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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-70 Door-To-Door Permits 5 77 ENE ALNO. D-70 AN ORDINANCE REGUI~NG PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, CANVASSERS AND ITINERANT SALESMEN TO FIRST LICENSE FROM CLERK-TREASURER AND SUBMIT CERTAIN INFO~MATION AND ~AR BADGE: PENALTIES This ordinance is to replace, repeal and supersede all previous ordinances requiring peddlers, solicitors, canvassers and itinerant salesmen to £irst obtain license from Clerk- Treasurer and submit certain information and wear badge. WHEREAS, peddlers, solicitors, canvassers and itinerant salesmen from time to time have occasion to enter the Town Limits o£ the Town off Carmel, Indiana, £or the purpose off selling or otherwise contacting residents off said Town, either from door to door ar at random on the streets, and WHEREAS, it is desireable and necessary that all such sellin be done only after a permit therefor has been duly obtained from the Clerk-Treasurer off the Town off Carmel, Indiana, and £ailure to do so should be and is declared a nuisance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARMEL, INDIANA: Section 1. That the practice off going in and upon the private property or residences in the TOWN OF CARMEL, INDIANA, by peddlers, solicitors, canvassers and itinerant merchants or salesmen or other transient vendors off merchandise whomsoever, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants off said private residences, flor the purpose off soliciting orders for the~sale off goods or merchan- dise and/or flor the purpose off disposing off any item off value or merchandise without first procuring a permit to do so from the Clerk-Treasurer flor the Town o£ Carmel, Indiana, as hereinafter :provided, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance been speci£ically invited by the occupants or owners to approach said residence shall be and is hereby required and shall be made t¢ the CLERK-TREASURER ES~ the Town o£ Carmel, Indiana, there to answer such questions as shall be put to his or her regarding past occupations, nature o£ business intended within the Town o£ Carmel and such other in£ormatio~.~N~.~!er~raa'su~er~shall be"~a-l~i~e~"~d may be re£used without written or stated reason there£or. Section 3. Upon issuance o£ such permit, a badge to be ,rovided by the Clerk-Treasurer shall be prominently worn and displayed, upon which shall be indicated that such vendor has received a permit to sell within the town limits o£ the To~ o£ Carmel and upon leaving said Town such vendor shall return said badge to the C!erk~easu~er and such permit shall be obtained each day such selling activity is intended by such permitee. Section 4. The p~rmit issued by the Clerk-Treasurer shall be without £ee or cost but £ailure to obtain such p~rmit shall be prima £acie evidence O£ intent to disobey this ordinance. Section 5. The permit issued by the Clerk-Treasurer may be revoked at any time, £or such reason as the Cierk-Treasurer~may, i~ ~s ~xcu~i~e opinion, deem reasonable and revocation o£ such permit shall cause and require such vendor to leave the Town o£ Carmel £orthwith unless express written agreement is made by such vendor that he does not intend to sell any item or otherwise contact any person within the Town o£ Carmel £or sales purposes during his stay therein. Section 6. The permit requirements herein provided shall not apply to regularly established route men, such as milk deliveries or O~her agents employed by companies or £irms having established customers and a £ixed place o£ business, whether in Section 7. Whoever violates any o£ the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined in any amount of not less than ~10.00 nor more than ~100.00. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which violation occurs or continues. This ordinance shall be in £ull £orce and effect £rom and after its passage. PASSED AND~DOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARMEL, INDIANA, THIS Clerk~-Tbe~s~rer Z of , z974. siaer~t, Board~o~r~s~e es T~is Instrument Recorde~,~~:~¢ ,~ ~7~/ JUNE M. HEDGES, RECORD~,'I~-~." /