No parade or procession shall be allowed upon any public way, nor shall any open-air public meeting held in or upon any public way or upon any ground abutting upon any public way until a permit in writing therefor shall first be obtained from the Chief of Police. Application to conduct a parade or procession or open-air meeting shall be made in writing to the Chief of Police by the person in charge or control thereof or responsible therefor and the application shall set forth the route along which the parade or procession is to proceed, the time of starting, and the name of the person in control thereof or responsible therefor, and the purpose of the parade and procession. In case of an open-air meeting, the application shall specify the place at which it is desired to hold a meeting, the purpose thereof, and the name of the person in control thereof or responsible therefor, the time at which the public meeting is to be held, and the probable duration. Upon an application being made, the Chief of Police shall investigate or cause to be investigated the person making the application and the truth of the statements made in the application regarding the purpose or object of the parade, procession, or open-air meeting, and, if he or she shall find that the parade, procession, or open-air meeting is to be held for any lawful purpose and will not in any manner tend to a breach of the peace or unnecessarily interfere with the public use of the public ways of the city or the peace and quiet of the inhabitants thereof, he or she shall issue a permit to the person or society making application therefor, without fee or charge. Upon refusal of the permit, an appeal may be made to the Mayor.
(Prior Code, § 97.003) Penalty, see § 10.999