Any person desiring to conduct a distress merchandise sale shall make written application to the Director of Service and Safety at least five days before the date on which the sale is to commence, on forms furnished by the Director showing the following data:
(a) The name and address of the owner of goods, wares or merchandise to be sold;
(b) A description of the place where the sale will be held;
(c) A statement of facts regarding the distress merchandise, including the reason why the sale is being held, and the commencement and termination dates of the sale;
(d) Attached to the application shall be an inventory which shall contain a complete and detailed list of the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered at such sale, as disclosed by the applicant's records, or a statement of both cost and retail value of the goods, wares and merchandise, based on the physical inventory used for the applicant's most recent Federal income tax return adjusted for sales, purchases or markdowns, shown on a monthly basis to the date of the application. In addition, there shall be shown as separate items in either form of inventory the value of all goods, wares or merchandise the applicant has on consignment which will be offered for sale and the cost and retail value of all goods, wares and merchandise on back order.
The license fee for such sale shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a period not to exceed two months.
(Ord. 3749. Passed 12-11-73.)