HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1935_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1935
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 239 OF THE
REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO
BUSINESS LICENSES FOR FORTUNETELLING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . Article 239 of the Redlands Ordinance
Code is hereby amended to provide as follows:
Article 239
Fortunetelling, Palmistry, Etc.
Sec. 2391 . LICENSE REQUIRED FOR
FORTUNETELLING. It shall be unlawful for
any person, in exchange for any fee or
consideration, to practice the art or
business of fortunetelling, predicting or
foretelling the future, or to furnish any
information not otherwise obtainable by
the ordinary process of knowledge, by
means of analyzing any animate or inani-
mate objects including but not limited to
celestial bodies, crystal balls, tea
leaves , or playing or other cards , or
through the exercise of any purported
psychic, mediumistic, prophetic, occult ,
clairvoyant, or supernatural powers with-
out having first applied for and received
the City license as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2392 . LICENSE APPLICATION.
Each license to practice or engage in the
above-described conduct shall be applied
for by permit which contains the
following information:
1 . The business name and
address, mailing address , and home
and business telephone numbers of
the applicant .
2 . The record of conviction
for violations of the law, excluding
minor traffic violations .
3 . The fingerprints of the
applicant on a form provided by the
police department .
4 . The address, city and
state, and the approximate dates
where and when the applicant prac-
ticed a similar business, either
alone or in conjunction with others.
5 . The type of ownership of
the business and the owners or
principal officers of the business .
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6 . The estimated gross
receipts of the business through the
end of the calendar year .
Sec . 2393 . INVESTIGATION. Upon
filing, the application shall be referred
to the Police Department for investi-
gation to verify the facts contained in
the application and any supporting
data . The Police Department shall report
its findings to the City Treasurer and
shall recommend approval or denial of the
license. A report recommending denial
shall set forth the grounds for the
recommendation, and a copy shall be
provided to the applicant .
Sec. 2394 . APPROVAL OF LICENSE .
The City Treasurer shall approve the
business license upon the City
Treasurer ' s determination that :
1 . All of the information
contained in the application and
supporting data are true .
2 . The applicant has not ,
within the previous two years , been
convicted of any violation of this
Article or any law relating to fraud
or moral turpitude .
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Sec. 2395 . ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, AND
BONDING. An approved business license
shall be issued to the applicant upon
payment of the first annual license fee
and posting of a bond in the principal
amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars
( $50 , 000 ) , executed by the applicant as
principal and by a good and sufficient
corporate surety authorized to do busi-
ness in California, in a form approved by
the City Attorney. The bond shall insure
good faith and fair dealing by the Appli-
cant and shall provide a guarantee of
indemnity for any and all loss , damage or
deprivation suffered by any patron of the
applicant in the conduct of his business .
Sec. 2396 . ANNUAL FEE. The appli-
cant shall pay an annual business license
fee for practicing fortune telling and.
related activities as described herein in
the amount of One Hundred Dollars
( $100 . 00 ) per year .
Sec. 2397 . PERMITTED ZONES.
Fortunetelling and related activities as
described herein may be conducted only
within the C-3, C-4 , C-M, M-P, M-1, I-P,
and M-2 zones City of Redlands .
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SECTION 2 . Ordinance No. 1419 of the City of
Redlands is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3 . This Ordinance shall be and take effect
as provided by law.
SECTION 4 . The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance,
and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands
Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and
published in this city.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
ATTEST:
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CIT CLERK
I , Lorrie Poyser, City Clerk of the City of Redlands , hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day
of April, 1986 , by the following vote :
AYES: Councilmembers Larsen, Johnson, Wormser;
Mayor Beswick
NOES : None
ABSENT: Councilmember DeMirjyn
City Clerk, City/ Redlands
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