No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any sidewalk, street, or other public place within the town, nor shall any person hand out or distribute or sell any commercial handbill in any public place. Provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful on any sidewalk, street, or other public place within the town for any person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.
(‘82 Code, § 12-800) Penalty, see § 98.99