Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-30
rhs pSoolERs' LAW


We have hecn a.kcl o. publish a syn.
op.l. u the pe,iiler. law. Although
ihi. hw vas given ln fuu in our supple
ment containing thr avs. a.. its prosi..
BON. have noe SET h.come familiar to the
people in general. W. rvpru-iuce 10. main
features. giving tn first two .cction. iu
full
~FCr. I. ~ person shall ~ about
from town to town. or from placr to
pac. in the same town. exposing Cor
sale ur selling. any guods 90 chattel.
other than fruit grown On The United
~tatss, fruit trvvs. provisions, live AMI
mails, hruums, agricultural implements,
fuel. ueespafsr-, hooks. pamphlets, az
rirutunl products 90 the United ~tatss.
The products ~ his own labor 90 ths
labor - his family. anv patent 20 hi.
osn Invention or in which b. has hs,'oms
Interested hy tying a member ~ any
firm. or stakeholder In any corporation
which IA. purchased the patent. until b.
shall have procured a llc~nse 30 o. De- a.
hereinafter provided.
SrCr. 2. The SECRETARY ~ state shall
sran; a licenss. o. ~ about exposing Cor
sale aud selling. anv goods. ware- or
merchandise. 90 any citiisu ~ The United
state who flc- IN hi ofice a certificate
signed hv the mayor 20 a city. 90 ~ a
majority - ths ssleCtmsu ~ town,
stating o. their hest know ledge aud D.
lief that The applicant therein named !.
~ good moral character, bat such
hcvnse shall D. granted to no ether per-
sou. The MAYOR or sslcCtmen before
granting such certificate. shall rcguirr
the applicant o. make oath. that b. l. the
person named therein and that h. l. a
citifsn ~ The United >tates. and the
mayor or aid .sleCtmeu arr hereby au-
thorifed % administer aid oath
Ia each license granted by the secre-
tary ~ state under seCtion two, the name
- each town or city selcCtcd BY the aI.-
plicant mu.t h. inserted. and the secrr-
tary receiVes from the applicant. for hi
personal use. one dollar for zach town 80
Inserted. The po,ldleF must then pay
% the respective trvasurcrs % the toWns
named. the sums following: for every
town containing not more than one thou
sand Inhabitants. thrce dollars for
towns containing more than one thou
sand and le-s than two thousand inhab-
itants. slx dollars; and for every thou
and Inhabitants Ia excess % two thou
sand, two dollars, provided, that the sum
80 paid o. any treasurer shall nO; excvcd
twenty dollars. The person 80 licensed
can pe,idle only Ia the towns named In
his license.
The secrvtary u state may grant spe-
ciAl state licenses TO person. named In
section two, upon payment % ffty dol
lars by the applicant. and the person 80
icensed may sell any goods In any town
In the state. special county licenses
may also b. granted by the secretary ~
state, upon payment Of Que dollar for
each county named. and the person 80
licensei may sell In each county. after
paying i've dollars to the county treas
ures. any tin. britannia, glass. earthen.
Iron or wooden wares manufactured In
the United states.
Disabled soldiers aud sailors are sx-
empted from paying the license fees.
Unlicensed persons engaged In ped
ding contrary 10 the provisions Of the
act, may b. punished by a fine not ex-
ceeiing two hundred dollars.
ucenses continue Ia force one year.
The provisions Of the act are not ap-
plicsble TO commercial agents, selling
goods By sample to dealers only.