HomeMy WebLinkAbout1561 - Fortune TellingORDINANCE NO. 1561
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 10.18.020 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
EXEMPTION OF STATE LICENSED BUSINESSES OR
PROFESSIONS FROM THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED
BY SECTION 10.18.010 ENTITLED "FORTUNE
TELLING PROHIBITED"
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10.18.020 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
"10.18.020 Exemptions. The provisions of
Section 10.18.010 shall not be construed to include, pro-
hibit or interfere with any business or profession engaged
in by any person or entity licensed under State law, or
with the exercise of any religious or spiritual function
of any priest, minister, clergyman, missionary, or an
accredited representative of any bona fide church or reli-
gious organization, where such priest, minister, clergyman,
missionary or accredited representative holds a certificate
of credit, commission or ordination from such bona fide
church or religious organization; provided, however, that
any church or religious organization which is organized for
the primary purpose of conferring certificates of commission,
credit or ordination for a monetary consideration and not
primarily for the purpose of teaching a religious doctrine
or belief shall not be deemed to be a bona fide church or
religious organization."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective 30 days after the date of its adoption.
10 This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the
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22nd day
of Ap„;
l 1974, and
was
adopted on
the 13th
day of
May 1974,
by
the following
AA vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CERTIFIED AS T'rIE ORIGINAL AND
CERTIFIED AS TO FUELICATION
DATEMAY ---- 1.6.9974
CITY CLERK OF iH_ CITY OF
AYES, COUNCILMEN: McInnis, Dostal, Barrett,
Kuehn, Rogers, Ryckoff, Store
NOES, COUNCILMEN- None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None
Mayor
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DDO:mh
4/8/74