The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
LICENSE
REMAINS AT $500
After Lively Combat, Supervisor
Hooks Forces Outvote
Those of Murdoch
Hereafter, Gypsy Fortune Tell
ers Must Step Lively TO
Evade the Law

A $1,000 license for saloons. a $500
license. in fact, any increase or change
in the present $500 license, was def
nitely voted down by the supervisors
at yesterdays session, the crucial vote
standing 10 to against 500 increase
after January l. A battle of ballots
waged throughout the afternoon, the
contending hosts being led by Mur-
dock and Hooks. resulted in the tri-
umph Of the latter. but there were mo-
ments when he was a very much wor-
ried general. Gianninis opinion that
the present was a poor time to add to
any mans financial burdens, and Muir
phys that the board should let the
present understanding and charge alone
were the ruling factors in the result
The ayes of Bancroft, Broderick,
Comte, DAncona, Giannini Hooks,
Murphy kept the license down, while
Booth. Center. Connolly, Johnston, Muir
dock, Payot Pollok and RiXford voted
for Murdock's 80 cents day increase" +"
The So one day license bill was
turned into q $50 affair, then so,
sidetracked, overhauled, superseded
and resurrected. finally passing as a
SO measure, although Hooks its cham
pion, once IN chagrin moved to make
il 500 per night to no second and
again sought to throw the mangled
body Of the resolution overheard by an
indefinite postponement.
Secretary Skelly of the police COM
mission explained that Chief Biggy had
discovered he had been violating the
law by issuing one day permits and
stated the chief would discontinue them
unless the board passed some sort of
a license bill to give the practice coun-
tenance. Only Murdock, Connolly and
Payot voted against the final SO per-
nit measure on the ground that the
sale Of liquor at balls, etc, was bad
piece Of business.
The board struck a body blow at the
gipsy art OF fortune telling and all the
crafts that go with it by passing to
print a bill making it misdemeanor
to advertise that sort Of thing, the
fines being from 800 to $500. with a
jail sentence maximum of six months.
The inclusive sweep of the ordinance
now in transit may be seen from its
defnitive provision:
Tt shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to advertise by sign, circu-
lar, handbill, or in any newspaper, peri
ooical, magazine. or other publication
or publications, or by any other means,
TO tell fortunes OF reveal the future,
TO find or restore lost or stolen prop
erty, to locate oil wells. gold or silver,
or other ore or metal or natural prod
uct; to restore lost love or friendship
or affection; to unite or procure lovers,
husbands, wives, lost relatives or
friends, or to give advice on business
affairs or advice Of any other kind or
nature to others for or without pay,
by means Of occult or physic powers,
faculties or forces, clairvoyance. psy-
chology, psychometry, spirits, medium
ship, seership. prophecy. astrology.
palmistry. necromancy. or other crafty
science, cards. talismans, charms, po-
tions, magnetism or magnetized articles
or substances, oriental mysteries. or
magic OF any kind or nature; or to
engage in or carry on any business
the advertisement of which is pro-
hibited by this ordinance.