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)