HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1966-438230
ORDINANCE N0. 438
', AN ORDINANCE OF THECITY OF-ELSCNORE, CALIFORNIA-
REGULATING,SOLIGtTAT10N5 FOR CNARITABLE PATRIOTIC,
PHILANTHROPIC AND RELLGIOUS:PURBOSES,,:AND:REGULAT-
ING CONMERCIAC SOLICITIORS AND PEDDLERS.
The City Council>of the.City of Elsinore does ordain as-follows:
Section l: ,Definitions.:
Unl-ess it:is apparent from the context that another meaning
is intended, the following words, when used he reinishall have
the meaning ascribed to4them,by.this section;
(a) "Charity"'.or,Chari able"' shat}: mean any 'charitable, 6" :`
patriotic, religious, philanthropic,:-benevolent or:fraternal
person, or any branch .or subsidiary xhereof.
(b) '!Person" shall mean anrindividual,.group, firm; co-
-partner.shi;p, corporation, company;::association, church,:religioas
.-(Sect, reli,gipus denomination, scSciety, organ}nation or>league.
{c) "Solicit" or "Soli-ciaation" shat mean #o:teyuest;+directly
or indirecbly,:money,:property;in¢luding:disea'rde® household furnish-
i.ngs,.newspaper,!magazines, castoff materials; or financial assistance
of_any.kind"a ncluding donations,-or pledges of donations„or-to sell,
to offer for sale or to exhibi# anything or object whatever to daiae
money, including any article, tag, service, emblem publication, ticket,
.....:advertisement or ;subscription; or to secure or=attempt to-secure money
or donations:or other property byrpromoti:ng any bazaar, sale,"'dance,
card party`supper.or entertai-nment;:whether any%of uch acts occur on
the streets, in any office or public bui'Pding, by house-to-house `canvass,
or in any public or private place, by personal solicitation.
Section 2: Permit°Required.. :
>It shall be unlawful:for any person without first having applied
for:and received a permit from the Chief `of Police, as provided in
this chapter',: to make any appeal to the public.foria than} y, charitable
or:religious:-purpose, ei her by soliciting or coll;ectiort!gifts,
contributi'.ons,: donations „or subscriptions:or by<;promoting or conducting
:.any sale, ;bazaar or exhibition or by other means-whatsoever at any place
or to any person in the 'city.
Section 3: :.Application fors Permit.
Any person desiring to do any of the acts mentioned in Sections 1
or:2 shat,l file an_applicat-ion:with the Chief of Bolice..` Said application
'shawl set forth the fol owing information: -
(1) Name and address of the applicant and whether or not the
applicant is affiliated wLtH orcwonking for any 'other organization than
3he'one for:whick this soli:citation is.!iniended.
(2) :Location and address of-'national,' tate and local headquarters,
if any.
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(3) The names and addresses of all persons directly interested
in or who in any manner will be engaged in the work.
(4) The exact purpose for which the proceeds of:the'soi'icitation,
sale, bazaar, exhibition, promotion, amusement, show, lecture, enter-
' tainment or other enterprise or any parf tti'ereof, are to-be used, in-
cluding the manner in which, and the amount of any compensation in-
tended to be.paid to any person, firm, association or corporation out
of such proceeds.
(5) A financiaa statement for the last preceding fiscal year of
any funds collected in this City or Else-where for charitable purposes
by the applicant, giving the amount of money so raised, the cost of
raising it and the final distribution thereof. In addition, if ahe
applicant conducted a solicitation in this city at any time during
the preceding twelve months, a separate financial statement of any
funds collected thereby shall be submitted containing information c
showing the amount of money so raised, the cost of raising it and the
final dt=stribution thereof.
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