[Derived from Secs. 271 and 272 of Ch. V of the Charter and
Ordinances, 1974]
A.
Upon receiving permission and approval by resolution of the Common
Council, a veterans' organization or auxiliary thereof, so recognized
and approved by said Common Council, may conduct a tag day and solicit
and collect money contributions on the streets of the City for a period
of three consecutive days immediately preceding Memorial Day. If one
of said three days falls on a Sunday, no solicitation may be made
on such Sunday, but an additional day may be substituted therefor.
No other or additional solicitations for funds by veterans' organizations
shall be permitted on said City streets except at the times above
described, whether by sale of tags, poppies, artificial flowers, trinkets
or other means or devices. A permission granted by the Common Council
shall continue annually unless sooner canceled or revoked. The particular
day of said three days on which an approved veterans' organization
may solicit shall be determined in an original permission hereunder
and remain the same unless changed by further resolution of the Common
Council.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, permission is hereby given to the
Disabled American Veterans, Erie County Committee, to conduct a tag
day each year on the Saturday before Mother's Day and to solicit and
collect money contributions therefor on the streets of the City.
It shall be unlawful for any person to wear any clothing or
badges or display any other material which would tend to indicate
that such person is affiliated or associated with or represents a
charitable, educational, civic, patriotic, benevolent, religious or
philanthropic organization authorized to solicit funds unless such
person is in fact affiliated or associated with or is an authorized
representative of the association or organization he purports to represent.
