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CI'l'Y OF' CCLLEYVILLE. TEXAS
TARRANT COUNTY
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AN ORDHJAKCE PRCVIDING GENERALTJYFCR T~m REGUlJirrICN OF ITINERiH1T
I'~lERCl{AIJTS; JJc~Flr\rlr~G iT ERI'Ii C'TJfI.1INIi.JG PfiC)CEDULiE FC'B. TfIE I.,ICEIJSIl~G.
OF IT INERP..NT l:?:~RCHAIiT[): PRCVIDIlTG A 301m REQUIHEI:ENT: PRCVIDING
A SC~IET)tJT.JE ()Il' i:jlSES: A lJT ~{-C)RIZll\jG TdE CITY SECRI?fA BY TO F~RRCISE
POHRRS CF DNESTIGATIClJ: PROVIDING EXCEP'rIOl'JS TC T:-IE APPLICATION
OF PROVISICI:S CF THIS OHDINP.l'TCE: PRCVIDHJG TH~ REX.;ISTRATION CF
INFCRJ.:ATICLr BY ITln'SRAt,)T ITERC]ANTEl 1?l';GAGED IN InTERSTATE COIWERCE:
SPECIFYITTG CFl<'F;I'JSRS: YlOVIDING PENAL'l'IES FCR T ~IE V IOIl-iT J:0:'J C1"
SUCH CFFF:TSES: PROVIDING Ii SfWE?ABILITY CLA,lJSF:: !II.m DECLARDIG AN
RITT\HG ENCY .
DF. IT CHDl\D;-SD BY T:-fF. CITY CCUNCITJ OF TTR CITY OF COIJL?l'VILI,E:
SECTION 1. - D'SFINITICNS
1.1 An Itinerant Ferchant or Itinerant Vendor, as the terms
are used in this ordinance, sl1all mean any person engaged in
trhe activity of going from house to house or from nlace to
place in the City for the purpose of soliciting, selling, or
talring orders for or offering to sellar talee orders for any
goods, vJares, merchandise, services, photographs, ne~Jspapers,
Magazines, for subscriptions to newspapers or magazines.
1.2 The term "iterstate commerce" shall mean soliciting,
selling or ta!cing orders for or offering to talee orders for
any goods, wares, merchandise, photographs, newspapers or
magazines, or subscriptions to nevIS papers or Elagazines TJJh1ch,
at the time the order 1s talcen, are in another state ,of ~Jill
be produced in another state and shipped or introduced into
this City in the fulfillment of such orders.
SECT ICF 2. - APPLICA.Tlm~ FOR LICEFSE
Any person engaged in the activities of an itinerant merchant,
as the term is defined, herein, shall malee \'lritten application
to the City :3ecretary for a license to do 80, Tilhich appli.ca-
t ion shall shO't<J the name and adc'l ress of the appl i.cant, the
name and address of the person, if any, that he represents
and the !e ind of good s offere(~ for sale, ancl vJhether such
applicant upon any such sale or oreler shall demand, accept,
or receive payment or deposit of money in advance of final
delivery, and the periods of time such applicant wishes to
sellar solicit in the City.
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3.1 The application mentioned in Section 2 hereof shall be
accompc1.niecl by a 'tond in the penal s u..rn of Cne Thousand Dollars
(;;1,000.00) signed by the applicant ann signed, as surety, by
some surety company authorized to do business in the State,
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conditioned for the final delivery of goods, wares, merchandise,
services, photographs, magazines and nev1Spapers, in accordance
with the terms of any Order obtained prior to the delivery
and also conditioned to idemnify any and all purchasers or
customers for any and all defects in materials or vwrln?1anship
that may exist in the article sold by the principal of the
bond at the time of the delivery, and that may be discovered by
such purchaser or customer within thirty (30) days after
delivery, and vJhich bond shall be for the use and bendfit of
all persons that may make any purchase or give any order to
the principal on the bond, or to an agent or an employee of
the principal.
