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Township Solicitor ($1,000) Bond - Mamaroneck, NY in New York

Brief Summary

If you have lived in the Village of Mamaroneck for more than a year before applying, you skip this bond. Everyone else applying for a solicitor license files a $1,000 bond with the application, approved by the Village Attorney, and a surety bond meets that requirement for a small premium instead of leaving cash collateral with the village.

The Village of Mamaroneck requires a $1,000 bond with every application for a hawker, peddler or solicitor license under Chapter 274 of the Village Code, unless the applicant has lived in the village for more than one year immediately before applying. The bond, listed here as the Township Solicitor bond, runs to the village, must be approved as to form and surety by the Village Attorney, and guarantees compliance with village peddling and soliciting ordinances during the license term.

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How to Apply for a Township Solicitor ($1,000) Bond:

Check your residency. More than one year in the village immediately before applying means no bond is posted.
Get the license application form from the village and gather proof of good character.
Two photographs of yourself taken within 30 days before the application.
Details of your vehicles, goods or services, and the business you represent.
Obtain the $1,000 bond naming the Village of Mamaroneck as obligee.
File the bond with the application for Village Attorney approval and pay the license fee in the village fee schedule, Chapter A347.

Detailed Information About the New York Township Solicitor ($1,000) Bond:

Who needs it

Section 274-3 makes it unlawful to act as a hawker, peddler or solicitor without a license issued by the Village Clerk. A solicitor, under section 274-1, is anyone who goes from place to place or house to house, or stands in a street or public place, taking or offering to take orders for goods, wares or merchandise, or for services to be performed in the future. Orders for milk, newspapers, periodicals, books and pamphlets are left out of that definition.

The $1,000 bond in section 274-5 goes in with the license application. Applicants who have resided in the village for more than one year immediately before filing do not post it. Section 274-2 also keeps the chapter from applying to merchants with an established place of business in the village, and their employees, when soliciting orders from customers and delivering them, and to farmers and producers selling meats, fish, fruit and farm produce.

What the bond guarantees

The bond is conditioned on the licensee observing every village ordinance on hawking, peddling and soliciting for the term of the license. For a solicitor who takes advance payments, it also guarantees final delivery of the goods, wares or merchandise ordered, or a refund of the advance payment. The Village Attorney approves the form and the surety, and may accept collateral security in place of a bond.

The rest of the application

The written application is filed with the Manager on a village form, together with proof of good character, the number and type of vehicles, a description of the goods or services, the business you represent and the license period you want. You also supply two photographs taken within 30 days, and one of them goes on a numbered identification card you must wear on your outer garment while soliciting. The Village Manager can suspend a license for a violation, and violations carry a fine of up to $250, imprisonment of up to 15 days, or both.

Eligibility and Requirements for a New York Township Solicitor ($1,000) Bond:

Bond amount of $1,000, payable to the Village of Mamaroneck.
Form and surety approved by the Village Attorney.
Condition covering compliance with village hawking, peddling and soliciting ordinances for the full license term.
Delivery or refund guarantee if you collect advance payments on orders.
Applicant credit review, which sets the premium the surety quotes.

New York Township Solicitor ($1,000) Bond FAQs:

I have lived in Mamaroneck for years. Do I post the bond?

An applicant who has resided in the village for more than one year immediately before filing the application does not post the bond. You still need the license itself from the Village Clerk.

Does the bond protect customers who pay in advance?

Yes. For solicitors who accept advance payments on orders, the bond guarantees that the goods, wares or merchandise ordered are delivered or that the advance payment is refunded.

Who approves the bond?

The Village Attorney approves both the form of the bond and the surety. Collateral security satisfactory to the Village Attorney can be offered instead of a bond.

Which door-to-door sellers are outside the chapter?

Merchants with an established place of business in the village and their employees soliciting and delivering orders to customers, and farmers and producers selling meats, fish, fruit and farm produce. Orders for milk, newspapers, periodicals, books and pamphlets also fall outside the solicitor definition.

How is the premium set?

The surety quotes the premium from the applicant's credit and history on the $1,000 bond amount. Confirm the current application form and filing steps with the Village of Mamaroneck before the bond is issued.