It shall be illegal and a violation of this chapter for any person to place, throw or otherwise distribute any handbills, circulars, sheets, lithographs, signs, books, pamphlets or advertising samples upon any public street, alley or sidewalk of the city, or to paste, attach or place the same in or upon any vehicle, or other privately or publicly owned conveyance of any sort, without the permission of the owner of such conveyance first being had and secured. No license issued or bond approved hereunder shall be construed to permit the owner or holder thereof to violate any of the provisions of this section. (1972 Code)