3.2 Provided, that in case applicant is a person engaging
in any activity mentioned in this ordinance through one or
more agents or employees, such a person shall be required to
enter into only one bond, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars
(1,000.00) as herein required, which bond shall be made to
cover the activities of all its agents and employees.
SECTION 4. - FEES
4.1 The Secretary shall issue licenses upon the payment of
th~ following fees:
Description Amount
For those who regularly sell or
offer for sale consumer goods from
door to door or on a regular route
within the CitY~25.00
Itinerant merchants offering for sale
goods, wares, merchandise, or any
other cOlT'saodity for a limited time of
one month or less. 25.00
For each additional month for each
of the next five months or fraction
thereof 5.00
If merchant liable to above named tax
remains more than six months and up to
twelve months for each additional
month or fraction thereof 2.50
For travel j_np med ic ine vendors or
apeclalists not licensed by the
State 25.00
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For malcing negat i ves, expos ing plates
or films or malcing photop;raphs or
pict ures
25.00
For magazine or nevlspaper sub-
scriptions
10.00
For neddling (except items speci-
fied above)
5.00
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4.2 Provi~e~, persons offering for sale agricultural
products, meD,ts, poultry, or other art ieles of goods groHn
or produ.ced ty such persons shall not 'ce required to pay the
license fees, tut licenses shall te issued to such persons
ty the Secretary upon satisfactory proof that they have pro-
ducec} or grmm products to be peddled and such license shall
so state.
1.~.3 All licenses shall te 'Esued for a period of tvlelve (12)
months from date of issuance, exCel)t as otherwise set forth in
this ordinance.
SF:9T1C:,] 5. - IITVESTIGATIC2T i",!m I:3SUANCE
By authority of the City Secretary, the Chief of Police shall
cause such investigation of the applicant's tusiness and moral
character to be made as he deems necessary for the protection
of the putlic good. If, as a result of such investigation,
the applicant's character or business responsibility 1s
found to te unsatisfactory, the Secretary shall notifythe
applicant that his application is cHsapproved and that no
permit and license v111l 1:.e issued. If, as a result of such
investisation, the character and 1:.usiness responsitility of
the applicant are found to te satisfactory, the Secretary, shall,
upon payment of the prescrited fee, deliver to the applicant
his permit and issue a license. Such license shall contain the
siGnature and seal of the City ~':;ecretary an(l shall show the name,
address an(l photog:raph of the licensee, the class of license
issuee] 8Xld tlle !clnds of goor3s to be solel thereunder, the date
of iSCjUal1Ce rl.nc'! the length of' ti!T[e the same shall be operative,
as vJell as the lleens e numter RJ:1(l other i.d ent tfying d escript ion
of any ve;licle uf:'ed in such peddling, 801;('iting or canvassint.
'I1he Secretary shall lceep a recorfi of all licenses issued.
S"RcrIlIC'I'-~ 6. - E.({CEJ?I'IC;I'I;::;
The provisions of this Ordinance shall not anply to sales
made to r'! ealers ty comrnerc ial tn:welers or sales agents in
the usual course of busLness, or to sales made under authority
and by order of lavJ, nor to vend 01'8 of farm and dairy prod ucts.
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The j)!'ovj.[! ions of this Crc'U.nanee 81:18..L.1 not apply to persons
TIlho RY'e enZf:\sed in j.nterstate c()~nmerce as the term is defined
herein; py'ovided, hovlever, that it shall be unlmJful for persons
ene:ace(~ Ltl interstate corIlmerce to go frOI::! house to house or
place to pIRes in the City without having first registered vlith
the City Secretary Giving the following information
A.!,aEe, ~10I1e address and local address, if any, of regL-3trant.
B. :~~e, and address of the person, if any, that he represents
or for \'Jhorn or thToup;h ;}111om oTclers are to te sol ic i ted or
c1e8.re:1.
Cre) inane e lie.
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Eature of the article or things to to 801e1 or for
\'Jhlch orders are to be solicited.
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D. "T11ether registrant, upon al'Y sale or order, shall demand
or receive or accept payment or deposit of money in ad-
vance of final delivery.
