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Page 1 ORDINANCE NO. 909 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: : .) SECTION 1<: The use ofsany telephone in the City of Prichard, Alabama, or in the ‘police jurisdiction thereof, or going from door _to door in business or residential area by any solicitor, peddler, hawker, vendor, or otherwise, for the purpose of soliciting persons in the police jurisdiction of the City of Prichard, Alabama, to subseribe to or for advertising or to give or pay any money or other things of value, for any subscription or goods or wares or policy or thing of any kind without first securing 4 permit therefor is hereby declared to be a nuisance and unlawful. SECTION 2. All persons desiring to secure permits shall first 4 make written application to the Chief of Police, such application to 4 include finger-printing. The Chief of Police shall inspect all applications for permits carefully and shall determine whether or not the purposes of the applicant are such as would not unduly interfere with the orderly, peaceful life of the citizens of the police jurisdiction nor open the door to fraud, connivance, or fast dealing on the part of bhe applicant. If after receiving»a-finger- print report, he is satisfied from his inspection that such permit showld be issued, then he shall issue same upon receipt of Ten Dollars, same to be placed in the funds of the Police Department to defray the costs of applications and investigations of applicants, plus a valid” license issued by the City of Prichard to such applicant to engage in the activity for which the permit is desired. . SECTION 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance ‘shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one nor more than one hundred dollars, or sentenced to hard labor for the City of Prichard, Alabama, not exceeding six months, one or both, at the discretion of the Recorder trying the case. SECTION +. AL1 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in effect as provided by law, after passage, approval and publication. ADOPTED THIS 20th day of November, 1961. ATTESTs wy — . f