It shall be unlawful for any auctioneer or person being present when any real or personal property is offered for sale, to knowingly and with intent to induce any person to purchase any real or personal property or any part thereof, make any false representation or statement as to the ownership or the character or quality of the property as offered for sale, or as to the poverty or circumstances of the owner or pretended owner of the property.
(Prior Code, § 113.05) Penalty, see § 10.99