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 Pearland
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 22. PEDDLERS

  § 22-6. Registration statement.  

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  • All peddlers required to file a registration statement and obtain a registration card in accordance with section 22-3(2) of this chapter, shall provide the following information to the city secretary or his designee, which shall be subject to verification:

    (1)

    Name, date of birth, social security number, Texas driver's license number, residence address and telephone number, and business address and telephone number of registrant.

    (2)

    Name and address of the person, firm, or corporation, if any, represented by registrant.

    (3)

    If registrant desires to conduct activities for charitable purposes, proof of tax-exempt status as determined by the Internal Revenue Code.

    (4)

    In the event a registrant states in the registration statement that he or she represents a person, firm, or corporation from whom or through whom orders are to be solicited or cleared, then upon filing such registration statement, the registrant shall also execute an affidavit as provided by the city secretary or his designee, signed by such person, or in the event of a partnership, by one of the partners in the partnership, or in the event of a corporation, by an officer of the corporation, attesting to the registration statement of said registrant as being true and correct and further attesting that said registrant is a bona fide representative of said person, partnership, or corporation, and will not receive, either directly or indirectly, any profits, compensation, or other things of value as payment for conducting such activities.

    (5)

    The kind of goods or services offered and whether the same are to be offered for sale, rent, lease, barter, or exchange.

    (6)

    The period of time the registrant wishes to conduct business within the city.

    (7)

    The names, mailing address and telephone number of all individuals who will be in direct charge or control of the solicitation of funds.

    (8)

    A description of the methods and means by which the solicitation of funds is to be accomplished, including but not limited to, whether the registrant, upon any sale or order, shall demand, accept, or receive payment or deposit of money in advance of final deliveries.

    (9)

    A copy of registrant's current state sales tax certificate, if applicable.

    (10)

    A statement as to whether the registrant has been convicted of any misdemeanor or felony crime of any nature, including but not limited to, any crime of moral turpitude, in this state or any other state, and if having been so convicted, a full statement as to the nature, place, date, and circumstances of said conviction.

    (11)

    A statement that registration statement will not be used as, or represented to be, an endorsement by the city of the registrant, its officers, or employees.

    (12)

    Any other information which the city deems necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 790, Exh. A, § VI, 5-19-97; Ord. No. 790-1, §§ 7, 10, 7-28-97)