No person, association, partnership or corporation engaged in itinerant
trading shall solicit the sale of or hawk, peddle, vend, sell or dispose of
any goods, wares or merchandise of any description in or upon the public streets,
roads or highways or public places of the Village of Lake Grove, or upon private
property by calls, canvassing or soliciting from house to house within said
village, without having first obtained a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings
indicated:
HAWK
To peddle or offer for sale by calling aloud or by going from door
to door; to carry wares about for sale; peddle.
HAWKER
One who offers goods for sale by shouting his wares in the street
or going from door to door; peddler.
Upon the filing of the application as provided in the preceding section,
the Village Clerk shall, upon his approval of such application, issue a license
to the applicant specifying the trade or occupation authorized.
Every such licensee using any vehicle in conducting business shall have
and keep the number of his license painted in conspicuous figures on a metallic
sign on a conspicuous place on the driver's side of such vehicle, and
if any person uses or employs more than one vehicle for such business, he
shall procure a separate license for each of such vehicles. Every licensed
peddler, solicitor or canvasser not using a vehicle shall, at all times while
engaged in peddling, hawking or soliciting, wear on the front of his outermost
garment a badge provided by the Village Clerk which shall contain the number
of the license and the date when it expires.
Any person, association, partnership or corporation violating any provision
of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment not
exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.