E. Period of t irne 1iJhich registrant v1 ich 1)) isl1.es to sol ic it or
sell in the City.
F. The place v1l1.e:re the good s or property propos eel to te sold,
or 01'<..1 ers ta!ren for the sale thereof, are manufact ured or
prociucec1, Vlhere such goods or proo ucts are lcm.ted at the
time such application is filed, and the proposen JYlethod of
delivery.
G. T'I))o (2) photographs of the appl icant talcen 1)1 i thin sixty (60)
days immediately ])r10r to the date of the filing of the
app1ication, VJhich pictures shall be hlO inches "ty tvw
inches (2" x 211) sho1)]ing the hearl and shoulders of the
applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner.
H. 'I'he fingerprints of the appl icant, ta!ren by the Pol ice,
ancl the names of at least hl0 (2) reliable property ovmers,
who will certify as to the applicant's good character, and
tusiness respectlbility, or, in lieu of the names of
references, such other available evidence as to the good
character and tusiness res])onsibility of the applicant as
will enable an investigator to properly evaluate such
character and business responsibility.
~. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been
convicted of any crime, misc181'les.nor or violat ion of any
provisions of any Orc1inance for the City of Colleyville
the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty
assessed therefor.
J. A statement by a reputable physician of the City, dated
not nore than ten (10) clays prior to sutmission of the
application, certifying the app:Licant to te free of
contagious, infectious or communicatle disease.
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8.1 It shall hereafter be unlavlful for any pers on to
engage in the activities of an itinerant merchant, as the
term is defined herein, without first having applied for and
having ottained a license to do so from the City Secretary.
8.2 It .shall be unlav.)ful for any person to sell or sol ic it
in the City as aforesaid without carring such license while
engae:ed in such soliciting or selling.
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2. J It shoJ.l be l.mlaHful for ..i.:~. ~ i t in~ei;~fi~ r~;~tc})l~ v,lho
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e"1te~cs uxm t.he 1)remis es cvmec),' leased or opei'at~cr"[;,. another to
v.) i.llfu:L:Ly refuse to leave s ueh preTn is es aftei~ hav'ihg teen
not if led to do so by the O1'mer, ))l'ssessor or agent.
P. .l~ Any person 1'1110 violates any provis ions of Seet ion 7 or
Sutsections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 of this Section shall te guilty of a
rni.scemeanor ann upon conviction thereof shall be sutject to
a fine not to exceed Two 3undred Dollars (~200.00).
SECTICI,r 7'. - SEVERABILITY
Should any Section, Subsection, sentence, provision, clause or
phrase be held to be invalid for any reason, such holdings
shall not rene) er inval irl any other Sect ion, Sutsect ion, sen-
tence, provision, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, and
sa!D.e for this purpose are deemed to be severable.
SEC'rICI'J 10. - F.IIERGRECY
Due to the fact that persons are frequently found selling or
soliciting the sales of goods, 'iJares, or other merchandise
house to house or nlace to plaee VJithin the limits of the
City of Colleyvil1e, and that there are no Crdinances re-
gulating the creates an emergency for the protection of the
publiC vlelfaTe, peace ami comfort, and requires that this
\ ">t~ I Crdinance shall tal:e effect immediately, from and after its pass-
.<,~""; age, and j.t is El.ccorrJingly so ordained.
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WANT AD INVOICE
From The. FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, Fort Worth, Texas
To C1tv of ColleyvillA
P. O. Box 185
Call.yvfll., ~~Y~9 7~O'4
5g Lines 1 Times........ $ 29.50
Charge for 1 Affldavit.....$ 1.00
How ordered: PM ONLY Total.., 30.50
Date st.,rtfOtd 3/29/73
To expire 3/2g/73
Class No. Leva1Signed: Mart;!lret Ployd
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date aw! at tn;: t:I1l', stam 8.cj"'n by me and was du'" t '
RrCCR?fD in L:e ~ol'me'r. f)", ~f the DEED RECORDj
of Tarrant Cour"y, iU..JS :;s s., c. 8d h9reon by mil.
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