No one shall distribute indiscriminately to the public any cards, circulars, handbills, samples of merchandise, or any other advertising matter whatso-ever on any public street or sidewalk or other public place in the city, or place such cards, circulars, handbills, samples or merchandise, or other adver-tising matter under the windshield wiper of an unoccupied automobile standing in the public way, provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit the peddling or sale of any article or publication that may carry or be accompanied by advertising matter where a charge is made or a price paid for such article or publication.
(`79 Code, § 113.002) Penalty, see § 10.99