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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the activities defined in the preceding sections of this article, within the corporate limits of the city without then having an unrevoked and unexpired license therefor in his or her possession and issued by the City Clerk.
(b) The Governing Body may waive the license requirements of this section for any person, firm or corporation exempt from the payment of a license fee under state code.
Before the City Clerk may issue any license required by this article, he or she shall require a sworn application in writing prepared in duplicate on a form to be supplied by the City Clerk that shall give the following information:
(a) Name and description of applicant;
(b) Permanent home address and full local address of applicant;
(c) Identification of applicant including driver’s license number, date of birth, expiration date of license, and description of applicant;
(d) Identification of vehicle used by applicant including license therefor used by applicant in conducting his or her business;
(e) A brief description of the nature of the business to be carried on or the goods to be sold and the length of time such applicant has been engaged in the business;
(f) If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials establishing such relationship, including the authority by the employer authorizing the applicant to represent the employer in conducting business;
(g) The length of time that business is proposed to be carried on;
(h) The place where services are to be performed or where the goods or property proposed to be sold or orders taken for the sale thereof are manufactured or produced, where such goods or products are located at the time the application is filed, and the proposed method of delivery;
(i) A photograph of the applicant, taken within 90 days prior to the date of making application which picture shall be at least two inches by two inches showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner; or in lieu thereof, the fingerprints of the applicant may be taken by the Chief of Police and filed with the application;
(j) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has within two years prior to the date of the application been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor (other than minor traffic violations), or violation of any municipal law regulating peddlers, solicitors or canvassers and giving the nature of the offenses, the punishment assessed therefor, if any, and the city and the State of Kansas where conviction occurred; and
(k) The applicant’s Kansas Sales Tax number.
(a) Except as provided in § 5-209, if the applicant is a current resident of the county, upon receipt of an application for a license and payment of the license fee, the City Clerk shall issue the license. Such license shall contain the signature and seal of the issuing officer and shall show the name and address of the licensee, the date of issuance and length of time the license shall be operative, and the nature of the business involved. The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all such licenses issued and submit a copy of such license to the Chief of Police. The licensee shall carry the license certificate at all times.
(a) Upon receipt of the above application from an applicant who is not a current resident of Allen County, Kansas, the City Clerk shall refer the same to the Chief of Police who shall cause an investigation of the facts stated therein to be made within not to exceed five days.
(b) If, as a result of the investigation, the applicant’s character or business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory or the facts stated therein to be untrue, the Chief of Police shall endorse on such application his or her findings and endorse his or her disapproval of the application and the reasons for the same and shall return the application to the City Clerk who then shall notify the applicant that his or her application is disapproved and that no license will be issued.
(c) If however, the investigation of such application discloses that the character and business responsibility and the facts stated in the application are satisfactory and true, the Chief of Police shall endorse his or her findings and approval on the application and return the same to the City Clerk who shall, upon payment of the license and investigation fees prescribed, issue a license to the applicant to engage in the business described in the application. Such license shall contain the signature and seal of the issuing officer and shall show the name and address of the licensee, the date of issuance and length of time the license shall be operative, and the nature of the business involved. The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all such licenses issued and submit a copy of such license to the Chief of Police. The licensee shall carry the license certificate at all times.
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