The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed or construed to require the payment
of a license to conduct, manage or carry on any business, occupation or activity,
or require the payment of any license fee from any institution or organization, which
is conducted, managed or carried on wholly for the benefit of charitable purposes,
or from which profit is not derived either directly or indirectly by any person; nor
shall any license be required for the conducting of any entertainment, concert, exhibition
or lecture on scientific, historical, literary, religious or moral subjects, whenever
the receipts of any such entertainment, concert, exhibition or lecture are to be appropriated
to any church or school, or to any charitable, religious or benevolent purpose within
the city; nor shall any license be required for the conducting of any entertainment,
dance, concert, exhibition or lecture by any religious, charitable, fraternal, educational,
military, state, county or municipal organization or association whenever the receipts
of any such entertainment, dance, concert, exhibition or lecture are to be appropriated
for the purposes and objects for which such association or organizations was formed,
and from which profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly, by any person;
provided, however, that nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to exempt
any such institution or organization from complying with the provisions of this Code
requiring such institution or organization to obtain a permit from the proper board
or officer to conduct, manage or carry on any profession, trade, calling or occupation.
(Orig. Ord. 4603; Am. Ord. 5315, 1958).
