The application for a permit to conduct an auction sale in the City shall be made by the owner of the property to be auctioned on blanks to be furnished by the City Clerk. The application shall be sworn to by the owner or by someone on the owner's behalf who knows the facts. It shall state the name of the auctioneer who is to conduct the sale, the location of the property; the place where the sale is to be held; that the property has been in the City for one year, or that it is a part or all of the stock of a merchant who had regularly done business in the City for one year; that all taxes which have become a lien on such property have been paid; that no property other than that listed will be sold or offered for sale at such auction sale; the number of days the sale is to continue and the hours of sale each day; and a completely itemized statement of the property, in duplicate, including, if it is personal property, an identifying number from each and every article, a brief description of its quality and character and its cost price to the owner. A permit fee as specified in the Business License Fee Schedule shall accompany such application. In addition to such permit fee, the auctioneer or owner shall cause to be paid to the City Treasurer, before a permit is issued, an inspector's fee as specified in the Business License Fee Schedule for each calendar day during which an auction sale is to be held for the sale of jewelry, watches and similar items, and the permit shall be operative only on the days for which such fee has been paid. However, new permits may be issued by the City Clerk from time to time upon the payment of additional inspector's fees.
(Ord. 797. Passed 10-6-04.)