(A) Application for a license shall be made, in writing, upon a form provided by the Village Clerk. The applicant shall, under oath, state in full the information requested on the application as follows:
(1) Name and address of present place of residence and length of residence at that address; the business address if other than the residence address; and the applicant's social security number.
(2) Physical description of applicant.
(3) Name and address of the person whom the applicant is employed by or represents and the length of time of such employment or representation.
(4) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of the soliciting in which the applicant will engage.
(5) Period of time for which the license is requested.
(6) The date or appropriate date of the latest previous application for a license under this subchapter, or its predecessor, if any.
(7) Whether a license issued under this subchapter, or its predecessor, has ever been revoked.
(8) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a violation of any provisions of this subchapter, or its predecessor, or the ordinance of any other Illinois municipality, or any state statute regulating soliciting.
(9) Evidence that the applicant is authorized to solicit for the organization represented.
(10) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois or any other state or federal laws of the United States.
(B) The Village Clerk shall keep an accurate record of every application received and acted upon, together with all other information and data pertaining thereto and all licenses under the provisions hereof, and of the denial of applications. Applications for licenses shall be numbered in consecutive order, as filed, and every license issued shall be identified with the duplicate number of the application upon which it was issued.
(C) The license fee shall be $35, non-refundable, to be paid by every person, firm or corporation securing a license. A firm or corporation shall be required to pay only one license fee regardless of the number of licenses issued to individuals employed by or acting as agents on behalf of the firm or corporation. Said firm or corporation shall, at the time of filing its application, provide to the village a list of names of the individuals that will be soliciting on its behalf. Regardless of whether an individual is soliciting on his or her behalf or on behalf of a firm or corporation, all individuals engaged in commercial soliciting or fund soliciting as defined in § 119.10(A)and § 119.10(B), respectively, within the village are required to apply for and to obtain a solicitor's license. Individuals soliciting on behalf of a firm or corporation shall, at the time of filing their application, provide proof acceptable to village staff, that they are soliciting on behalf of a licensed firm or corporation. The duration of a license for any individual, firm, or corporation shall not exceed one year. The fee shall be deposited with the Village Clerk at the time of the filing of the application and, if a license is issued, it shall be paid over to the Village Treasurer. However, if the license is denied, the deposit shall be returned to the applicant. Not-for-profit organizations shall be excused from paying the $35 license fee provided that at the time of filing the application, the organization files its not-for-profit charter or tax exempt letter.
(D) No license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of the state or any other state or federal laws of the United States within five years of the date of any of the provisions of this chapter; or whose license issued hereunder has previously been revoked as herein provided.
(Ord. 84-0-050, passed 11-27-84; Am. Ord. 99-0-047, passed 7-20-99; Am. Ord. 2002-O-041, passed 7-23-02)