HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_09_23_O024ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED September 23~ 1981
81-0-24 ADOPTED September 23, 1981
ADDING SECTIONS 12-4, 12-5 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 12-18, 12-19, 12-32,
12-33 AND 12-34 AND REPEALING SECTION 12-37 OF THE TOWN CODE
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The Town Code is amended by adding two sections to Article I,
Chapter 12, Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors to read as follows:
Sec. 12-4. Standards of behavior.
(a) No person shall canvass, peddle or solicit except between the hours of
9:00 A. M. and 9:00 P. M.
(b) Peddlers, solicitors and canvassers shall provide a written receipt to
the payee bearing the amount of payment~ the balance .due and terms of payment and
the purpose for each transaction at the time of the transaction.
(c) No person shall approach a home~ residence or business for the purpose
of peddling, soliciting or canvassing where such home or residence is posted with
a sign stating "No peddlers or Solicitors" or words of a similar meaning.
(d) No person shall, make any .a~sertion~ representation or statement of fact
that misrepresents the purpose of his call on a home~ residence or business or use
any plan~ scheme or ruse which misrepresents such .purpose.
(e) No person licensed under this chapter shall use the fact of being licensed
so as to lead the public to believe that such licensing represents an endorsement or
approval by the town.
Sec. 12-5. Violations of chapter; revocation of license.
(a) No license or certificate shall be issued to any person who has been con-
victed of a violation of any of the .provisions of this chapter within one year of
the date of the application.
(b) Any license or registration certificate issued under this chapter e~e~e
may be revoked by the m~m~e~m~ manager because of any violation by the registrant
of any ordinance of the municipality~-~-~-~ny-~-~-~ed~rm~-~wy,-~z-~or-pr~r
eem~ee~em-e~-mmy-e~me, or whenever the registrant shall cease to possess the
qualifications and character required in this chapter mrt~e for the original
registration.
SECTION II. Sections 12-18 and 12-19 of Article II, Chapter 12 of the Town Code
are amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 12-18. Application.
Application for a license required by this article shall be made to the e~e~
e~-~½e-m~m~e~pm~yv Director of Finance and shall state thereon the description
and number of vehicles, if any, intended to be operated, the kind of merchandise
to be peddled, the permanent address of the peddler, the place wherein the peddling
is to be conducted within the municipality and shall include two prints of a photo-
graph made by the police department of the applicant with one copy each attached to
the application and the license.
Sec. 12-19. Fee.
The fee for such license shall be that prescribed in Section ~-6~ 17-75 of
the code.
SECTION III. Sections 12-32, 12-33 and 12-34 of Article III, Chapter 12 of
the Town Code are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12-32. Application.
Any person desiring the certificate required by this article shall make written
application therefor~ ~-~½e-e~ee-e~-~e-p~ee-e~e~ to the Director of Finance.
Such application shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain the following:
(1) The applicant's name, mm~ address, height, weight and any other information
necessary to establish his positive identification;
(2) The name and address of the applicant's employer or the organization he
represents;
(3)
The nature of the products or services in which the applicant is interest-
ed, mm~ the name of the manufacturer of such productsv and the method of
deliver~;
(4) The proposed method of operating in the municipality;
(5) The license number of any vehicle to be used in the applicant's business;
(6) Two prints of a ~hotograph made b~ the police department of the applicant
with one copy each attached to the application and the permit.
Sec. 12-33. Fee.
The fee for a certificate required by this article shall be ~e-~e~m
~oo~ $10.00.
Sec. 12-34. Issuance; contents.
The ~o~ee-e~e~h Director of Finance shall issue a certificate applied for under
this article to each applicant who shows evidence of good character and pays the
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prescribed fee. Such certificate shall indicate that the person named therein
has registered in accord with this article and shall set forth the dates covered
by such registration.
SECTION IV. Section 12-37 of the Town Code is repealed.
Sec. 12-37. Revocation.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
passed this 23rd day of
September , 1981.
Town of Leesburg
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