It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to proselytize, canvass or to distribute handbills, pamphlets or other written material or to solicit donations or contributions of money or property or financial assistance of any kind upon the streets, in the offices of business buildings, upon private property, by house-to-house canvass or in public places in the village without a license previously issued pursuant to this chapter, or enter upon the premises of any village resident who has noted objection to such entry and whose address has been provided to such person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives pursuant to §Â
106-4.
A. Application for a license as provided for in this section shall be
in writing and addressed to the Mayor of the village and shall contain
the following information:
(1)Â Name, address and purpose of the cause for which the license is sought.
(2)Â Names and addresses of the officers and directors of the organization,
firm, society, association, company or corporation seeking such license.
(3)Â Time for which permission is sought and localities and places of
activity.
(4)Â Legal and tax status of any organization, firm, society, association,
company or corporation so applying.
(5)Â Whether or not any commissions, fees, wages or emoluments are to
be expended in connection with such activity.
(6)Â Such other information as the Board of Trustees may require.
B. All applications must be accompanied by a processing fee established
by the Board of Trustees, payable to the Village Clerk.
C. Upon receiving such application, the Mayor shall present same to
the Board of Trustees at its next regular meeting. The Board of Trustees
shall approve the application of all bona fide applicants who have
complied with the above provisions.
D. Any license approval granted by the Board of Trustees is subject
to the following restrictions:
(1)Â All activity must be conducted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
1/2 hour after sunset, Mondays through Fridays only.
(2)Â Any organization, society, association, company or corporation licensed
under this section shall not have more than four individuals engaged
in the activity within the village at any one time.
(3)Â The license granted hereunder shall be effective for no more than
10 days.
(4)Â All persons conducting any activity on behalf of any organization,
society, association, company or corporation licensed under this section
shall, at all times during such period, carry and prominently display
an identification card issued by the organization, society, association,
company or corporation licensed to conduct the activity. Each identification
card shall plainly show the name of the person conducting the activity,
his or her photograph and the name of the person, organization, society,
association, company or corporation on whose behalf such activity
is being conducted.
(5) No person conducting any activity on behalf of any organization, society, association, company or corporation shall enter upon the premises of any residents of the village who have expressed a desire in writing not to be visited, canvassed, proselytized or solicited by such persons, organizations, societies, associations, companies or corporations and whose addresses have been provided pursuant to §Â
106-4.
Any and all licenses which may be granted by the Board of Trustees
pursuant to this chapter may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor
without notice and may be revoked by the Board of Trustees, after
notice and hearing, for any of the following causes:
A. Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application
for the license.
B. Violation of any of the restrictions imposed on the issuance of such
license or on the conduct of any activity so licensed.
The Village Clerk shall maintain a list of residents within
the village who have expressed in writing a desire not to be visited
by any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation
or their agents or representatives for the purpose of proselytizing,
canvassing or distributing handbills, pamphlets or other written material
or soliciting donations or contributions of money or property or financial
assistance of any kind. Upon the issuance of any license hereunder,
any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation
shall be provided with a copy of the list of these village residents
who have expressed in writing a desire not to have any such person,
organization, society, association, company or corporation or their
agents or representatives enter upon their property. Every organization,
society, association, company or corporation licensed under this section
shall agree not to visit the premises so enumerated in the list provided
to it by the village.