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An application in writing shall be filed with the Clerk for a license under this chapter. Such application shall set forth the applicant’s name, permanent and local address and business address if any. The application shall also set forth the applicant’s employer, if any, and the employer’s address, the nature of the applicant’s business, the last three places of such business and the length of time sought to be covered by the license. An application fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid at the time of filing such application to cover the cost of investigating the facts stated therein.
Every licensee shall pay the following fees before a license shall be issued:
1. For one day or any part thereof — $25.00
2. For more than one day up to one week — $10.00 per day
3. For one week — $50.00
4. For more than one week but not more than one month — $25.00 per week and $10.00 for any day or fraction thereof
5. For one month — $100.00
6. For longer than one month — all fees shall be computed by first computing the monthly fee, then the weekly fee, then the daily fee and the sum of these fees shall be the fee charged.
Before a license under this chapter is issued, each applicant shall post a bond of $500.00 with the Clerk. Such bond shall be conditioned to indemnify and pay the City for any penalties or costs occasioned by the enforcement of this chapter and shall not be retired until after a lapse of six months from the expiration of each license. In addition, each applicant for a transient merchant’s license shall provide to the City Administrator evidence that the applicant has filed a bond with the Secretary of State in accordance with Chapter 9C of the Code of Iowa.
Each solicitor or peddler shall keep such license in possession at all times while doing business in the City and shall, upon the request of prospective customers, exhibit the license as evidence of compliance with all requirements of this chapter. Each transient merchant shall display publicly such merchant’s license in the merchant’s place of business.
On surrender of any license before the expiration of the full period for which it was issued, the licensee may apply for a rebate of the fee from the Clerk. Determination of the amount of the rebate shall be made by deducting from the fee paid the amount payable when computed on a monthly, weekly and daily basis from the first day the license was issued. The balance, if any, shall be refunded.
The Council, after notice and hearing, may revoke any license issued under this chapter when the licensee has made fraudulent statements in the application for the license or in the course of conducting business, has made fraudulent or incorrect statements or has violated this chapter or has otherwise conducted business in an unlawful manner.
The following are excluded from the application of this chapter.
1. Newspapers. Persons delivering, collecting for or selling subscriptions to newspapers.
2. Club Members. Members of local civic and service clubs, Boy Scout, Girl Scout, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America and similar organizations.
3. Local Residents and Farmers. Local residents and farmers who offer for sale their own products.
4. Students. Students representing the bona fide local school districts conducting projects sponsored by organizations recognized by the schools.
5. Route Sales. Route delivery persons who only incidentally solicit additional business or make special sales.
6. Resale or Institutional Use. Persons customarily calling on businesses or institutions for the purposes of selling products for resale or institutional use.
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