Applicants for licenses under this chapter must file with the Mayor a sworn application in writing on a form to be furnished by the Mayor which shall give the following information:
(a) Names and description of the applicant;
(b) Permanent home address and full local address of the applicant;
(c) A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be sold;
(d) If employed, the name and address of the employers, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship;
(e) The length of time for which the right to do business is desired;
(f) The place where the goods or property proposed to be sold, or orders taken for the sale thereof, are manufactured or produced, where the goods and products are located at the time the application is filed, and the proposed method of delivery;
(g) A photograph of the applicant, taken within sixty days immediately prior to the date of the filing of the application, which picture shall be two inches by two inches showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;
(h) The fingerprints of the applicant and the names of at least two reliable property owners of the County who will certify as to the applicant's good character and business respectability, or, in lieu of the names of references, such other available evidence as to the good character and business responsibility of the applicant as will enable an investigator to evaluate properly such character and business responsibility;
(i) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor, or violation of any municipal ordinance, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor. No person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony shall be issued a license as a door-to-door salesperson in intrastate commerce or as a peddler;
(j) A statement by a reputable physician of the City, dated not more than ten days prior to submission of the application, certifying the applicant to be free of contagious, infections or communicable disease.
(Ord. 1993-17. Passed 9-20-93.)
(k) At the time of filing the application, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the Mayor to cover the cost of investigation of the facts stated therein.
(l) Exempted from the provisions of this chapter are religious and nonprofit organizations. Such organizations must make application with the Mayor of the City upon a form as shall be satisfactory with the Mayor. Decision as to the issuance of a license to such religious and nonprofit organizations shall be left within the discretion of the Mayor. Sale by any solicitor, canvasser or peddler of such religious and nonprofit organization, without having first obtained a license pursuant to this subsection, shall be deemed of offense punishable by Section 753.99.
(Ord. 1993-17. Passed 9-20-93.)