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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washing-
ton, repealing Kent City Ordinance 0.686 s 11 --
1937 (codified Ordinance 6.6. 32 ); and establish-
ing an Ordinance defining a "Solicitor", license
requirements therefor, fees therefor, require-
ments for issuance of Solicitor's licenses and
revocation thereof, establishing penalties for
violation of this Ordinance, and defining those
exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHING TON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Sect 11 on 1. Kent City Ordinance 0.686 s 11 -- 1937 (cod
ified Kent City Ordinance 6.6.32) is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Definitions. A Solicitorwithin the meaning
of this Ordinance is defined to be:
(a) any person who shall sell, offer for or expose for
sale, or who shall trade, deal or traffic in any services, magazin
es, periodocials or any other personal property at retail in the
City of Kent, by going from house to house or from place to
place or by indiscriminately approaching individuals; sales by
sample or for future delivery and excutory contracts of sale are
embraced within this subdivision; provided, however, that this
section shall not be deemed applicable to any salesman or can-
vasser who solicits trade from wholesale or retail dealers in the
City of Kent;
23 ; (b) any person who while selling or offering for sale
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24i any goods, wares, merchandise or anything of value, stands or is
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25 41 otherwise present in a doorway, any unenclosed vacant lot, parcel
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26sof land, any street or public way, or in any other place not used
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27 by such person as a permanent place of business;
28 11 (3) A master solicitor is a person or firm which emplo s
29I or uses agents or employees who act as solicitors.
30Section 3. License required. It shall be unlawful for
31 , any person to act as solicitor within the meaning of this QrdirfancE
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32E un less he or she, or his or her employer, shall have first secured
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a license therefor in the manner provided by this Ordinance.
Section 4. License -- fees-- transferability. The
license fees for solicitors and Master Solicitors hereunder shall
be as follows: Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each calendar year or
fraction thereof, payable in advance, for each Master Solicitor;
Two Dollars ($2.00) for each calendar year or fraction thereof,
payable in advance, for each solicitor listed and identified by
such Master Solicitor; Five Dollars ($5.00) for each calendar year
or fraction thereof, payable in advance for each solicitor not
certified under a Master Solicitor license application. License
application. Licenses issued hereunder shall not be transferred.
Section 5. License application. Any person desiring
to secure a solicitor's license shall apply therefor in writing
lover his or her signature to the Chief of Police and such applica-
tion shall include or state as to each applicant.
1. The name and address of the applicant;
2. The length of service of such applicant with such
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3. The place of residence and nature of the employment
�I of the applicant during the last preceding year;
4. The nature or character of the goods, wares, mercha
J dise or services to be offered by the applicant;
5. The personal description of the applicant;
5. State of Washington Tax Commission Registration
Certificate Number;
7. Wherever applicable, a copy of applicant's Food
I#Handler's permit issued by King County;
�( 8. A full face, 2" x 211, photograph g Ph of the applicant;
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?+ 9. Fingerprints of the applicant;
li and such credentials and other evidence of good moral character
and identity of the applicant as may be reasonably required by the
Chief of Police -
Any person or firm desiring to secure a Master Solicitor s
license shall apply therefor in writing over his or her signature,
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I H or in the case of a corporation over the signature of any two
2 officers thereof accompanied by an impression of the corporate sea
3 ',,of the applicant, to the City Clerk, and such application shall
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4 contain as to each applicant:
5 1. Name and address of applicant;
6 2. Whether applicant is corporation, partnership or
7 proprietorship;
(a) if corporation, names and home addresses of
8 two principal officers thereof; name and home
address of managing agent of corporation office
9 within State of Washington nearest to City of Kent;
State of incorporation; if foreign corporation, name
10 and mailing address of resident agent for State of
Washington;
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(b) if copartnership, name and home address of
12 each partner;
13 3. Nature or character of the goods, wares, merchandise
14 or service to be offered by the applicant;
4. Names and addresses of each solicitor agent of the
15 applicant employed or active in the City of Kent and a complete
16 physical description of such agent;
5. A statement that applicant will be fully responsible
17 for all agreements and acts of its solicitor agents listed in
18the application or subsequently certified to the City Clerk as
being one of its solicitor agents;
19 1 6. Attached thereto shall be the individual solicitor's
20 license application of each agent listed on the Master Solicitor's
application;
21 Section 6. Remittance of license fee. All applications
22 shall be accompanied by the requisite license fee in cash, money
23 order, bank draft or certified check.
