(A) Such articles purchased or exchanged, as provided herein, shall be retained by the purchaser thereof for not less than eight days before disposing of them, in an accessible place in the building where such articles are purchased and received. A tag shall be attached to such article in some visible and conspicuous place with a number written thereon to correspond with entry number in such book. Such purchaser shall prepare and deliver on Monday of each week to the Village Clerk, before 12:00 noon, a legible and correct copy, written in the English language, from such book, containing a description of each article purchased or received during the preceding week, the hour and day when the purchase was made and the description of the person from whom it was purchased. Such statement shall be verified by the affidavit of the person subscribing his or her name thereto.
(B) This section shall not apply to iron, steel, old rags or waste paper. Provided further, nothing herein contained shall make it necessary for the purchaser to retain articles purchased from individuals, firms or corporations having a fixed place of business in the village or elsewhere after such articles shall have been reported to the Village Clerk as herein provided.
(Ord. 24, passed 7-2-1953) Penalty, see § 114.99