It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to sell, dispose of, or offer for sale in the city at public auction, or to cause or permit to be sold, disposed of or offered for sale in the city at public auction any gold, silver plated ware, precious stones, watches, clocks or jewelry, whether the same shall be their own property or whether they sell the same as agents or employees of others. This shall not apply to judicial sales or sales by executors or administrators or to sales by or on behalf of licensed pawnbrokers of unredeemed pledges in the manner provided by law, nor to the sale at public auction of the stock on hand of any person or persons, firm or corporation continuously in business in the city as a retail or wholesale merchant of gold, silver, plated ware, precious stones, watches, clocks or jewelry. The sale at public auction of the stock on hand of a merchant or merchants shall be held on successive days, Sundays and legal holidays excepted and shall not continue for more than 30 days in all within the period of one year.
(Ord. 89, passed 7-23-1929) Penalty, see § 117.999