24 ( Section 7. Investigation of applicants. It shall be
25 the duty of the Chief of Police to investigate each application
26 made under Section 5 above in which investigation the Chief of
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27 ;!Police shall determine:
28 1. The existence of the employer or firm of each indivi
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dual applicant;
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2. The genuineness of all credentials presented by the
.i applicant;
313. Whether the applicant or any solicitor agent listed
32 the application has a criminal record;
4. The truth of the facts set forth in the application;
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5. Whether the applicant proposes to engage in a law-
ful and legitimate commercial or professional enterprise;
and such investigation must be completed within a reasonable time.
Section 8. License issuance - Expiration date. If the
Chief of Police shall determine within a reasonable time from his
investigation that the facts set forth in the application are
true, that the application is reliable and of good moral character
that his, her, or its purpose is to engage in a lawful and legi-
timate commercial or professional enterprise, he shall then approv
the applimtion and issue the license applied for. Such license
shall expire on the thirty-first of December of the year in which
such license shall have been issued, except as hereinafter providel.,
no license shall be issued until the conclusion of the aforesaid
investigation.
Section 9. Carrying and exhibition of license. Such
solicitor's license shall be carried by the solicitor at all times
when soliciting or canvassing in the City, and shall be exhibited
by any such solicitor wherever he or she shall be requested to do
so by any police officer or any person solicited.
Section 10. License revocation. Any such license may
be revoked by the City of Kent for the violation of any of the
Ordinances of the City or any State or Federal law, or whenever
such solicitor shall in the judgment of the City Council cease to
possess the character and qualifications required by this Ordin-
ance for the issuance of such permit.
Section 11. Expedition of applicant investigation. If
any applicant for a license, including solicitor or his employer,
shall be unwilling to wait for an investigation by the Chief of
Police through the regular procedure, and desires that the Chief
of Police expedite such investigation by the use of toll telephone
calls or telegrams, then in that event the Chief of Police shall
I make the necessary toll telephone calls and send such telegrams
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as the investigation
shall require,
but only after the cost for
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such services shall
have been paid
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Section 12. Order taking requirements. All orders take
by licenses solicitors shall be in writing, in duplicate, stating
the name of the solicitor, as it appears on the license, the
solicitor's permit number as issued hereunder, the address of
both the solicitor and his employer, the terms of the order or
agreement and the amount of money or checks paid to the solicitor.
One copy of such order or agreement shall be given to the purchaseL'.
Section 13. Violations --Penalty. Any person, firm or
corporation violating the terms of this Ordinance shall upon con-
viction, be fined in a sum not to exceed $300.00 and shall be sub-
ject to a maximum jail sentence of 90 days in jail, or both such
fine and imprisonment for each offense. Every day upon which such
violation shall occur or during which violation shall continue,
shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 14. Exemptions from Ordinance regulations. Thi
Ordinance shall not apply to the selling of personal property at
wholesale to dealers in such articles or commodities; shall not
apply to newsboys; and shall not apply to any organization, asso-
ciation, or corporation desiring to solicit or have solicites in
its name, donations of money or property, or financial assistance
of any kind, or desiring to sell or distribute any item of
literature or merchandise for a charitable, religious, patriotic
or philanthropic purpose. Any person or organization claiming
the exemption of this section shall file with the Chief of Police
an affidavit setting forth facts sufficient to show the applica-
tion of this section and the right to such exemption.
Section 15. If any phrase, section clause or sentence
or other part of this Ordinance shall be held invalid or uncon-
stitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining parts hereof.
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Section 16. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five days from and after its passage, approval and pub-
lication, as provided by w•
A , ayor
Attest:
MARIE JhNz, �Ity Cer��
Approved as to form:
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TE , City Attorney
PASSED the /-7 day of February, 1969
APPROVED the / day of February, 1969.
Published the day of February, 1969.
I herebcertify that this is a true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. c �, passec by the City Council of the City
of Kent and appy Y
approve the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon
indicated.
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