(A) An applicant for a license under this chapter must file in duplicate with the Clerk-Treasurer a sworn written application, which shall include the following information:
(1) The name and description of the applicant;
(2) The address of the applicant;
(3) A brief description of the nature of the business and kind and estimated total value of products, goods, wares, or merchandise to be sold;
(4) The class of license applied for:
(a) Transient merchant license;
(b) Peddler license; or
(c) Solicitor license.
(5) If the applicant is employed, the name and address of his or her employers, together with the credentials establishing the exact relationship;
(6) The length of time for which the right to do business is desired;
(7) If a vehicle is to be used, a description of the vehicle, together with the license number or other means of identification of the vehicle;
(8) A photograph of the applicant taken within 60 days prior to the date of the filing of the application. The picture shall be approximately two inches by two inches and show the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinct manner;
(9) The fingerprints of the applicant;
(10) The names of at least two reliable property owners of the county who will certify as to the applicant’s good character and business responsibility or, in lieu thereof, other evidence as to good character sufficient to make an evaluation as to the character and business responsibility of the applicant;
(11) The social security number of the applicant; and
(12) A statement whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime, felony, misdemeanor, infraction, or violation of any local government ordinance; the nature of the offense; and the penalty or punishment set therefor.
(B) An applicant who deals in an edible product or travels from house to house shall file with his or her application a statement by a reputable physician of the town certifying the applicant to be free of infectious, contagious, and communicable disease. The statement must be dated no more than ten days prior to submission of the application.
(C) At the time of filing of an application, the applicant shall file and deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer a bond with sureties to be approved by the Clerk-Treasurer in the penal sum of $500 or two times the estimated total value of the products, goods, wares, or merchandise to be offered for sale or sold by the applicant, whichever sum is greater, and the benefits of which shall be payable to the town and to the use and benefit of any purchaser of any such products, goods, wares, or merchandise who might have a cause of action of any nature arising from or out of any such sale or sales or against the applicant. In the bond, the applicant and surety shall appoint the Clerk-Treasurer as the agent of the applicant and the surety for the service of process. The aggregate liability of the surety shall not exceed the amount of the bond, but there is no limitation of liability against the applicant for a license or licensee.
(D) At the time of filing the application, the applicant shall pay a fee of $10 to the Clerk-Treasurer to cover the cost of the pre-licensing investigation.
(1985 Code, § 510-15) (Ord. 87-12, passed 6-19-1987)