(a)
All
persons desiring to solicit funds for charitable purposes in the city
shall file annually with the city manager a registration statement,
on the form provided by the city, containing the following information:
(1)
The name of the person registering and desiring to solicit funds
for charitable purposes;
(2)
If the person registering is a natural person, the business or residence
address and telephone number;
(3)
If the person registering is a partnership, the names of all partners
and the principal business address and telephone number of each partner;
(4)
If the person registering is a corporation, whether it is organized
under the laws of the State of Texas or is a foreign corporation,
the mailing address, business location, telephone number, and name
of the individual in charge of the local office of such corporation,
if any, and the names of all officers and directors or trustees of
said corporation, and, if a foreign corporation, the place of incorporation;
(5)
If the person registering is an association, the association’s
principal business address and telephone number, if any, and the names
and principal business or residence addresses and telephone numbers
of all members of the association unless they exceed ten (10) in number,
in which case the person registering may alternatively list the names
and principal business or residence addresses and telephone numbers
of the officers and directors or trustees of the association. If the
association is part of a multi-state organization or association,
the mailing address and business location of its central office shall
be given, in addition to the mailing address and business location
of its local office;
(6)
The names, mailing address and telephone number of all individuals
who will be in direct charge or control of the solicitation of funds;
(7)
The time period within which the solicitation of funds is to be made,
giving the date of the beginning of solicitation and its projected
conclusion;
(8)
A description of the methods and means by which the solicitation
of funds is to be accomplished;
(9)
Approved documentation of the nonprofit status of the applicant to
justify the solicitation to be for charitable purposes;
(10)
A statement to the effect that, if a certificate of registration
is granted, such certificate will not be used or represented to be
an endorsement by the city or any of its officers or employees; and
(11)
Any other information which the city deems necessary for the administration
of this division.
(b)
The
registration statement must be signed by the applicant, if the person
registering is an individual; if the person registering is a partnership,
by the partner charged with disbursing funds solicited; or if a person
is registering on behalf of a corporation or an association, by its
officer charged with disbursing the funds solicited. The individual
signing the registration statement shall sign the statement and swear
before an officer authorized to administer oaths that he has carefully
read the registration statement and that all the information contained
therein is true and correct.
(c)
Information
provided by applicant in accordance with the provisions of this section
may be subject to verification by the city police department.
(Ordinance 96-029, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/96; 1988 Code, sec. 24-41)
After review of the registration statement, to determine its
compliance with this division, and within ten (10) working days of
the receipt of the same, the city manager shall either issue a certificate
of registration, as provided in this division, or notify the person
applying that the registration statement does not comply with the
requirements of this division, and specifically point out what information
or explanation has not been furnished that is required before a certificate
of registration can be issued.
(Ordinance 96-029, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/96; 1988 Code, sec. 24-42)
The city shall prescribe the form of the certificate of registration.
Each such certificate of registration shall have printed prominently
thereon “The issuance of this certificate of registration is
not an endorsement by the City of Paris or any of its officers or
employees.” Each certificate of registration shall bear a registration
number which is the same as the file containing the registration statement
filed by the registrant.
(Ordinance 96-029, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/96; Ordinance 96-036, sec. 1, adopted 6/10/96; 1988
Code, sec. 24-43)
(b)
Each
solicitor licensed under this division shall visibly display on his
person a badge, not less than two (2) inches by three (3) inches in
size, containing his name and the name of the individual to whom or
organization to which a certification of registration was issued.
The letters shall not be less than two-thirds (2/3) of an inch in
height.
(Ordinance 96-029, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/96; Ordinance 96-036, sec. 1, adopted 6/10/96; 1988
Code, sec. 24-44)
Any certificate of registration issued under this division shall
be valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(Ordinance 96-029, sec. 1, adopted 5/13/96; 1988 Code, sec. 24-45)
