HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 10ORDINANCE NO. 10
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA.
PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE OF FORTUNE TELLING AND
THE DISSEMINATION OF DEVICES USED IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, Californir,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or
corporation, to carry on, practice, or profess to practice in the City of
Palm Desert the business, art, or occupation of astrology, palmistry,
phrenology, Ilfe-reading, fortune-telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance,
clair-sudiency. crystal -grazing, hyponotism, mediumship, prophecy,
augury, devinatlon magic, necromanc• , or numerology, except for the
use of hypnosis by a licensed physician or surgeon or certified phychologist.
SECTION 2: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to sell of give away any book, paper, chart or writing being or
professional to be a horoscope, augury or any other device or thing for telling
or professing to foretell the future of any person or persons or telling or
professing to tell the life of any person or persons; provided, however. that It
shall not be unlawful under this section for any person to use or design any
of the things or devices herein named for purely entertainment purposes or
design or in connection with any social enterprise conducted under the auspices
=` a responsible civic or charitable organization, or to dispose of any of the
-=s cr devices herein named to any dealer in such things or devices
-= s-a! a• the time of such transaction be engaged in the regular conduct
='are Df business for the buying of such things or devices.
_3 SECTION 3: Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
-'s :r::nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor, and upon conviction
--a:: be punishable by a fine or not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars
__ .:.: by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed
_-cnths, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall take effect at the expiration
- - y (30) days from its publication or posting.
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SECTION S: : ite City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
ordinance and cause the same to be posted In accordance with Resolution No. R
following vote: ADOPTED this 26thday of November , 1973. by the
AYES: !,.a*ror Clark, Councilwoman Ronson,
Councilmen Aston, Brush, McPherson
NOES: :lone
ABSENT: Mono
ATTEST:
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Ldly of Fall.?1sert; a ifornia
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