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or ~he public is informed of such conviction in a manner approved in writiB~g by the Manager before uny solicitation occurs; or (2) Such person has ever been en3oined by any court or othezwise prohibited frcm soliciting in uny jurisdiction, unless the Manager shall first determine in writing that such person is entitled to solicit in such jurisdiction at the time of-soliciting within the City of Portsmou~d% or that the reason for such injunction or prohibition does not involve n~ral turpitude. (i) No person shall solicit within the City of Portsmouth for the benefit of any other person located without the municipality, if such other person refuses to supply uny infozma~on which the ~nager deems necessary to assure himself that the provisions of this chapter are cc~plied with. A solicitation shall be deemed te be on behalf of every person who or which receives, directly or indirectly, more than ton percent of the gross amount collected. Section 25-40. Excessive fuDx~-raising expenses. Each charitable organization shall, as a part of its registrarion statement, compute the percentage which its fund-raising expenses for its preceding fiscal year bore to its support received directly frc~ the public during such year. Section 25-41. Enforced_nh and penalties. (a) Any person who wilfully and knovrJ_ngly violates or causes to be violated any provision of this chapter, or who shall wilfully and knowingly give false or incorrect infozmation to the M~nager in filJ/lg statements or reports required by this chapter, whether such report or statement is verified or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor und, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars or uDJergo Jat0risonment for not more than six months, or both, and for the second and any subsequent offense to pay a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars or to undergo i~prisonment not more %hah one year, or both. (b) ~he Manager, upon his own motion or upon cc~plaint of any. person, may investigate uny charitable organizatmon, professional fund- raising counsel or professional solicitor to detenmine ~iaether such charitable organization, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor has violated the provisions of this chapter or has filed any application or other infozmation requested under this chapter which contains false or misleading statements.