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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMC-328 . ORDINANCE NO. MC-328 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SAN IBERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.04.355 TO EXCLUDE REFERENCE TO HYPNOTISM AS A PROHIBITED ACTIVITY. THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO I ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: , I I SECTION 1. Icode is amended to read as follows: , I I The following activities are prohibited: conducting, lengaging in or the carrying on, practicing or professing to ~practice, by any person, of the activity or business of astrology, [Ipalmistry, phrenology, life-reading, fortune-telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal-gazing, mediumship, prophesy, Section 5.04.355 of the San Bernardino Municipal "5.04.355 Astrology, palmistry, phrenology, etc. augury, divination, magic or necromancy, by one who seeks or receives a fee for the exercise or exhibition of the above activity directly or indirectly, either as a gift, donation or otherwise, or who gives an exhibition thereof at any place where an admission fee is charged; provided, that the present license holders may continue to carryon the above activities so long as they exercise the privileges conferred by their licenses. Such licenses shall not be assignable or transferable. The license fee for each present license holder shall be five dollars per month; provided further, that the provisions of this article do not apply 'to any person conducting or participating in any religious ceremony or service when such person holds a certificate, ordination or endorsement as a medium, healer, or clairvoyant from any bona fide church or religious association having branches or churches in other states and communities and which has a creed or M~- 328 . 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 set of religious principles that is recognized by all of such 2 churches or branches; provided further, that the fees, gratuities, 3 emoluments and profits thereof shall be regularly accounted for 4 and paid solely to or for the benefit of said church or religious 5 association." 6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 7 adopted by IBernardino meeting thereof, held on the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San regular at a 8 9 the 19th day of December , 1983, by the following vote, 10 to wit: 11 AYES: Council Members Castaneda, Reilly, Hernandez, 12 Marks. Ouiel. Frazier, Strickler 13 NAYS: None 14 ABSENT: None 15 / ~~l ~ Clt C er" 16 17 The foregoing ordinance is .17" CF d s (7'v -- ay 18 of December , 1983. 19 20 Approved as to form: ~ ~'~V City A torney 2