[Adopted as Title 5, Ch. 5.36, of the 1986 Code]
A. 
In order to protect the public safety and welfare of the residents of the City, no person, group, organization or corporation shall solicit the general public within the City for charitable purposes or causes without a license therefor from the City Clerk.
B. 
This and the following sections shall not be applicable in the case of solicitations made by:
(1) 
Bona fide religious organizations.
(2) 
Accredited colleges, universities or schools.
(3) 
Duly qualified political parties.
A. 
The City Clerk shall have authority to grant such licenses, provided an application is filed containing the following information:
(1) 
Names and addresses of the applicants;
(2) 
A statement of the financial condition of the applicant, which shall include income derived from collection and sources within the City and expenses for the past fiscal year and specifically designating in such statement the entire cost of administering such charity during the past fiscal year; and
(3) 
A certificate of registration as required by MGL c. 68, § 19.
B. 
The fee for such license shall be $50.
[Amended 6-18-2012]
The license required by § 279-21 shall bear the date of the day on which it is issued and shall continue in force for one year from such date.
The City Clerk shall, in accordance with authority granted through MGL c. 101, § 12A, under such conditions as he deems proper, grant to any organization engaged in charitable work or to a post of any incorporated organization of veterans who served in the military or naval service of the United States in time of war or insurrection a special license authorizing it, for a particular time period not to exceed a total of four days, to be stated in such a license, to conduct under their control a temporary or transient business in which transient vendors participating in such sales shall not be subject to the provisions of MGL c. 101, §§ 3 to 12, inclusive. The exercise of all licenses provided for in this section shall be subject to the provisions of all statutes, ordinances, bylaws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this section.