Show tel Charges Changes On l Door Selling Law The city council of Bountiful has voted to delete the Green River ordinance from the revision revision revision re re- re- re vision of ordinances presently underway IN A SPECIAL meeting held in the city hall Tuesday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon the council made th the decision decision decision de de- de- de after lengthy discussion by council members and residents residents residents resi resi- dents of the city As discussed the ordinance would have made it illegal for any peddler seller of merchandise dise disc or anyone soliciting funds to enter on any private properly property TilE THE COUNCIL decided that its main aim must be to control control control con con- n bY night fly salesmen who deceive or accept money under false pretenses This Tills can be done through the licensing ordinance the council decided d. d by several means The means were not fully defined but in in- eluded such recommendations as a 10 to 15 1 day waiting period for those seeking licenses who are arc not established in the com com- I During this tills time an investigation investigation investigation gation could be made of the honesty o of the venture Another suggestion was that the police photograph and fing fingerprint e r p r i n t those seeking licenses for a future future fu fur ture lure record and to check if persons wanted by the police are among those seeking li Ii censes tenses IN TIlE THE beginning of the discussion discussion dis dis- City Atty Rendell N N. Mabey who is working on the ordinance revision and brought the tIle new ordinances to the council council council coun coun- cil for study emphasized he has no ax to grind I am just trying to do a good job as attorney by looking into inlo the future and trying to see sec what laws might be needed I like all th the laws laws- in n one place and in sufficient detail debU so that any citizen can find out just what the law is he said BUT I V WANT ANT to emphasize I am not Dot personally recommending recommending mending the passage of any of these proposed ordinances he said Mr 1 Mabey presented an alternative alternative alternative al al- to the Green River ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- passed in New York and upheld by that states state's supreme su su- I preme court THIS TIllS LAW LAN allows persons to sell seU who have been residents for six months prior to seeking the license or have maintained a business for that time How the law would affect business depends on the intent of the law Jaw Mr 11 Mabey 1 con con- It is hard to define all terms exactly It is better to let the courts define them A REPRESENTATIVE of World Book who lives in Roy said this thi law would also hinder his work I have to train individuals individuals individuals indi indi- in many cone com communities uniti s. s Such laws would make it impossible impossible impossible im im- im- im possible to work he said One of our men was thrown into jail because of such laws I dont don't like this because he is not a crook When you make it so the owner home cant can't buy what he wants you are taking away some of J his s freedom Most goods now in mass production were able to begin by door to door selling he said CT ALIDE Bou g f t ul insurance salesman sal saiH a person may ma open an office but if he just sits there he heill will ill starve stane He has to go out and make contacts The mo more e restriction you have havethe havethe havethe the more problems you bring on yourself I dont don't know now how you can weed out the undesirable undesirable undesirable able sellers but if iC you OU can do it without cluttering up the law books it would be better he lie said SHERM SHERMAN AN Moss loss representing represent represent- ing Bountiful Dairy said the they could not Dol stay in business if they cant can't solicit I dont don't tl think it is the intent of the tIle council to restrict legitimate legitimate legitimate mate business Councilman L. L F. F Eckman said We should not try to shelter sheller people We need elbow room for business In fait we have e too many laws already People are smart enough to be able to close the thedoor thedoor door he said IT IS JUST as honorable to togo too g go o from door to door as it is to have a big store he said f l 1 Mayor or Matt Malt A. A Galt Gait asked if the New York law could be combined with the Green River Ri or could require a bond of those Without business ties tics in the com com- ty Attorney Mabey said he would try to get answers on on- on anything ng the council wants TIlE THE MAIN nL tl thing ng to ke keep ep p in mind is that the tIle courts have ha not upheld laws that discriminate discriminate nate nale against nonresidents residents he said Earl Thomas who ran for forthe forthe the city council in the recent See Sec GREEN RIVER page 3 J Green River Ordinance 0 Continued from Page One election said no law will be effective unless people will ask ask- to see the license of door to door salesmen We must educate edu cate cafe people in this regard Then fi Ci the man has no license he would be referred to the police UNLESS people will ill do this no law would function well he continued I agree that we must educate people Councilman Norris Morris said sad But I also think people are being legislated against almost to the tIle point they Uley cant can't do anything We have got to get people to think trunk for themselves WE NEED some law Jaw but not like his his- U s. s I dont don't feel good about it iL There are salesmen who make me feel like kicking licking their shins when they put their foot in the door Perhaps that is j just t what people should d do he said The councilmen agreed the matter COL could d be h handled and led through the 15 day delay and with every salesman having a a 3 copy of his license The city recorder will have cards print print- printed ed cd where there is more than one salesman indicating the licenses li licenses licenses li- li censes Las has been ob obtained lined |