(A) Every person who carries on, practices, or professes to practice in the city the business or art of astrology, augury, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, divination, fortune-telling, hypnotism, life reading, magic, medium, necromancy, palmistry, phrenology, prophecy, seer, spiritualistic medium, or other business or art of similar nature or character, and demands or receives a fee for the exercise or exhibition of his or her business or art therein, directly or indirectly, either as a gift, donation, or otherwise, or gives an exhibition thereof at any place where admission is charged, shall pay a license tax based upon average monthly gross receipts in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 6-1.22 of this chapter.
(B) This section shall not apply to a performance or entertainment when given as a part of an established vaudeville show or theater along with other entertainment. No license shall be required for conducting or participating in any religious ceremony or service when a certificate of ordination is held as a medium, healer, or clairvoyant from any bona fide church having branches in other communities which church has a creed that is recognized by all such churches; provided that the fees and profits thereof shall be regularly accounted for and paid solely to, or for the benefit of, such church.
('61 Code, § 6-1.49) (Ord. 228 N.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 664 C.S., passed 10-2-96)