It is unlawful for any person, whether acting as principal, agent, clerk, employee or otherwise, to commence or carry on, or engage in the profession, calling, art, occupation or business of astrology, palmistry, phrenology, life-reading, character reading, fortunetelling, cartomancy, crystal gazing, clairvoyance, clairaudience, hypnotism, magic necromancy, psychism, psychometry, mind-reading, mental telepathy, automatic writing, spirit writing, slate writing, trance mediumship, sand gazing, materialization, ballot reading, conducting trumpet seances, prophecy, augury, divination, or the making, giving or selling of charms, potions, talismans or magic articles, without first having secured a license so to do.
(Ord. 5 §1, 1946)
Persons desiring such license must appear in person before the City Council at a regular meeting thereof, and make application for such license, disclosing the particular class of the aforementioned professions, callings, arts, occupations or businesses sought to be licensed. The City Council shall, within a reasonable time thereafter, direct the City Clerk to issue a license to the person making such application. This chapter is not intended, not shall it be construed so as to vest a discretion in the City Council as to whom such licenses shall be issued.
(Ord. 5 §2, 1946)
No privilege shall be exercised under any license under this chapter save and except after payment to the City of a license fee therefor, in an amount set by resolution of the City Council, payable monthly in advance. Each license issued hereunder shall continue in force and effect from and after its issuance throughout and during the month of its issuance, and the consecutive months thereafter for which the license fee, payable monthly in advance, shall have been paid as in this chapter prescribed.
(Ord. 5 §3, 1946; Ord. 96 §1, 1966; Ord. 2013-414 §5)
The payment of a license fee required by this chapter and acceptance by the City, and issuance of a license to any person, shall not entitle the holder thereof to carry on any business in the event the building or premises designated in the license is situated in a locality in which the conduct of such business is in violation of any law, or in the event that the manner of conducting such business is in any manner unlawful.
(Ord. 5 §5, 1946)
A. 
This chapter shall not, nor shall anything in this chapter contained, apply to any ordained or duly accredited clergyman, minister, pastor or missionary of any form of religious belief, or accredited to or ordained by any bona fide church, ecclesiastical organization or religious corporation or religious belief; nor to the faith, practice or teaching of any religious body or religious belief; provided, that the fees, gratuities, emoluments or profits thereof shall be paid solely to or for the benefit of the church, ecclesiastical organization, religious corporation, religious body or faith concerned.
B. 
Further, this chapter shall not, nor shall anything in it contained, apply to any person exercising or demonstrating or exhibiting any profession, calling, art, occupation or business above specified in any regular theater licensed by the City, or in any scientific demonstration conducted in any public educational institution in the City.
(Ord. 5 §6, 1946)
A. 
Every person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which any such violation is committed, continued or permitted by such person, and shall be punishable therefor as provided in this chapter. Each violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine in a sum not exceeding $300.00, or by imprisonment in the City jail for a term not exceeding 3 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 
Further, the amount of any license fee or fees which should have been paid under this chapter prior to the exercise of any privilege exercisable hereunder after the payment of the license fee required by this chapter, shall be deemed a debt due and owning to the City, and any person who should have paid the amount of such fee or fees shall be liable to an action to collect such debt brought in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction.
C. 
Provided, further, that arrest and conviction hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of the right of the City to bring such civil action, or shall the bringing of such civil action release the defendant therein, or any other person, from criminal prosecution under this chapter.
(Ord. 5 §7, 1946)