The City Council finds that the profuse and promiscuous circulation of handbills, circulars, newspapers, dodgers and other forms of advertising matter, without regulation, on the streets of the city, on the premises, porches, drives, sidewalks and in the yards of the residents of the city and in vehicles standing on the public streets, results in the blowing of such matter in the streets, alleys and other public places in the city and has become a public nuisance by the littering of the streets, alleys and other public places, thereby causing an unsightly condition as well as a menace to the public peace, health and safety by increasing the risks of fires, apprising prowlers and criminals of the absence of residents from their homes and generally annoying and disturbing the general public and constituting a nuisance.
('64 Code, § 15-4) (Ord. 65, passed - - )