§ 5-119. License fee; bond.

(a)

Amount of license fee. Upon every person, agent, or employee of such person or organization operating as a peddler or solicitor, there is hereby levied an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). All persons employed by the solicitor or peddler must have separate licenses.

(b)

Nonprofit organizations. No fee shall be levied, nor a bond required if the solicitation is for the purpose of seeking donations or gifts for an eligible charitable, religious, educational, community or similar nonprofit purpose, provided, however, that a permit must first be obtained and carried at all times. Provided, further, when solicitation is conducted by a group or organization composed predominantly of minors, the adult sponsor or leader may carry only one (1) permit for the whole group.

(c)

Bond. Peddlers and solicitors shall, in advance of making any solicitation, furnish and make payable to the city a good and sufficient penal bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned that if such solicitors, or any employees, officers, or agents thereof, shall comply with all of the provisions of this division relating to peddlers and solicitors, the obligations shall be void, otherwise, to remain in full force and effect.

(Code 1963, § 19-8)

State law reference

Bond of transient vendors and traveling photographers, Miss. Code Ann. 1972, § 21-19-35.