(A) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in the business of itinerant merchant within the town, as herein defined, shall make an application in writing with the Clerk-Treasurer for a license to do so, which application shall be filed with the Clerk-Treasurer at least seven days before the applicant shall be authorized for beginning of the business. The application shall state the name and residence of the applicant, the place where the business is to be conducted, the kind of goods to be sold, and the length of time for which the license is desired. The application shall be accompanied by a bond in the penal sum of $500 executed by a surety company or two responsible freeholders residing in the town, or in lieu therefor a cash bond of equal amount, conditioned that all goods, wares, merchandise, or articles sold for the applicant will be as represented by him or her and that he or she will refund the purchase price of any goods, wares, merchandise, or articles sold by him which are not as represented.
(B) Any person aggrieved by the action of any itinerant merchant shall have a right of action on the bond for the recovery of money, or damages, or both, in the event a cash bond is deposited. The same shall be retained by the town for 90 days after the expiration of the license. Upon the filing of the application and bond and the approval of the bond by the Clerk-Treasurer, a license shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer to the applicant to begin business not less than seven days after the filing of the application and bond, upon the payment of the fee of $200 for each day.
(C) The license fees must be paid in advance, and if the licensee desires to continue in business after the expiration of the license, a new license must be secured in the same manner and upon the same terms as the original license. Any person exempted by the laws of this state from the payment of the license fees shall, before beginning the business, present to the Clerk-Treasurer his or her credentials showing that he or she is entitled to the exemptions, execute and file a bond as provided above, and upon approval of the bond by the Clerk-Treasurer shall then receive a certificate authorizing him or her to engage in the business of itinerant merchant within the town for any period not longer than one month. If at the end of the month the person desires to continue with the business, another certificate must be procured from the Clerk-Treasurer.
(2011 Code, § 110.04) (Ord. 1978-4, passed 12-18-1978) Penalty, see § 10.99