(a) Official sales. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to sheriffs, constables, or other public or court officers or to any other person acting upon the license, direction, or authority of any State or Federal court selling goods, wares, or merchandise in the course of their official duties and pursuant to the provisions of a statute authorizing such sale.
(b) Publishers of advertisement. The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication who publishes such advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive, or misleading character or without knowledge that the provisions of this chapter have not been complied with.
(§§ 9 and 10, Ord. 65)