Upon receipt of an application, the Treasurer shall cause such investigation as he deems necessary to, be made of the facts contained therein. No license shall be issued if any one or more of the following facts or circumstances is found to exist:
(a) The applicant had been granted more than one license hereunder for a distress merchandise sale within two years preceding the date of the filing of the application;
(b) The applicant had been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or had had a license issued to him pursuant to the provisions of this chapter revoked within a five-year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application;
(c) The inventory includes goods, wares or merchandise purchased by the applicant or added to his stock in contemplation of such sale and for the purpose of selling the same at such sale. For the purpose of this subsection, any unusual addition to the stock of such goods, wares and merchandise made within sixty days prior to the filing of such application shall be prima-facie evidence that such addition was made in contemplation of such sale and for the purpose of selling the same at such sale;
(d) The applicant, in the ticketing of the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered at the sale, has misrepresented the original retail price or value thereof;
(e) Any representation made in the application is false.
(Ord. 1476. Passed 8-8-66.)