Chapter 159

PEDDLING AND SOLICITING

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Elsmere 7-28-1952 as Ord. No. 47. Amendments noted where applicable.]

~ 159-1. Registration requirements.

  All persons before entering in or upon a private residence for the purpose of selling or taking orders for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise, or soliciting contributions or expressions of opinion, are hereby required to register at the Town Office of Elsmere and furnish the following information: Full name of registrant and local address, if any; permanent home address; name and principal office address of his employer or principal; the type of business or activity in which such employer or principal is engaged; a description of the goods, wares or merchandise proposed to be sold or for which orders are to be taken; a designation of the last previous locality or neighborhood canvassed by the registrant; a statement as to whether the registrant has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude and, if so, where and the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefore. Such information shall be accompanied by a letter or other credentials signed by any authorized managerial official of the employer or principal, which letter shall affirmatively show the authority of the registrant to represent such employer or principal.

~ 159-2. Registration card.

  Upon furnishing the information required under ~ 159-1 hereof, the applicant shall be issued a registration card unless the information furnished in compliance with this chapter shows that the applicant has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. The registration card shall be carried by the person to whom it is issued, and produced for examination upon the request of any householder, peace officer or official of the Town of Elsmere. The term for which such registration shall be valid shall be at the discretion of the Council, but in any event shall not exceed one (1) year.

~ 159-3. Prohibited acts.

  Entering a private residence in the Town of Elsmere by any person under false pretenses, for the purpose of selling or taking orders for goods, wares, or merchandise or for soliciting contributions or expressions of opinion; or remaining in a private residence on on the premises thereof after the owner or occupant thereof shall request any such person to leave, or going in and upon the premises of a private residence by any person for any such purposes, when the owner or occupant thereof has displayed a "No Soliciting" sign on such premises, is declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor.

~ 159-4. Revocation of registration.

  A registration granted hereunder may be revoked if, subsequent to the issuance of the registration card, the registrant commits an act which would have prevented his being registered, or if he violates any provision of this chapter.

~ 159-5. Violations and penalties.

  Any person violating the provisions of ~ 159-1 or ~ 159-3 of this chapter shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.) or imprisonment for such a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court.

~ 159-6. Permit fee. [Amended 7-3-1958 by Ord. No. 47A]

  There is a charge of ten dollars ($10.) for permits.