HomeMy WebLinkAbout022491 ORDINANCE NO. 1554
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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A DAILY LICENSE FOR
3 DOOR TO DOOR SALES, PROVIDING FEES THEREFOR,
ESTABLISHING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND
4 REQUIRING DISPLAY OF LICENSE,, AND P46"11/04 P"ourilt,
5 :THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND in regular session
0 .'assembled, do ordain as follows:
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7 Section 1. From and after January 1, 1969, every person who
.8 "shall make any offering or solicitation of sale at any private
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9 residence in theCity of Port Townsend, whether or not a transfer
10 .of goods, intangibles, services or money take place at the time,
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11 !.shall be required to have first made ap,p.j ication for and received;
12 ;a license for "door to door sales," from the City Clerk, and to
13 ;have paid the fee therefor.
14 Section 2. The Term "Sales" as used in Section 1 hereof shall,
15 'embrace every transaction in which any exchange of goods for money,
le ".services for money, or goods for goods, shall be involved, whether,
17 or not the transaction shall involve real property, personal pro-
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18 ',perty, improvements to real property or any other tangible or
19 intangible property interest.
20 Section 3. Each person required to obtain such license shall.:
21 make application therefor to the City Clerk , and shall supply hisj
22 ;'name, firm name, if any, address, nature of business, length of
23 ..time that operations will be conducted in theCity, and such other
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24 ,information as the City Clerk may reasonably require, together
25 'with two references as to character and responsibility of the
26 ..applicant.
27 Section 4. The City Clerk may make such inquiry as to the
28 identity and background of the applicant as may be reasonable,
29 and the City Police Department shall cooperate with the City Clerk
30in such inquiry.
31 Section 5. No license shall be issued by the City Clerk until
32 the sum of $ 25.)0- shall have been paid, as the license fee ;\
BLENN ABRAHAM
MOUHT UAKCR OLOCK \�
PORT TOWNOCNO. WADHINGTON