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- 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

