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D. ELLIOTT WHITLOCK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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.AN BERNARDINO, CAL.
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1 ORDINA.l'WE NO. ,;?tJ .jIt'
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 763 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF
3 BUSINESS, SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND GA~rnS CONDUCTED OR CARRIED ON IN
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, FIXING THE RATE OF LICENSE THEREFOR A1ID
4 PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION THEREOF" ,AND REPEALING SECTION 66a OF
ORDINANCE NO. 763.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO
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SECTION ONE: Section 66a of Ordinance 763 entitled "AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF BUSINESS, SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND GAMES
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CONDUCTED OR CARRIED ON IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, FIXING THE
RATE OF LICENSE THEREFOR AND PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION THEREOF" is
hereby repealed.
SECTION TWO: Section 66 of Ordinance .763 entitled "AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF BUSINESS, SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS AND
GAMES CONDUCTED OR CARRIED ON IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, FIXING
THE RATE OF LICENSE THEREFOR AND PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION THEREOF"
shall be amended to read as follows, to wit:
SECTION SIXTY SIX: The follOWing activities are prohibited,
to-wit: The carrying on, practice or professing to practice, by
any person, the business of astrology, palmistry, phrenology, life-
reading, fortune-telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience,
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crystal-gazing, hypnotism, mediumship, prophesy, augury, divination,
magic or necromancy, and who demands or receives a fee for the
exercise or exhibition of his art therein, directly or indirectly,
either as a gift, donation, or otherwise, or who gives an exhibi-
tion thereof at any place where an admission fee is charged.
Provided that the present license holders may continue to carry
on the above activities so long as they exercise the privileges
conferred by their licenses. Licenses to be non-assignable and
non-transferrable. License fee for each present license holder
shall be $25.00 per month for the first six months, thereafter $5.00
per month.
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1 . Pr?Vided that the provisions of this ordinance do not apply to
2 any person conducting or participating in any religious ceremony
3 i or service when such person holds a certificate or ordination or
4 · endorsement as a medium, healer or clairvoyant from any bona fide
5 ' church or religious association having branches or churches in
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6 other states and communities and which has a creed or set of reli-
7 gious principles that is recognized by all of such churches or
8 branches; provided further, that the fees, gratuities, emoluments
9 and profits thereof shall be regularly accounted for and paid
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12 SECTION THREE: The passage of this Ordinance is an emergency
13 matter and by reason thereof, it is hereby ordained that this Ordi-
14nance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval
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SECTION FOUR: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
17 this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published three con-
18 secutive times in the San Bernardino Svening Telegram, a daily
19 newspaper designated for that purpose.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted
21 by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a
22 regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of September, 1954,
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JACK T. FELTON, City Clerk
this ~~day of Sep-
30 tember, 1954.
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