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~Section 25-38. Information filed to become public records. Registration statements, reports, professional f~nd-raising counsel contracts or professional solicitor contracts and all other documents ~nd infonmation required to be filed under this chapter shall become public records in the office of the ~nager, and shall be open to the general public for inspection at such time and under such conditions as the Manager may prescribe. A charge not exceeding one dollar per page may be made for any copy of such documents and information, as maybe furnished s_n!; person by the Manager. Section 2~39. Prohibited acts. (a) No charitable organization shall use or exploit the fact of registration under t%3~q chapter so as to lead the public to belie%~ that such registration in any Fzuaner constitutes an endorsement or approval by the City of Portsmouth; provided, h~ver, that the use of the following statement shall not be deemed a prohibited e~ploitation, "~=gistered with the City of Portsmouth as required by law. Registration does not imply endorsement of a public solicitation for contributions". (b) No person shall, in comnection with the solicitatic~n of contributions or the sa~e of t~ngible personal property or services represent, or lead anyone by any ma~er~ nm~ns~ practice or device whatsoever to believe that~ the person on %~aose behalf such solicit~.tion or sale is being condncted is a bona fide charit~3ole orgarJzation or that the proceeds of such solicitation or sale will be used for chari- table purposes, if he has reason to believe such not to he the fact. (c) No person shall in connection with the solicitation of contributions or the sale of tangible personal property om sem~ces for charitable purposes repres~n%, or lead anyone by any manner, ~eans, practice or device whatsoever to believe that any other person sponsors or endorses such solicitation of contributions~ sale of tangible personal property or services for charitable p~ or approves of such cbs~-itable purposes or a Charitable organization connected therewith when s~ach other person has not given written consent to~ the use of his name for these purposes. Any member of the board/of directors or trustees of a charitable organization or any other person who~has agreed~ ~o either se~ze-~or-t0 ~particip_ate in any voluntazy capacity_in tb~ ~can~aign sha~j he deemed ~ ,.~ereby to have ,given ~ this consent~o ,~he nse of.bis name ~said ~igni Nothing[ cOntained ~s. sectic~z shalt: prevent ~e publication Qf':.R~es -of Contributers without their ~¢ritten consents~ in an annual or other periodic report issued by a charitable organization for thepurpose of report3ung on its opera~ions and affairs to-its membership or for' the purpose of reperhing contributions to contributors.