§ 11-5-1. Definitions.

(a)

Solicitor or canvasser. The "solicitor" or "canvasser" shall mean any individual, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house, or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or from services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not; provided that the definition shall include any person, who for himself, or for another person hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, tent, hotel room, lodginghouse, apartment, shop or any other place within the city for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery. This definition shall not apply to, and this article shall not apply to, the following persons:

(1)

Those who solicit orders solely from industrial, commercial or professional establishments within the city;

(2)

Those who solicit orders solely for agricultural or forest products;

(3)

Those who solicit orders solely for any kind of insurance, if such individual is licensed by the state, county or city; and

(4)

Those soliciting for schools, approved educational, religious or charitable organizations when the provisions of the business license tax ordinance have been complied with.

(b)

Peddler. The word "peddler" shall mean any individual whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house, or from street to street, in the city, selling or attempting to sell goods, wares and merchandise and personal property of any nature whatsoever for immediate delivery or delivery within 24 hours. This definition shall not apply to the following persons:

(1)

Those who peddle solely to industrial, commercial or professional establishments within the city;

(2)

Those who peddle solely agricultural or forest products which have not been subjected to manufacturing process; and

(3)

Those peddling for schools or approved educational, religious or charitable organizations when the provisions of the business license tax ordinance have been complied with.

(Code 1958, § 17A-1)

Cross reference

Privilege license taxes, § 3-2-11 et seq.