1. Every person desiring to engage in soliciting, selling, purchasing or peddling in the township shall first make application to the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors for a license. If such person shall also be required to obtain a license from any county officer, he or she shall, on making such application, exhibit a valid county license. The said application shall be upon a blank provided by the Township Secretary and shall contain at least the following information verified by oath or affirmation:
A. Full name of the applicant and local address, if any;
B. Permanent address;
C. Name of employer or a statement that such applicant is self-employed;
D. The nature of the goods, wares, services or merchandise offered for sale;
E. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime, and if the answer is in the affirmative, the nature of the offense or offenses and the punishment or punishments imposed there;
F. Description of vehicle to be used, if any, including make, model, body type, year produced, color, manufacturer’s number and registration number and name of issuing state; and
G. Where a person makes application for himself or herself and one or more helpers, all applicable personal information specified above shall be given for each helper and verified and affirmed by oath or affirmation by him or her and an individual license shall be required for each helper. No license under this Part shall be transferable from one person to another.
2. Upon receipt of each application, submitted with an application fee, it shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall institute an investigation of the applicantas he or she deems necessary for the protection of public safety. If as a result of such investigation, the applicant and his or her employer are found to be satisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on the application his or her approval and return the application to the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors. Upon payment of the license fee as prescribed in § 13-104 and upon receipt of the approved application, the Secretary shall deliver to the applicant at the Township Office his or her license. If as a result of said investigation, a license is refused, the application fee shall be retained by the township and it shall be for the use of the township.
(Ord. passed 8-22-1966; Ord. 1989-1, passed 3-13-1989)