The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
Canvasser
or
solicitor
means any person, whether a resident of the City or not, traveling either by foot,
automobile, truck or any other type of conveyance from house to house or from street
to street, taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise,
subscriptions, personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or
for services to be furnished or performed in the future whether or not such individual
has, carries or exposes for sale, a sample of the merchandise or whether collecting
advance payments on such sales or not. The term "canvasser" or "solicitor" includes
any person who hires, leases, uses or occupies any building or structure, or any other
place within the City for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders
for future delivery.
Peddler
means any person, whether a resident of the City or not, traveling by foot, automobile,
truck or any other type of conveyance from house to house or from street to street,
carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares and merchandise, offering and exposing
them for sale, or making sales or delivering articles to purchasers or who, by traveling
from house to house, or street to street, shall sell or offer the same for sale from
an automobile, truck, or any other type of conveyance; one who solicits orders and,
as a separate transaction makes deliveries to purchasers as a part of the scheme or
design to evade the provisions of this article, shall be deemed a peddler, subject
to the provisions of this article. The term "peddler" includes the terms "hawker"
and "huckster."
