No person, firm or corporation, by its employees or otherwise,
shall distribute or circulate or permit or cause the distribution
or circulation of any newspapers, handbills, dodgers, posters, booklets,
circulars, cards, pamphlets, novelties or other printed or advertising
matter in the Village of Rothschild without the person distributing
the same having a distributor's license as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 5-12-2008]
Application in writing for a distributor's license shall
be made to the Clerk upon forms prescribed by the Clerk. The Clerk
shall have the authority to grant such license upon payment to the
Treasurer of a license fee set by the Village Board. Said license
shall expire on the 30th day of June of each year and be subject to
inspection upon demand by any Village official or property owner.
No person under 14 years of age shall be granted a license.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply
to the distribution of newspapers or magazines being delivered to
bona fide subscribers thereof, packages containing ordered material,
official public notices issued by proper public authorities, monthly
statements of public utilities addressed to a specific address or
person, or anything carried or delivered by the U.S. Postal Service,
nor shall a license be required for the distribution of any political
or campaign literature or matter, and no person shall distribute or
cause to be distributed any such literature within a radius of 1/4
mile from the door of any polling booth within the Village of Rothschild
which is intended to or tends to influence any voting during the hours
of voting.
[Amended 6-25-2012; 8-28-2017]
Any person violating this chapter shall be subject to §
1-2 of this Code.