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122.08 INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT.
1.   Upon receipt of an application for a peddler, solicitor or transient merchant permit, it shall be referred to the Police Chief, or designee, who shall immediately institute such investigation of the applicant's business as the Police Chief, or designee, deems necessary for the protection of the public good and shall endorse the application in the manner prescribed in this section within seventy two (72) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after it has been filed.
2.   If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant's business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory, the Police Chief, or designee, shall endorse on such application such disapproval and the reasons for the same, and shall notify the applicant that the application is disapproved and that no permit shall be issued.
3.   If, as a result of such investigation, the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the Police Chief, or designee, shall endorse on the application such approval, and shall deliver the application to the City Clerk, or designee, for issuance of the permit. Such permit shall show the name and address of said permittee, the kinds of goods to be sold thereunder, and contain the following wording: "The City of Pella, Iowa, does not endorse the products of permittee." The amount of fee paid, the date of issuance and the length of time the same shall be valid shall also be shown on the permit. Each peddler, solicitor or transient merchant shall secure a personal permit. The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all permits issued hereunder.
4.   In no case shall a permit be issued if the applicant has not complied with the Design Permit requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1029 - Dec. 23 Supp.)