§ 135-2. Application for license.

A. 

Upon application for such license, the applicant shall make a full disclosure under oath of the following information:

(1) 

The true name of the owner of the goods to be offered for sale.

(2) 

The name of the operator of the sale, if a person other than the true owner.

(3) 

A full and complete, detailed and itemized inventory of the quantity, kind, brand name and character of the goods to be offered for sale and the source from which the goods, wares and merchandise were secured, together with the names and addresses of the last previous owners thereof, which shall be prepared in the following manner:

(a) 

First, a listing of all goods which have been in stock for a period of 15 days or longer prior to the application for the license.

(b) 

Second, a listing of all goods received in stock within the 15 days immediately preceding the application for the license.

(c) 

Third, a listing of all goods which have been ordered and will be placed in stock during the pendency of the sale.

(4) 

The method by which the applicant for the license or the true owner of the goods, if a different person, acquired title to the same, and the reason for the urgent and expeditious disposal thereof.

B. 

Upon receipt of the application, the City Clerk may, in her discretion, make or cause to be made an examination or audit or investigation of the applicant and all of the facts contained in the application and inventory in relation to the proposed sale.

C. 

A license shall be denied or refused if any defect appears in the title to the goods or wares represented or any false representation is made in the application or inventory, or if the inventory contains goods, wares and merchandise purchased by the applicant on consignment, except if the goods, wares or merchandise have been damaged while in the consignee's possession.

D. 

Application for a license, except a license for sale of goods damaged by fire, within one year of a previous sale for the same type of business shall be presumptive evidence that the sale for which the license is sought is not bona fide, and the license may be refused.