"Peddler" or "solicitor" means any person who goes from house-to-house or from place-to- place in person, or who calls from house-to-house or from place-to-place by means of telephone in the City, selling or offering to sell or take orders for goods, wares, merchandise or any other article for future delivery, or for services to be performed in the future, or for the making, manufacturing or repairing of any article or thing; provided, however, that this definition shall not include newspaper carriers or any driver operating a regular route who solicits additional customers on such route when such solicitation is only incidental to his regular duties; or any person having in the City a bona fide and permanent address or place of business; or benevolent organizations. (1975 Code Sec. 9-1)