No person, directly or indirectly, shall solicit money, donations of money, property or financial assistance of any kind, or sell or offer to sell any article, tag, service emblem, publication, ticket, advertisement, subscription or anything of value, on the plea or representation that such sale or solicitation, or the proceeds thereof, is for a charitable, educational, patriotic or philanthropic purpose, on the streets, in any office building or business building, by house-to-house canvass or in any other public or private place, or by telephone, personal solicitation, mail or in any other way, in the City, without first obtaining a permit therefor as provided in this chapter.
(1979 Code Sec. 5.58.010)