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<br />DEFINITIONS
<br />The following definitions shall be controlling with reference to
<br />the provisions of this ordinance:
<br />1. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation,
<br />company, association, society, organization, or league, and includes any
<br />trustee, receiver, assignee, agent, or other representative thereof.
<br />2. "Solicit" and "solicitation" means the request, directly or
<br />indirectly, of money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing
<br />of value on the plea or representation that such money, credit, property,
<br />financial assistance, or other thing of value will be used for a charitable
<br />purpose as those purposes are defined in this section. These words shall also
<br />mean and include, but not be limited to, the following methods of securing
<br />such money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing of value:
<br />a. Any oral or written request;
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<br />b. The making of any announcement to the local press
<br />or by telephone concerning a local appeal or cam-
<br />paign to which the public is requested to make a
<br />contribution for any charitable purpose connected
<br />therewith;
<br />c. The distribution, circulation, posting, or publishing
<br />of any handbill, written advertisement, or other local
<br />publications.
<br />d. The sale of, or the offer or attempt to sell any ad-
<br />vertisement, advertising space, book, card, chance,
<br />coupon, device, membership, merchandise, subscription,
<br />ticket or other thing.
<br />3. "Solicitation" as defined herein shall be deemed to have taken
<br />place when the request is made, whether or not the person making the same
<br />receives any contribution referred to in this section.
<br />4. "Charitable" means and includes the words patriotic, philan-
<br />thropic, social service, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic, or fraternal,
<br />either actual or purported.
<br />S. "Contributions" neans and includes the words slms, food, clothing,
<br />money, property, subscription or pledge, and also donations under the guise of
<br />loans of money or property.
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