(a) No person, by himself, his agents, servants or employees, shall distribute any printed paper advertisement, advertising matter or thing, handbill or poster, or sample for advertising, by throwing, distributing or casting the same upon any street, public square, court, alley or park within the City, and each article, paper or poster so distributed shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The person authorizing or hiring the distribution of such printed advertisement, advertising matter, handbill, poster, sample or other thing for advertising, so distributed by casting or throwing the same upon any street, court, alley, public square or park within the City, as well as the person distributing the same, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.