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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br /> ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 783 <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 10 (PALMISTRY) CHAPTER <br /> 2 (SPECIAL PERMITS) TITLE IV (HEALTH, SAFETY, MORAL <br /> AND GENERAL WELFARE) OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE <br /> CITY OF PLEASANTON BY REPEALING'THE EXISTING ARTICLE <br /> 10 (PALMISTRY) AND ADDING NEW ARTICLE 10 (FORTUNE- <br /> TELLING). <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That Article 10 (Palmistry), Chapter 2 (Special <br /> Permits), Title IV (Health, Safety, Moral, and General <br /> Welfare) is hereby repealed in its entirety and the <br /> new Article 10 (Fortune-Telling) is added as follows: <br /> <br /> Article 10 <br /> <br /> Fortune-Telling <br /> <br /> ~4-4.17 Prohibition. No person shall engage in, carry <br /> on, conduct, practice, exhibit, advertise, solicit, <br /> or do any act of fortune-telling in the City of <br /> Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> ~4-4.18 Definition. Fortune-telling as used in this <br /> Article means actually or purportedly to, or <br /> pretending, assuming or undertaking to, or aiding, <br /> helping or assisting another person to do a, b or c <br /> below: <br /> <br /> a. To persuade, induce or procure any person to <br /> transfer, assign, convey, donate, devise, <br /> bequeath, pledge, mortgage, or deposit any thing <br /> of value; by means of astrology, augury, card <br /> reading, clairaudience, clairvoyance, contacting <br /> spirits, crystal gazing, divination, handwriting <br /> or character reading, life reading, magic, <br /> mediumship, necromancy, numerology, palmistry, <br /> phrenology or the reading of .other anatomical <br /> features, seership, or by any occult, mystical, <br /> psychic or supernatural means, or by means <br /> similar to these listed. <br /> <br /> b. To foretell, foresee or influence a future act, <br /> event, condition or situation; or to find or <br /> restore a lost or hidden thing; or to change <br /> or modify a physical, spiritual, emotional, or <br /> social condition or problem; by means of <br /> astrology, augury, card reading, clairaudience, <br /> clairvoyance, contacting spirits, crystal <br /> gazing, divination, handwriting or character <br /> reading, life reading, magic, mediumship, <br /> necromancy, numerology, palmistry, phrenology or <br /> the reading of other anatomical features, seer- <br /> ship, or by any occult, mystical, psychic or <br /> supernatural means, or by means similar to these <br /> <br /> <br />