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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 47-2 Findings and declarations.">
  <section prefix="§" num="47-2" heading="Findings and declarations.">
    <text>The Mayor and City Council:</text>
    <para num="(1)">finds and declares that aggressive soliciting and soliciting in certain places and circumstances have a detrimental effect on the creation of a safe environment in the City of Baltimore; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">finds that restricting certain acts, without prohibiting soliciting, is a necessary exercise of the police, health, and welfare power in order to maintain the peace and good government of Baltimore City and to preserve and protect the rights of all citizens.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §249(a)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 93-275</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 94-447</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-672</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
