It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to proselytize, canvass or to 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 of their agents or representatives pursuant to §
107-4.
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 §
107-4.
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. 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.