PRODUCE, SELLING WITHOUT LICENSE PROHIBITED
Act of Jun. 10, 1881, P.L. 109, No. 121
AN ACT
To prohibit the peddling, selling or hawking of produce and
merchandise, in cities of the second and third classes within
this commonwealth, without a license.
Section 1. License required; penalty for peddling without
license: exception
No person or persons shall be employed, engaged or concerned
in the business or employment of hawking, peddling or selling
produce or merchandise, or either or any of them, within the
limits of any city of the second and third classes within this
Commonwealth, without having previously taken out a license; and
if any person or persons shall go from house to house within the
limits of such cities to sell or offer or expose for sale such
articles or any of them, without having paid such sum or sums as
may be fixed by ordinance of councils of such cities into the
treasury thereof, and received a license therefor, the person or
persons so offending shall forfeit and pay, for each and every
offense, the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered summarily
before the mayor of such city wherein the offense shall have
been committed: Provided however, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed so as to prohibit farmers, gardeners or
dairymen from selling the products of their own farms, gardens
of dairies. 1881, June 10, P.L. 109, Sec. 1.
Section 2. Councils to regulate licenses
Councils of the cities of the second and third classes, after
the approval of this act, shall be empowered to fix by ordinance
the amount to be paid for a license, and the time the same shall
be granted for, and prescribe and regulate the manner of payment
thereof into the treasury of such cities. 1881, June 10, P.L.
109, Sec. 2.
Section 3. Act to be accepted by ordinance
This act shall not be in operation, nor shall it go into
effect in any city of the second and third classes, until
councils accept the same by ordinance. 1881, June 10, P.L. 109,
Sec. 3.
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