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It is unlawful for any auctioneer, or person/ to sell or offer to sell at public auction in the city, any stock or stocks of merchandise in whole or in part, or to keep, conduct or operate an auction house or a transient auction house in the city for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any stock of merchandise in whole or in part, without first obtaining from the city council of the city a permit in writing so to do and the city council will not issue a permit for any sale until it is satisfied by proof by the applicant or otherwise that neither fraud nor deception of any kind is contemplated or will be practiced, and that neither the sale, the reasons given there for, nor the goods to be sold have been or will thereafter be fraudulently or falsely advertised or in any way whatsoever misrepresented as far as said public auction is concerned; and said application for said permit shall be by verified petition, stating the name of the applicant, his residence, the street and number of the proposed place of sale, and shall set forth in detail the goods to be sold and what statements or representations are to be made or advertised regarding the same, and the length of time for which the permit is desired, and whether or not said business was previously in operation, designating the place where the same was conducted and furnishing the city council with such further evidence as shall be deemed necessary to establish the truth of the statements made in said petition. (Ord. 98-1, repealed and replaced, 2000; Prior code §4-8)