§ 9-10-23. Same—application.

(a)

Any person desiring to act as a peddler, solicitor or canvasser within the city shall first file with the city police department a sworn application in writing, on a form to be provided by the city, containing the following information:

(1)

name, permanent business and local business address of the applicant;

(2)

home address of the applicant;

(3)

if employed, the name and address of the employer;

(4)

a brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be sold or services to be performed;

(5)

a statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted, pleaded nolo contendere or suffered a forfeiture on a charge of violating any law whether local, state or federal, excluding traffic violations, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor;

(6)

the length of time the applicant intends to do business in the city;

(7)

if a vehicle is to be used, a description of the same, together with the license number, or other means of identification;

(8)

the place where the goods or property proposed to be sold, or orders taken for the sale thereof, are manufactured or produced, where the goods or products are located at the time such application is filed, and the proposed method of delivery.

(9)

the names of at least two (2) persons who will certify as to the applicant's good character and business respectability, or in lieu of the names of references, any other available evidence as to the good character and business responsibility of the applicant.

(b)

The written application shall be accompanied by:

(1)

credentials establishing the applicant's relationship with this employer, if he is not self-employed, and

(2)

a recently taken photograph of the applicant clearly showing the face and shoulders. (If the applicant does not have such photographs, the city police department shall take same.)

(c)

Any such person shall also first have his finger and thumb prints taken by the city police department. (Code 1963, Sec. 32-12)