(A) A license shall be issued hereunder on the following terms:
(1) (a) A license to conduct a sale issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be issued or valid for a period of more than 30 days from the start of the sale, and the sale may be conducted only during the period set forth in the license.
(b) The license may be renewed not more than twice for a period not to exceed 30 days for each renewal upon affidavit of the licensee that the goods listed in the inventory have not been disposed of and that no new goods have been or will be added to the inventory previously filed pursuant to this article, by purchase, acquisition or consignment or otherwise. The application for renewal of the license shall be made not more than 13 days prior to the time of the expiration of the license and shall contain a new inventory of goods remaining on hand at the time the application for renewal is made, which new inventory shall be prepared and furnished in the same manner and form as the original inventory. No renewal shall be granted if any goods have been added to the stock listed in the inventory since the date of the issuance of the license. A fee of $50.00 shall accompany an application for the license and for the renewal of a license.
(2) The license shall authorize only the one type of sale described in the application at the location named therein.
(3) The license shall authorize only the sale of goods and merchandise described in the inventory attached to the application; no person shall order any goods for the purpose of selling and disposing of the same under any sale authorized by this chapter. Any unusual purchase or additions to the stock within 60 days prior to the filing of the application hereunder shall be presumptive evidence that the purchases and additions were in contemplation of the sale authorized by this chapter.
(4) Any license herein provided for shall not be assignable or transferable.
(B) No license under this chapter shall be issued to any person:
(1) To conduct a sale in the trade name or style of a person in whose goods the applicant for the license has acquired a right or title thereto within six months prior to the time of making application for such a license.
(2) To conduct a sale, other than sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke, or otherwise on the same premises within one year from the conclusion of a prior sale of the nature covered by this act.
(C) Divisions (B)(1) and (2) above shall not apply to any person who acquired right or title in goods as an heir, devisee or legatee or pursuant to a court order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(D) No license under this chapter shall be issued unless all personal property taxes due or which will become due by the time of the sale from the business seeking the license have been paid or until arrangements satisfactory to the city treasurer have been made for payment of said taxes from the proceeds of the sale.
(Ord. 618-11-09, passed 11-2-09)