(A) No person shall solicit contributions for any religious purpose within the city without a certificate from the Manager. Application for a certificate shall be made to the Manager upon forms provided by the city. The application shall be sworn to, or affirmed, and shall contain the following information or, in lieu thereof, a statement of the reason or reasons why the information cannot be furnished:
(1) The name and address of headquarters of the person applying for the permit;
(2) If applicant is not an individual, the names and addresses of the applicant’s principal officers and managers and a copy of the resolution, if any, authorizing the solicitation, certified as a true and correct copy of the original by the officer having charge of the applicant’s records;
(3) The purpose for which the solicitation is to be made, the total amount of funds proposed to be raised thereby and the use or disposition to be made of any receipts therefrom;
(4) A specific statement, supported by reasons and, if available, figures, showing the need for the contributions to be solicited;
(5) The name and address of the person or persons by whom the receipts of the solicitations shall be disbursed;
(6) The name and address of the person or persons who will be in direct charge of conducting the solicitation and the names of all promoters connected or to be connected with the proposed solicitation;
(7) An outline of the method or methods to be used in conducting the solicitation;
(8) The time when the solicitation shall be made, giving the preferred dates for the beginning and ending of the solicitation;
(9) The estimated cost of the solicitation;
(10) The amount of any wages, fees, commissions, expenses or emoluments to be expended or paid to any person in connection with the solicitations, and the names and addresses of all the persons;
(11) A financial statement for the last preceding fiscal year of any funds collected for religious purposes by the applicant, the statement giving the amount of money so raised, together with the cost of raising it, and final distribution thereof;
(12) A full statement of the character and extent of the religious work being done by the applicant within the city;
(13) A statement to the effect that if a permit is granted, it will not be used or represented in any way as an endorsement by the city, or by any department or officer thereof; and
(14) Any other information as may be submitted to the Manager in order for him or her to determine the kind and character of the proposed solicitation.
(B) (1) If, while any application is pending, or during the term of any certificate granted thereon, there is any change in fact, policy or method that would alter the information given in the application, the applicant shall notify the Manager in writing thereof within 24 hours after the change.
(2) Upon receipt of the application, the Manager shall forthwith issue the applicant a certificate of registration. The certificate shall remain in force and effect for a period of six months after the issuance thereof and shall be renewed upon the expiration of this period upon the filing of a new application as provided for in this section. Certificates of registration shall bear the name and address of the person by whom the solicitation is to be made, the number of the certificate, the date issued and a statement that the certificate does not constitute an endorsement by the city, or by any of its departments or officers, of the purpose or of the person conducting the solicitation. All persons to whom certificates of registration have been issued shall furnish credentials to their agents and solicitors, which credentials to conform to the requirements specified for credentials in § 113.27; and a copy of the credentials shall be filed with the Manager at the time of the filing of the application for a certificate. No person shall solicit for any religious cause without having these credentials in his or her possession, together with a copy of the certificate of registration under which the solicitation is being conducted; and the person shall, upon demand, present these credentials and this copy of the certificate to any person solicited or to any police officer of the city; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any established person organized and operated exclusively for religious purposes and not operated for the pecuniary profit of any person if the solicitations by the established person are conducted among the members thereof by other members or officers thereof, voluntarily and without remuneration for making the solicitations, or if the solicitations are in the form of collections or contributions at the regular assemblies or services of the established person.
(Prior Code, § 113.35) (Ord. 648, passed 10-3-1949) Penalty, see § 113.99