As used in this article, "fortuneteller" means every person who within the city carries on, practices or professes to practice the business or art of fortunetelling through means of astrology, palmistry, phrenology, fortunetelling, either of the past, present or future, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, trance induced by hypnosis, mediumship, prophecy, augury, divination, magic or necromancy, and demands or receives a fee for the exercise or exhibition of their art therein, directly or indirectly, either as a gift, donation or otherwise, or who shall render their services free with the purchase of any article of merchandise, or who gives an exhibition thereof at any place where an admission fee is charged, or who broadcasts the same by radio or television.
(1953 Code, ch. 32, § 1; Ord. No. 2209, § 2, 9-5-61; Ord. No. 6874, § 1, 1-25-88)