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a calendar year, if all of their functions, including fund-raising activities, are carried on by persons who are unpaid for their services and if no part of their assets or incc~ inures to the benefit of or is paid to anuy officer or msmber. Nevertheless, if the contributions raised fr~u the public, whether all of such is or is not received by any charitable organization during any calendar year, shall be in excess 'of two thousand dollars, it shall, within thirty days after the date it shall have received total contributions in excess of two thousand, register with and report to the Manager as required by this chapter. (4) Organizations which solicit only within the n~mber- ship of the organization by the members thereof. (5) Organizations which have no office within the municipality, which solicit in the municipality frc~ without the Cc~non- wealth of Virginia solely by means of belephone or telegraph, direct mail or advertising in national media. (6) Organizations which have registered tH_th the Adminis- trator of the Office of Consumer Affazrs of the C~monwealth of Virginia or organizations which are a chapter, branch Or affiliate included in the consolidated report of an organization or federated organization which is so registered with said Administrator. 0~) No charitable organization shall be exen~t under this section unless it shall sutxait, before any solicitation in any cat~ndar year, to the Map~ger on forms to be prescribed by him, the name, address and purpose of the organization ~nd a statement setting forth the reason for the claim for exemption. If exempted, the Manager shall issue, annually, a letter, of exemption which may be ey_hibited to the public. No registration fee shall be required of any exempt organization. Section 25-43. Liability inloosed by other laws not decreased. Nothing con+~Jned in this chapter shall be construed as making lawful any act or omisszon which ~s now unlawful, or as decreasing the liability, civil or crLminal, of any person, iu~osed by existing laws. Section 25-44. Application to court for relief. Any person agrieved by any final order to the Manager, denying such person any right to which he is entitled under law, may within fifteen days frc~a the date of such order, apply for relief to the Circuit Court for the City of Portsmouth. Either party may appeal any final order to such eourt in the same manner as provided by law in cases other than cases of appeals of right. 12