(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, locate, construct or maintain any newspaper stand on any street, alley or other public place without obtaining a permit therefor from the police chief, as hereinafter provided. Such permit shall state thereon the name and address of the permittee and the location for which such permit is granted. It shall provide that the permittee therein named shall indemnify and save harmless the urban county government against all liabilities, judgments, costs, damages and expenses which may in any way come against or accrue against or be charged to or be recovered from the urban county government from or on account of any act or thing done by the permittee by virtue of the authority given in such permit.
(b) Application for permit for a newspaper stand shall be made to the police chief upon such form as shall be provided by him and shall contain the name and address of the person making application and the proposed location of such newspaper stand. Such application shall recite that the applicant will faithfully keep all conditions and provisions of such permit and all laws and ordinances now in force and effect, and that such permit will be accepted by the permittee subject to the conditions and provisions of such permit and subject to the conditions and provisions of all laws and ordinances affecting the maintenance of such newspaper stands now or hereinafter in effect. Such application shall be signed by the applicant.