It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon the public streets of the town or upon any private property, residence or premises in the town for the purpose of soliciting from any occupant thereof, or to solicit or canvass for orders and sales for goods and merchandise or services of any character, or for the purpose of offering to give or furnish any goods and merchandise or services to any person or occupant, or to induce or invite such orders or make such solicitations, without having first obtained from the chief of police a permit to do so; provided, that this section shall not apply to brokers and regularly employed traveling salesmen engaged in soliciting sales and selling to merchants and regularly operating firms and industries; provided, further, that this section shall not be construed to apply to any person holding a permit issued by the town clerk.
(Code 1977, § 24-2)