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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herewith are hereby repealed.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.
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