1965/66/67 session laws – Ch.80 Sec.1

G. S. 153-9 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision, immediately following subdivision (20): 117 (20a) To Prohibit or Regulate Itinerant Merchants, Peddlers, Hawkers and Solicitors. In that portion of the county lying outside the jurisdiction of an incorporated city or town, to prohibit or to regulate itinerant merchants, peddlers, hawkers and solicitors. Such regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, requirements that an application be submitted, that a permit be issued, that an investigation be made, that such activities be reasonably limited as to time and area, that proper credentials and proof of financial stability be submitted, and that an adequate bond be posted to protect the public from fraud; provided, that the board of county commissioners may make such regulations applicable within the jurisdiction of any incorporated city or town whose governing body, by resolution, consents to such regulations and until such time as such consent may, by resolution, be withdrawn.