HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 01.08.1923 - Solicitation of DonationsAN ORDINANCE OF THIS CITY OF GNROGETO1,"T p TEXAS, MAKING
IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, THEIR AGENT OR ATTORNEY, TO -VIXN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THIS CITY, TO SEEK, ASKS OR SOLICIT
AXY DONATIONS, FOR ANY PURPO SF : OR TO SEEK, ASK FOR OR SOLICIT
ANY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO ANY DIRECTORY, OR LI1M PUBLICATION; OR
TO SEEK, SOLICIT, OR ASK, FOR ANY TlIET0ERSHIP IN OR CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO ANY ADVERTISING SCHEME, OF ANY CHARACTER 'FHATSOEVHR,
WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OBTAINED THE ',VRITTEN CONSENT OF THE MAYOR
AND A MAJORITY OF THE TZEMB] RS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE SAID
CITY, AND FIXING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas.
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation, or their agent or attorney, to, within the
corporate limits of the said City, seek, ask, or solicit any
donations, for any purpose, whatsoever, or to seek, ask or
solicit, any subscriptions to any directory or like publication;
to ask, seek, or solicit, any membership in, or any contri-
butions to, any advertising scheme, of any charpoter, whatso-
ever, without first having obtained the written consent of
the Mayor, and a majority of the members of the City Council
of the said City.
That any violation of this ordinance, shall be punished
upon conviction, in the corporation court, by fine of not less
than One, or more than One Hundred Dollars; and each act of
violation, shall constitute a separate offense.
Provided, however, that solicitation, for donations,
made in any lodge meeting, or any church meeting, or any
meeting called or being held for any charitable or religious
purpose, shall not ome within the meaning of this ordinance.
That the _fact that no ordinance exists regulating the
soliciting for donations, and for :subscriptions to director-
ies, or for like publications and for advertising schemes,
makes it an imperative public necessity that the rules be sus-
pended and that this ordinance become effective from and after
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th, day of January A.D.1923.
L.J. Dimmitt,_
Mayor of the "ity of
Georgetown, Texas.
ATTEST: Geo. Keahey,
Secretary of �he City of
Georgetown, exas.
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