As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
AUCTIONEER
All persons who engage in the sale of goods, wares and merchandise,
at sale or auction, to the highest bidder, or to others at prices fixed by
bid.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The sale of goods, wares or merchandise to the highest bidder, or
to others at prices fixed by bid.
No person shall act as an auctioneer or conduct a public auction without
first obtaining a license therefor from the Township Council, in the manner
provided in this chapter.
The annual license fee is set forth in Chapter
135, Fees and Costs, except that the fee may be prorated from the date of the filing of the application for the balance of the year. After a license has been issued, no refund of the fee or any portion thereof shall be made.
The applicant shall also deliver to the Township Clerk, together with
the application and fee, a bond in the amount of $5,000 to the Township and
its inhabitants protecting them against fraud or damage arising from the conduct
of the auction.
The licensee shall provide a reasonable amount of parking facilities
for the use of patrons.
[Amended 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6]
The licensee shall provide and bear the expense for special police,
appointed by the Township Administrator. The number of special policemen shall
be determined by the Chief of Police, based upon the amount of traffic and
number of patrons.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to apply to religious, charitable,
civic or other organizations not organized for pecuniary profit, and who do
not regularly engage in the business of auctions, nor to sales under court
order or private single sale.