HomeMy WebLinkAbout2202 ORDINANCE NO. 2~02
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has not interferred with the use of
the public sidewalks and streets by certain groups for the solicitation
of funds by the.sale of flowers, poppies and other devices and that there
is a danger that unless regulated such solicitations upon the sidewalks
and streets of the City of Bremerton may become a nuisance and may interfere
with the flow of traffic upon the sidewalks and streets.
THE CITY OF BRE~RTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 101. DEFINITIONS: Whenever used in this ordinance unless a
different meaning clearly appears in the context:
(A) '~Charitable't shall mean and include patriotic, philanthropic,
social service, welfare, benevolent, educatio~s,l,civic or ~raternal.
(b) "Religious': and Religion" as used herein shall not mean and
include the word "Charitable" as herein defined but shall be given
their common~ accepted de.£initions.
(c) "Solicitatlon~' shall mean and shall be determined complete
whenever the person making the same receives any contribution or
makes any sale upon the sidewalks and streets of the City of
Bremerton.
(d) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, association, church, religious sect or
denomination, society organization or league and includes trustee,
assignee, agent or other representative 2hereon.
Section 102. No individual shall solicit contributions for any
charitable person upon the sidewalks or streets within the City of Bremerton
without a permit from the Chief of P&lice.
Section 103. An application for a permit to solicit as provided by
Section 102 of this ordinance shall be made to the Chief of Police upon
forms provided by the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton and such applica-
tions shall be sworn, to and filed with the City Clerk at least 15 days
prior to the time at which the permit applied for shall become effective.
Section 104. The Chief of Police or his agent will examine all applica-
tions and shall cause to be made an i~nvestigation of the application to
determine whether or not the applicant is a charitable or religious person
and to further determine whether or not the funds to be ~olicitied are to
he used for a charitable or religious purpose. If the applicant is not a
charitable or religious person or the funds to be solicited are not to be
used for a charitable or religious purpose then the permit shall be denied
subject to the applicants right to appeal to the City Council of the City of
Bremerton within 10 days of the date of the nStice denying the appl~.cant
a permit.
Section 105. No permit shall grant the person the right to use the
streets and sidewalks of the City of Bremerton for more than three (3)
consecutive ~ayso
Section 106. No permit shall be granted within thirty (30) days of
the l~st previous permit or within thirty (30) days of a permit previously
granted.
Section 107. No' person, agent or solicitor shall solicit upon the
sidewalks or the streets of the City of Bremerton contributions for any
charitable or religious purpose or for any person unless such person Has
been granted a permit under the provisions of this ordinance and all solicitors
shall be furnished with proper credentials and shall carry upon their person
a signed placard or some other suitable device showing the name of the group
or person making the solicitation.
Section t08. No person shall directly or indirectly solicit contribu-
tions for any purpose by misrepresentation of his name, occupation, financial
condition, social condition or residence, and no person shall make or
perpetrate any other misstatement, dec~i6n,~, or fraud in connection with
any solicitation of any contribution for any purpose in the City of Bremerton,
or in anyspplication or report filed under this ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 2202 (CONT'D)
SECTION 109. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance, or filing, or causing to be filed any application for a permit
or certificate under this ordinance containing false or fraudulent mis-
statements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined no more than ~300.00 dollars, or shali be imprisoned
for not more than ninety (90) days, or may be punished by both fine and
imprisonment.
Approved on first reading this ~lst day of November,
PASSED on s~¢ond reading by theCity Council of the City ~f Bremerton,
signed by the Acting ~ayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this 28th day of November,
"~UT~,,,~. CU'LL-IN~,; ACTING 5~AYOR
ATTEST:
E. H. T. ~C 0WA , C' y C e