be issued to every peddler. Such
license shall contain the information required to be given upon the
application therefor. Every peddler shall at all times when engaged
in peddling in the Township, carry such license, upon his person,
and shall exhibit such license, upon request, to all police officers,
Township officials and citizens. No peddler shall engage in selling
any product not mentioned upon such license nor shall any person having
a foot peddler's license operate from or with any motor vehicle.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 7]
No person, licensed as a peddler under this Part, shall hawk
or cry his wares upon any of the streets or roads or highways of the
Township, nor shall be use any loud speaker or horn or any other device
for announcing his presence by which the public is annoyed.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 8]
No person, licensed as a peddler under this Part shall park
any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of the Township in order
to sort, re-arrange or clean any of his goods, wares or merchandise,
nor may any such person place or deposit any refuse upon any of such
streets or alleys, nor may any such person maintain or keep a street
or curbstone market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley
in the Township for longer than necessary in order to sell therefrom
to persons residing in the immediate vicinity.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 9]
No person, licensed as a peddler under this Part shall occupy
any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks of
the Township for the purpose of peddling, with or without any stand
or counter.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 10]
The Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of the Township shall
keep a record of all licenses issued under this Part, and shall supervise
the activities of all holders of such licenses.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 11]
The Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of the Township is
hereby authorized to suspend any license issued under this Part where
he deems such suspension to be beneficial to the public health, safety
or morals, or for violation of any of the provisions of this Part,
or for giving false information upon any application for a license
hereunder.
[Ord. 9, 6/18/1962, § 12; as amended by A.O.]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
