It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to proselytize, canvass or 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, 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 §
98-4.
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) Name, address and purpose of the cause for which the
license is sought.
(2) Names and addresses of the officers and directors
of the organization, firm, society, association, company or corporation
seeking such license.
(3) Time for which permission is sought and localities
and places of activity.
(4) Legal and tax status of any organization, firm, society,
association, company or corporation so applying.
(5) Whether or not any commissions, fees, wages or emoluments
are to be expended in connection with such activity.
(6) 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. Within a reasonable time after receiving such application,
the Mayor shall approve the application of all bona fide applicants
who have complied with the above provisions.
D. Any license approval granted by the Mayor shall be
subject to the following restrictions:
(1) All activity must be conducted between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 1/2 hour after sunset, Mondays through Fridays only.
(2) 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) The license granted hereunder shall be effective for
no more than 10 days.
(4) All persons conducting any activity on behalf of any
organization, society, association, company or corporation licensed
under this section shall, at all times during each 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. Each
card also shall include the permitted dates and times for the solicitation,
an imprint or reproduction of the Village Seal and the signature of
the Mayor (or an authorized facsimile thereof).
(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 §
98-4.
Any and all licenses which may be granted pursuant
to this chapter may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor without
notice and may be revoked by the Mayor, 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. This list
shall be updated periodically as determined by the Board of Trustees.
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.