The City requests that any organization covered by this article notify
the City Clerk of its intention to solicit support of a nonmonetary
nature within the City.
In the event any organization shall seek to solicit contributions
or other financial support, such organizations must comply with the
"Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act," Act 169 of P.A.
1975, as amended, or must be exempt from registration under the Act.
Each such organization must register with the City Clerk at least
five days prior to soliciting funds (MCLA § 400.271 et seq.).
The applicant, in registering, must furnish the name of the organization,
proof of charitable status, and evidence of compliance with Act 169
of P.A. 1975 as amended or prove exemption therefrom, but no license
fee or license shall be required.
Street solicitation, whether for funds or support, shall be allowed
only on City rights-of-way; street solicitation in public parks and
playgrounds is hereby prohibited. Street solicitation shall be allowed
only for organizations with a stated benevolent, philanthropic, governmental,
patriotic, or eleemosynary purpose; commercial solicitation is hereby
prohibited on all streets. Solicitors for street solicitation must
also be registered and in good standing with the Attorney General
of the state as required by the Charitable Organizations and Solicitations
Act referred to herein, produce sufficient evidence of such standing
to satisfy the City, and must further give notice to the City Clerk
at least five days prior to soliciting and furnish all information
required.
Solicitors for funds and solicitors for street solicitation that
have had a fixed place of operation in the City for over two years
shall be exempt from registering under the article for solicitation
for funds or street solicitation by any organization if conducted
solely by its own membership. However, the organization, if soliciting
by other than its own membership, shall have on file with the City
Clerk a list of names and addresses of the hired to solicit, and such
solicitors shall obtain and wear an official solicitor's badge
as required in the case of commercial solicitors under this chapter.
Further, the organization must be in compliance with the Charitable
Organizations and Solicitations Act referred to herein.