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Page 1 - LEGAL NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 744 An Ordinarice Regulating Clair- voyants and Fortune Tellers. BE iT ORDAINED BY THE cITy COUNCIL .OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALA- BAMA, AS FOLLOWS: “SECTION 1. No license shail be issued to Clairvoyants, for- tune-teliers or ‘persons ~engaged in a similar business except in “accordance with the -provisions of this ordinance. ~ SECTION 2, A verified appli- eation must be filed by all per- sons seeking a license described in Section 1 with the City Clerk, “which application shall contain the following information: 1. Name, age and.address. 2. 2x4’? photagraph, 3. Fingerprints. 4, Whether applicant-has ever been convicted of any misde-; meanor or felony, and if so, the court where convicted, the pen-' alty inflicted, and the date of: such conviction. ‘ 5. Every city and aduress: where applicant has resided dur-' ing the two years next preceding | the filing of the application. SECTION 3. Upon the filing ofthe application, the City Clerk shall refer same to the Chief of Police who shall investigate: ‘the + statements made in such appli-+ cation and make a written report} to the Council concerning his findings. ; SECTION 4. If the City Coun- cil finds that the applicantsis of good character and reputation and has made no false represen- tations in his said application, then the Council shal] direct the City Clerk to issue a license to such applicant. SECTION 5. Prior to issuing such license, the City Clerk shall require and receive a $100.00 cash deposit from said applicant to be held by the City of Prichard for such period of time that said ap- plicant operates in the City of Prichard or its police jurisdiction plus 90 days, at which time the deposit will be refunded to the applicant if no claims have been filed against same. SECTION 6. The application required herein must be filed and approved each and every year. SECTION 7. This Ordinance Shall have full force and effect Hpon its approval as required by Jaw. Adopted this 6th day of Janu- ary, 1 BERNIECE H. CENTANNE, |! City Clerk The Citizen: January 23, 1958