Hawker

The primary idea of a "hawker and peddler" is that of an itinerant or traveling trader, who carries goods about for sale, and actually sells them, in contradistinction to a trader who sells goods in a fixed place of business. Superadded to this (though perhaps not essential), by a "hawker" is generally understood one who not only carries goods for sale, but who seeks for purchasers, either by outcry or by attracting attention to them, as goods for sale, by an actual exhibition or exposure of them, by placards or labels, or by a conventional signal, like the sound of a horn for the sale of fish.* A "hawker and peddler" is an itinerant trader, who goes from place to place, or from house to house, carrying for sale and exposing to sale the goods, wares or merchandise which he carries." He generally deals in small and cheap articles, such as he can conveniently cany in a cart or on his person. He may be required to take out a license.* Hawking. Embraces the business of one who sells, or offers goods for sale, on the streets by outcry, or by attracting the attention of persons by exposing his goods in a public place, or by placards, labels, or signals.'' ' SUliman v. United States, 101 U. S. 471 (1879); Stewart V. Piatt, ib. rm (1879); 3 How. 61; 21 WaU.

178; 103 111. 221. ' » Wendall u. Osborne, 63 Iowa, 102, 103 (1884), Beck, J. * Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Corporation v. Chandler, 9 Allen, 168 (1864), Bigelow, C. J. * [Commonwealth v. Ober, 12 Cush. 495 (1853), Shaw, Chief Justice. " Commonwealth v. Parnum, 114 Mass. 270 (1873), En-