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<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 96-036
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT
<br /> THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
<br /> CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE I, SECTIONS 24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-8, 24-22, 24-279 24-28, 24-43
<br /> AND 24-44 OF SAID CODE, AND BY ADDING 5ECTION 24-21.1 'rHERETO;
<br /> REGULATING DI5TRIBUTION OF INFORMATION-ONLY HANDBILLS; PROVIDING
<br /> FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $500.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
<br /> PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
<br /> EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1, 1996.
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<br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
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<br /> Section 1. That Chapter 24, Article I, Sections 24-1, 24-2, 24-3, 24-8, 24-22, 24-27,
<br /> 24-28, 24-43 and 24-44 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and
<br /> the same are hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
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<br /> "Sec.24-1. Definitions.
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<br /> "As used in this Article, the following words shall have the definitions ascribed
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<br /> "Handbill shall mean any printed or written matter, sample or device, dodger,
<br /> circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or other printed or otherwise
<br /> reproduced original or copies of any matter or literature which solicits funds of
<br /> advertises items for sale. All references herein to handbill shall include the term
<br /> information-only handhill except where specifically stated otherwise.
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<br /> "Handbill distributor shall mean any person engaging or engaged in the
<br /> business, whether or not for hire or gain, of distributing handbills, other than
<br /> newspapers distributed to subscribers thereof, and any person receiving
<br /> compensation directly or indirectly for the distribution of such handbills.
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<br /> "Handbill sponsor shall mean any person who, or firm or corporation that,
<br /> utilizes handbills as a medium of advertising, spreading a message or
<br /> disseminating information.
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<br /> "Inforntation-only handbill shall mean any printed or written matter, sample
<br /> or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper, booklet, or other printed or
<br /> otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter or literature which provides
<br /> only information and does not solicit funds or advertise items for sale.
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<br /> "Sec.24-2. Exceptions.
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<br /> "(a) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the following:
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<br /> "(9) The solicitation of funds for charitable purposes by a person
<br /> when such solicitation occurs on premises owned or controlled by
<br /> the person soliciting funds or with the permission of the person
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