§ 9-10-21. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1)

Canvasser or solicitor. Any individual whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck, or any other type of conveyance from house to house, or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares or merchandise, subscriptions, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed in the future whether or not the individual has, carries or exposes for sale, a sample of such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not; that the definition shall include any person who, for himself or for any other person or corporation, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building or structure, lodging house, apartment, shop or any other place within the city for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.

(2)

Peddler. Any person, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle, motor truck, or any other type of conveyance, from house to house, or from street to street, carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares and merchandise, offering and exposing the same for sale, or making sales or delivering articles to purchasers, or who, by traveling from house to house, shall sell or offer the same for sale from a wagon, automotive vehicle, motortruck, railroad car, or other vehicle or conveyance; and further provided, that one who solicits orders and as a separate transaction, makes deliveries to purchasers as a part of the scheme or design to evade the provisions of this article shall be deemed a peddler, subject to the provisions of this article. The word "peddler" shall also include the words "hawker" and "huckster."

(3)

Peddler, solicitor or canvasser. The terms "peddler," "solicitor" or "canvasser" shall not be construed to include the following:

a.

Farmers or truck gardeners selling, offering for sale or soliciting orders for any products grown, raised or produced by them.

b.

Vendors of milk, bakery products, groceries or other food products of any kind, duly licensed in the city to sell the same from trucks or wagon.

c.

Persons peddling, soliciting or canvassing where the proceeds derived from such peddling, soliciting or canvassing are to be used for charitable or religious purposes, provided, however, that they are in compliance with the requirements of article A of this chapter unless they are excluded therefrom or on behalf of a qualified and filed candidate or candidates for public office, or on behalf of a political party.

d.

Salespersons or agents for wholesale houses or firms who solicit orders from, or sell to retail dealers in the city for resale or other commercial purposes, or to manufacturers for manufacturing or other commercial purposes.

e.

Children of or under the age of 16 years, except when they are acting as agents of adults covered by this article.

f.

Route salespersons for laundry, dry cleaning, rug cleaning, garment storage, linen supply, towel supply and diaper services, operated from clearly identifiable vehicles, and newspaper delivery persons on a regular route. (Code 1963, Sec. 32-10; Ord. No. 2662, 3/13/82, Sec. 3)