§ 6-64-5. Investigation of application—Issuance and contents.

A.

It shall be the duty of the secretary of the board of supervisors to investigate all applications for a permit under this chapter. If the secretary, after such investigation, is satisfied that the purpose of such solicitation is a bona fide charitable, religious, educational or benevolent purpose, and that the applicant for a permit will solicit in good faith and in the manner authorized for such bona fide charitable, religious, educational or benevolent purposes and that a proper proportion of the money subscribed or contributed will be used for the purpose for which the subscription or contribution is made, it shall be the duty of the secretary to issue to such applicant a permit in the form of a card, giving the name of the person so authorized to solicit, the purpose for which the funds are being solicited, the time within which solicitations of money, contributions or subscriptions are permitted, the manner in which such solicitation is authorized, and whether the person soliciting such funds is being paid for his or her services as such solicitor. For purposes of this subsection, the use of less than 75 percent of the money subscribed or contributed for the purpose for which such money was given shall create a rebuttable presumption that a proper proportion of the money has not been or will not be used for the purpose for which such money was subscribed or contributed.

B.

It shall not be necessary for each solicitor to apply to the board of supervisors where more than one person is soliciting for the same purpose, but a general application for such persons may be made by any one of them, and permit cards for all such solicitors may be issued upon one application therefor.

(Code 1967, § 33-34; Code 1985, § 30-38)