It shall be unlawful for any person to follow the business of fortunetelling in any of the counties of this State, by traveling from place to place, without first obtaining from the clerk of the court of the county in which he wishes to follow his trade, a license permitting him to so do. Such license shall be issued by the clerks of court of the counties of this State to any person applying for it upon payment by the applicant of the sum of one hundred dollars. The license shall specify the name of the applicant and his former residence and shall be for a period of one year from the issuance thereof. But this section shall not be effective in any county until the county board of commissioners of such county authorize, by resolution, the collection of such tax. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days for each and every offense.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1281; 1952 Code Section 56-1271; 1942 Code Section 1327; 1932 Code Section 1327; Cr. C. '22 Section 217; 1916 (29) 703; 1952 (47) 2162.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 41 - Peddlers And Hawkers, Horse Traders, And Fortunetellers
Section 40-41-10. License required of peddlers and hawkers.
Section 40-41-20. Issuance and term of license.
Section 40-41-30. Amount of fee fixed by governing body of county.
Section 40-41-40. Sale of medicines and the like from place to place without license unlawful.
Section 40-41-50. Formulas of medicines and the like to be placed on packages or bottles.
Section 40-41-60. License required for erection of lightning rods.
Section 40-41-70. Sales prohibited within one-half mile of religious meeting.
Section 40-41-80. Inspection of licenses; arrest and trial.
Section 40-41-90. Exempt vendors and sales.
Section 40-41-210. Itinerant horse trading without license unlawful.
Section 40-41-310. Licenses required for itinerant fortunetellers.