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URDINANCE tvU. _.1~5"l - •
<br />AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND REGUI~ITING ITIiNERANT MERCHANTS ) ITINERANT
<br />VENDORS PEDDLERS AP~`D PERSONS SELLING OR TAKING ORDERS FOR GOODS 9 VdAFi€S )
<br />r~gERCHAdDISE, SERVIGES, PHCTOGRAPHS 2 NEVJSPAFERS ~%AGAZIivES, OR SUUSCRIPTIOPdS
<br />TO IZu`lSPAFERS OR bipGAZINES; PROVIDING FOR A LICEN5E AND LICENSE FEE, AND
<br />PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIGLATIGN GF Tt;IS ORDIr:ANCE9 INCLUDING FINE OF
<br />NOT LESS THAN $10.00 NOR I00RE THf►N $200.00.
<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY GOUNCIL QF THE CITY OF FARIS~ TEXASs
<br />Section 1. This entire ordinance is and shall be deemed an exer-
<br />cise of the police power of the State of Texas, and of the City of Paris,
<br />for tr,e pub1ay, ndfall, conveniencnd beeconstrued
<br />citizens of saici City, a
<br />for the accomplishment of that pu,rpnseo
<br />aection 2o That it shall hereafter be ur,lawfu1 for any person to
<br />go from house to house cr from nlace to place in the City of ?aris~ Texas,
<br />solicitina, selling or taking orders fcr or offeriny to sell or take or-
<br />Gers for any goods, wores, merchandise, services, pnotoyraphs, newspapers,
<br />magazines, or subscriptions to newspapers or magazines, without having
<br />first applied for and cbtained a license so to dc from the City P.lanager of
<br />sai.d City. It shall also 'tlereafter be unlawful tc sell or solicit in said
<br />city as Gioresaid vJithout carrying sucr: license wiiile er.gageG in such se-
<br />licitiry or selling.
<br />Section 3. That any person desiring to go from house to house or
<br />from place to place in the City of Faris, Texas, to sell or solicit orders
<br />fox ooods, wares, merchandise, services, photographs, newsDapers, maga-
<br />zir.es, ox subscriptior.s to newspapers or magazines, shall make written
<br />application to the City iianager of saia City for a license so to do, wrich
<br />application shall show the name and address of applicant, the name and
<br />address of tne person, firm, or corporation, if any, that he or she repre-
<br />serts and the kind of yoods offered ior sale, and whether such applicant
<br />upon any such sale or order shali demand, accept or receive payrierit or de-
<br />posit of rnor.ey in advance of fir,al delivery, and the period of time such
<br />applicant wisties to sell or solicit in said City. The registrant at the
<br />ti,;:e of the registrGtion, as hes-ein provided fcr~ shall submit for in-
<br />spection of the Gity idianGger written proof of his identity whicY: may be in
<br />the form of an automobile operator's license, identification letter or card
<br />issued to registrant b-y the persnn, firm or corporation for whom or thrcugh
<br />whcm orders are -to be solicited or clearec3.
<br />Section 4. ThGt an itinerant merchant or an itinerant venclor as
<br />the terms are used in this crdinance shall be held to be any persong firm,
<br />company, partnership, corporation or associatiorl enr,aged in ar.y activity
<br />mentioned in ~ectzon tvro hereof.
<br />Section ~o That the license fee for an itinerant merchant or
<br />itinerant veridor shall be $5.00. Provided, however, when any person, firm,
<br />company, partnership, corporation or association engages in any activity
<br />mentioned in Section two herecf through one er raore agents or employees
<br />such persan, firm, compar.y, partnersnip, corporation or association shall~
<br />in Gddition to sGic3 $5.00 fee above mentioned, pay a license fee cr $1.00
<br />fox each aGent or employee su engaged, all of which licenses sh411 be
<br />valid ror cr,e year frcm the date of their issuance. The fees herein pro-
<br />viGed for snall be used fox the purpose of defraying expenses incident to
<br />the issuing of said licenseso
<br />Section 6. TYie provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to
<br />sales made to dealers by commerc:ial travellers or sales agents in the usual
<br />course of business, nor to sales made under authority arid by order of law,
<br />ncr to vendors of farm ar dairy prcductso
<br />Section 7. any persong firm or corporation violating any provisions
<br />of this ordinance or failinc to observe any provisions hereof shGll be
<br />deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall ae fined in any surr
<br />nat less than $10.00 and not moxe than $200.00 and each and every day or
<br />fraction of a day during which this ordinance~ or any part thereof, shall be
<br />violated, shGll be deemed a separate offense and punishable as such.
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