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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
120 MAIN STREET
NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845
Joyce A.Bradshaw,CMMC Telephone(978)688-9501
Town Clerk Fax (978)688-9557
E-mail Bradshaw(dtownofnorthandover.com
This is to certify that the following vote was taken on Article 36 at the
Dissolved 2010 Annual Town Meeting held May 11, 2010 and May 12, 2010:
Article 36. Add New General Bylaw Chapter 113 - Fortune Tellers.
UNANIMOUS VOTE to add a new chapter, Chapter 113 to the General Bylaws to
regulate the licensing of Fortune Tellers. Article 36 voted as printed in the warrant with
the following amendments:
Section 113-1 - replace "physic" with"psychic."
Section 113-2 — Second Sentence—Replace "for" with"from".
Chapter 113 is to be added by inserting the text shown as underlined Chapter 113 to
read as amended as follows:
CHAPTER 113
FORTUNE TELLERS
113-1 Definition
Any person going under the title of fortune teller, reader, adviser or seer,
medium, healer or spiritualist, palm reader, card reader or psychic shall be deemed a
fortune teller, for the purpose of this bylaw
113-2 License Required— Qualifications of Applicant
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of fortune teller
without first obtaining a license from the Licensing Commission. Application for
licenses shall be made on forms to be provided by the license commission and shall
include the applicant's complete identification, signature and proposed method of
operation. A statement shall be submitted with any application from the Criminal History
Systems Board pursuant to the Criminal Record Information Act setting forth the
criminal record, if any, of the applicant.
113-3 Fee— Transferability
The fee for each license granted under this section shall be $50.00 dollars
($50.00) annually and the license shall not be transferred or assigned
113-4 Revocation
The License Commission may revoke such license because of any violations of
this bylaw or any other town bylaw.
113-5 Fines for Failure to Procure
Whoever engages in fortune telling for money, unless licenses under this bylaw,
shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Fines will be enforced by
non-criminal disposition pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section
21D.
VOTED MAY 12, 2010