[Adopted 10-26-1995 by Ord. No. 26-1995 as
Sec 5-7 of the 1994 Code]
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Patriotic, religious, eleemosynary, benevolent, educational,
civic or fraternal associations, societies and the like.
The giving of alms, food, clothes, money subscriptions, pledges
or property of any nature or kind.
The request, directly or indirectly, of money, credit, property,
financial assistance or other things of value on the plea or representation
that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing
of value will be used for a charitable and philanthropic purpose,
as defined in this article. Solicitation shall be deemed to be complete
when made, whether or not the person making the same receives any
contribution.
No person or organization shall solicit charitable
and philanthropic contributions within the Township without first
obtaining a permit authorizing such public solicitations, provided
that the provisions of this article shall not apply to any established
person or organization authorized and not operated for the pecuniary
profit of any person if the solicitations by such person or organization
are conducted among the members thereof, or if the solicitations are
in the form of collections or contributions at the regular assembly
or meetings of any such person or organization.
A.
Application for a permit to make a public solicitation
of funds by charitable and philanthropic organizations shall be made
to the Township Clerk upon forms provided by the Township.
B.
An investigation of the application shall be made
by the Chief of Police to determine that the person or organization
is bona fide. Upon making such determination, the Chief of Police
shall notify the Township Clerk.
Upon authorization of the Township Council,
the Township Clerk shall issue a license for the conduct of activities
under this article. There shall be no fee for a permit issued hereunder.
The Township Clerk shall keep a current calendar
of approved solicitations to be conducted within the Township. The
Township Clerk may propose alternate dates for a solicitation if the
requested dates should unfairly conflict with other solicitations
being conducted within the Township.
No permit may grant the right to solicit for
a period longer than 30 consecutive days.
Any person or organization receiving money from
any contributor under a solicitation made pursuant to this article
shall give to the contributor a written receipt signed by the solicitor
showing the date and the amount received; provided that this article
shall not apply to any contribution collected by means of a closed
box or receptacle used in the solicitation where the use thereof has
been approved by the Township Council, where it is impractical to
determine the amount of each contribution.
[Amended 3-12-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]
All solicitations conducted under the authority
of this article shall take place between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m., and no solicitations shall be conducted on Sundays. Any
person or organization desiring to solicit at hours other than those
stated herein shall make special request therefor on their application,
and this special request shall be approved or disapproved by the Township
Council. If approval is given by the Township Council for the solicitation
to be conducted at other than the hours stated in this article, the
approval shall be plainly stamped on the permit issued by the Township
officer.
