(A) Any peddler, solicitor, transient merchant or canvasser desiring to transact business in the town shall file application for a license for the purpose with the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Where applicable, the application shall state the following facts:
(1) The name, residence and post-office address of the person, firm or corporation making the application, including the telephone number, license plate number of any vehicle to be used in such business, and operator’s driver’s license number, and if a firm or corporation, the name and address of the members of the firm or officers of the corporation, as the case may be;
(2) If the applicant is a corporation, then there shall be stated on the application form the date of incorporation, the state of incorporation, and if the applicant is a corporation formed in a state other than Indiana, the date on which such corporation qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation in the state;
(3) A statement showing the kind of business proposed to be conducted, the length of time for which the applicant desires to transact business, and if for the purpose of transacting such business any permanent or mobile building, structure or real estate is to be used for the exhibition by means of samples, catalogues, photographs and price lists or sale of goods, wares or merchandise, the location of such proposed place of business;
(4) A detailed inventory and description of such goods, wares and merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, the manner in which the same is to be advertised for sale and the representations to be made in connection therewith, the names of the persons from whom the goods, wares and merchandise so to be advertised or represented were obtained, the date of receipt of such goods, wares and merchandise by the applicant for the license, the place from which the same were last taken, and any and all details necessary to locate and identify all goods, wares and merchandise to be sold;
(5) Attached to the application shall be a receipt showing that personal property taxes on the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered for sale or sold have been paid. This provision shall apply only to transient merchants;
(6) Attached to the application shall be a copy of a notice, which ten days before said application has been filed, shall have been mailed by registered mail by the applicant to the State Department of State Revenue or such other department as may be charged with the duty of collecting gross income taxes or other taxes of a comparable nature or which may be in lieu of such gross income taxes. The said notice shall state the precise period of time and location from which said applicant intends to transact business, the approximate value of the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, and such other information as the State Department of State Revenue or its successor may request or by regulation require, this provision shall apply only to transient merchants;
(7) Said application shall be verified;
(8) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any municipal ordinance, other than a traffic violation, the nature of the offense and the penalty imposed;
(9) The last cities or villages, not exceeding three, where applicant carried on business immediately preceding date of application and the addresses from which such business was conducted in those cities;
(10) A statement to the effect that if a license is granted, it will not be used or represented in any way as an endorsement by the town, or any department or office thereof;
(11) The Social Security number or the business identification number of the applicant; and
(12) A declaration by the Clerk-Treasurer that the applicant has complied with all prerequisites for issuance of the license.
(Ord. 07-02, passed 5-7-2007) Penalty, see § 112.99