State v. Neitzel
Citations
- 69 Wash. 567
- 125 P. 939
- 1912 Wash. LEXIS 953
Syllabus
<p>Vagrancy—“Fortune Telling.” One wbo, for a fee, casts horoscopes and professes to tell future events In the life of the sitter, is guilty of fortune telling, within Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2688, providing that every person who receives any compensation for fortune telling is a vagrant; and it is immaterial that his means of telling fortunes was based upon a science or the principles of astrology.</p> <p>Constitutional Law—Civil Rights—Religious Liberty—Fortune Telling. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2688, prohibiting “fortune telling” for a compensation is valid, notwithstanding the principles of religion laid down by the “National Astrological Society” include the practice of casting and reading horoscopes; since harmful practices may be prohibited though religious beliefs and opinions may not be interfered with.</p>
Judges: Mount
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