The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning:
Solicitor
means any individual, whether a resident of the city or not, traveling either by foot,
wagon, automobile, motor truck, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place,
from house to house, or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders
for sale of goods, wares and merchandise, books or magazines, personal property of
any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed
in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample
of the subject of such sale or whether he is collecting advance payments on such sales
or not, and such definition shall include any person who, for himself, or for another
person, hires, leases, uses, or occupies any building, structure, tent, railroad boxcar,
boat, hotel room, lodginghouse, apartment, shop, or any other place within the city
for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.
The word "solicitor" shall include the word "canvasser."
