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ORDINANCE 0 -51 -57
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Deerfield, Lade County, Illinois, that:
Section I. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person
to go in or upon any private residence, apartment or premises in the
Village without an invitation from the occupants thereof for the purpose:
of soliciting or canvassing such occupants for orders for goods, wares,
merchandise or services of any character or description, or for the purpose
of offering to give or to furnish, or giving or furnishing any goods, wares,
merchandise or service to any such occupants to induce or invite such orders;
unless such person shall have first applied for and received from the Chief
of Police a solicitor's registration permit so to do..
Section II. Application: Any person desiring to secure such a
solicitor's permit shall apply therefor in writing over his or her signa-
ture to the Chief of Police on forms provided by the Village, and such
applicant shall complete all information required on the application in-
cluding (1) the name and address of the applicant; (2) the name and address
of the person, firm or corporation by whom employed; (3) the length of
service of such applicant with such employer; (4) the place of residence
and nature of the employment of the applicant during at least the last
preceding year; (5) the nature or character of the goods, wares, merchandise,
or services to be offered by the applicant; (6) the personal description of
the applicant. Such an application shall be accompanied by two 2" x 2" full -
face photographs and such other credentials and evidence of the good moral
character and identity of the applicant as may be reasonably required by
the Chief of Police.
Section III. Investigation and Registration Period: If the Chief
of Police shall determine after reasonable investigation that the applicant
is of good moral character and proposes to engage in a lawful and legitimate
commercial or :professional enterprise, he shall then issue the permit applied
for, which permit may-not become effective before the expiration of ten (10)
days thereafter and shall expire not later than the 31st day of December
in the year in which such permit shall have become effective.
Such permit shall be carried at all times by the applicant to whom
issued when soliciting or canvassing in the Village and shall be exhibited
by any such applicant whenever he or she shall be requested so to do by any
police officer or any person solicited.
Section IV. Revocation: Any such permit may be revoked by the
Chief of Police for violations by the holder thereof of any of the ordinances
of the Village or of any state or federal law, or whenever the holder of such
permit shall in the judgment of the Chief of Police cease to possess the
character and qualifications required by the section for the issuance of such
permit.
Section V. Registration Fee: Each registrant shall pay to the
Village of Deerfield a registration fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) per permit
year or portion thereof.
Section VI. Penalty: Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this Article shall be fined not less than Five
Dollars ($5.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on
which a violation occurs.
Section VII. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect _
from and after its passage, approval and due publication.
PASSED: This 9th day of October, A.D. 1957.
APPROVED:
Village resident
IN
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED in the DEERFIELD REVIEW on the 17th day of October, 1957.
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