[Ord. No. 1611 §2, 5-21-2002]
No person shall pursue or practice within the City the avocation,
profession or art of fortuneteller, clairvoyant, spirit medium, necromancer,
seer, astrologist, palmist, prophet, or other like craft or occult
art, or art of divination, or pretended art of telling past events
of another's life or affairs; of foretelling knowledge of future events
of another's life or affairs; or in any other way revealing things
of the past, the future, of a secret or hidden nature; or giving advice
or assistance in matters of business or affairs of any kind or nature
by means of such art; or of purporting so to tell, foretell, reveal
or give advice or assistance by means of such art; and any person
who shall so pursue or practice in the City said avocations or professions,
or any of them, whether for a price or gratuity, and whether by offer
or on request shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and the advertising,
posting or maintaining any sign, card, bill or announcement indicating
the pursuit of any such avocation or art shall be sufficient evidence
of a violation of this Section.
[Ord. No. 1611 §2, 5-21-2002]
Any person found in violation of this Article shall be fined
no less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90)
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each instance of violation
within a twenty-four (24) hour period may be deemed a separate violation.