It is unlawful for any person to represent or hold out that any sale of goods, wares or merchandise is an insurance, bankruptcy, mortgage, insolvency, assignee's, executor's, administrator's, receiver's, trustee's, creditor's, forced, removal or closing-out sale, or a sale of goods, wares or merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, water, wreck or other calamity in the city unless he or she has first obtained a license from the city clerk.
(Prior code § 11-45)
Every person managing, conducting or carrying on a sale as specified in Section 5.32.010 shall make a written application to the city clerk so to do. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and shall state all the facts in regard to the contemplated sale, the period of time during which the sale shall be held, such period not to exceed three months, together with a statement that no goods, wares or merchandise have been purchased or received during the period of thirty days immediately preceding the date of such application for the purpose of adding same to that in stock for sale, the reason for such sale, an inventory of such goods, showing the actual purchase price, names of persons from whom such goods were obtained, the date of purchase, the date of delivery of such goods and all details necessary fully to identify the goods to be sold.
(Prior code § 11-46)
Every person managing, conducting or carrying on a sale as specified in this chapter shall pay a license fee of fifty dollars for a period of three months.
(Prior code § 11-47)
If, at any time during the three months' period, a sworn application is filed with the city clerk, making it appear that all of the goods in the original inventory have not been sold, accompanied by an inventory of what remains, showing actual purchase price, a supplemental license may be issued at the direction of the city clerk, upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of the original license, the upon the payment of additional license fee of twenty-five dollars per day. Such license shall continue in effect only as long as such daily license fee shall be paid and the provisions of this section complied with.
(Prior code § 11-48)
A. 
The city clerk shall file an application for a license pursuant to this chapter and shall endorse thereon the date such license is granted or refused.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to make a false statement in such application.
C. 
A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be valid only for the inventoried goods.
D. 
A license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be transferable.
E. 
It is unlawful for a person managing, conducting or carrying on a sale as specified in this chapter to secure goods other than those enumerated in the inventory filed with the application for the purpose of selling same at such sale.
F. 
It is unlawful for any person having a license under this chapter to add any goods to the inventoried stock, and no goods shall be sold except that included in the original inventory.
G. 
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to public or court officers or to any person acting under the direction of state or federal courts in the course of their official duties.
(Prior code § 11-49)