[Amended 1-7-1982 by L.L. No. 1-1982]
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to solicit donations of money or property or financial assistance of any kind upon the streets, in office or business buildings, by house-to-house canvass or in public places in the Village without a license issued pursuant to this article.
Application to solicit funds for any cause whatever as provided for in this article shall be in writing and addressed to the Mayor and shall contain the following information:
A. 
Name, address and purpose of the cause for which permission to solicit is sought.
B. 
Names and addresses of the officers and directors of the organization, firm, society, association, company or corporation.
C. 
Time for which permission is sought and localities and places of solicitation.
D. 
Whether or not any commissions, fees, wages, or emoluments are to be expended in connection with such solicitation.
E. 
Such other information as the Board of Trustees may require to determine the bona fide status of the applicant and whether such solicitation would not be detrimental to the best interests of the Village and the public.
Upon receiving such application, the Mayor shall present the same to the Board of Trustees at its next regular meeting, and the Board of Trustees shall thereupon investigate or cause an investigation to be made of the person, organization, firm, society, association, company or corporation for which a license to solicit donations in public is sought and the time and locality in which it is desired to make such solicitation, and if the Board shall, after such investigation, be satisfied that the purpose of the solicitation is not fraudulent or misleading and would not be detrimental to the best interests of the Village and the public, the Mayor, or such Village officer designated by him, shall issue a license signed by the Mayor, or such designated officer.
The Board of Trustees may place reasonable restrictions on the granting of any such license to include, but not be limited to, the hours of solicitation, the number of persons soliciting, the locality of such solicitation and the period for which such license is granted.
Licensees operating under this article shall be compelled to label all collection boxes or containers used in the solicitation of funds, either by appeal in person or the placing of receptacles for the receipt of such public contributions in stores, factories, shops, offices, theaters, hotels, restaurants, railway stations or other public places, with the name of the organization for which the permit is issued and in such conspicuous manner as the Village Clerk may direct.
All persons soliciting donations pursuant to this article shall at all times during such solicitation carry an identification card issued by the chairman or district chairman of any such charitable drive, which identification card shall plainly show the name of the person soliciting and the person, organization, society, association, company or corporation on whose behalf such solicitation is being made.
The Board of Trustees may establish such regulations as it may deem necessary in effectuating the purposes and objects of this article.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any duly organized religious corporations, any lodge, benevolent or fraternal order or any political organization whenever such solicitation is made at the regular places of worship or regular meeting places of such religious corporation, lodge, benevolent or fraternal order or political organization.