Athens City Code

The finance director shall issue a permit authorizing charitable or religious solicitations when, after a reasonable investigation, he finds the following facts to exist:

1. (1) The applicant has a good character and reputation for honesty and integrity or, if the applicant is not an individual person, that every member, managing officer or agent of the applicant has a good character or reputation for honesty and integrity.
2. (2) The control and supervision of the solicitation will be under responsible and reliable persons.
3. (3) The applicant has not engaged in any fraudulent transaction or enterprise.
4. (4) The solicitation will not be a fraud on the public but will be for a bona fide charitable or religious purpose.
5. (5) The solicitation is prompted solely by a desire to finance the charitable cause described by the applicant.

(Code 1972, § 5-302; Code 1995, § 9-302; Ord. No. 917, 4-20-2004)