2050                              MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

19-15.1. Same, permit required.

(a) No person shall engage in business as a canvasser or solicitor
by calling at residences without the previous consent of the occupant for
the purpose of soliciting donations without first obtaining a permit from
the Department of Permits and Licenses authorizing such solicitation;
which permit shall not be issued without first being approved by the
[director of public safety] Chief of Police of Baltimore County.

19-15.2. Exemptions.

The provisions of Section 19-15.1 shall not apply to any established
person organized and operated exclusively for religious and charitable
purposes and not operated for the pecuniary gain of any person, nor shall
the provisions of Section 19-15.1 apply to those religious or charitable
organizations already approved by the Baltimore County Police [Bureau]
Department.

19-15.4. Investigation.

The [Director of Public Safety] Chief of Police shall examine all
applications filed hereunder, and shall make such further investigation
of the application and applicants as he shall deem necessary in order to
determine whether or not the statements made in the application are true
and whether or not the solicitation requested would be a fraud on the
public.

19-15.5. Granting or Denying Permit.

A permit shall be approved by the [Director of Public Safety] Chief of
Police unless he shall find that there exists any of the following grounds
for denial:

(a)    A permit shall be denied if any of the statements made in the
application are untrue.

(b)    A permit shall be denied unless the [director] chief shall
find that each of the following conditions exists:

(1)    That all the statements made in the application are true.

(2)    That the applicant has a good character and reputation for
honesty and integrity, or, if the applicant is not an individual, that every
principal member, officer or agent of the applicant has a good character
or reputation for honesty and integrity.

(3)    That the applicant is not engaged in any fraudulent transaction
or enterprise.

(4)    That the solicitation will not be a fraud on the public.

(5)    That the solicitation will not be conducted primarily for pri-
vate profit.

(6)    That the character and method of the solicitation and its dura-
tion are such that it will not be inimical to the safety, convenience or
welfare of the general public.

Sections 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections 21-6,
21-8, 21-8.1, 21-9, 21-10, 21-12, 21-12.1, 21-13, 21-14, 21-16, 21-16.1, 21-17,
21-18, 21-19, 21-20 and 21-21, of the Baltimore County Code, 1958, as
amended, Title "Pensions and Retirement" be and they are hereby
repealed and reenacted with amendments to read as follows:

Article II. Fire Department Generally.

21-6. Trustees of special fund.

The County Administrative Officer, the [Director of Public Safety]
Fire Chief and the Director of Finance, shall be