The record-union., 1897-11-04

| Making Provisions for the Time of
Sale. Containing Sundry Provisions in
! Relation to Auctions, and Providing
Penalty for Breach of the Ordi-
nance, approved December IL, 1894.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
city or sacramento ordain as follows
| section L. ANY person may become an
/ auctloneer in the city of Sacramento and
| IS authorized 10 sell real and personal
/ property at public auction on giving a bond
/ IN accordance with the provisions of this
| o. oidlnance, Tor the faithful performance OF
| ms duty, and for faithful compliance with
! this ordinance and all other ordinances
| OF the city OF Sacramento relating TO auc-
| t1oneers, and on the payment of such IL
| cense as is now or may hereafter be pro
| Vlded for by ordinance of the city of Sac
ramento but no license shall issue until
| the bond herein provided for has been ap-
| proved by the Board of Trustees.
Section 2, The bond must be conditioned
/ 10 be paid to the city of Sacramento, with
TWO or more suretles who must be resi-
| dents and freeholders of the city of Sac
ramento, in the sum of five thousand dol
| lars, and must be approved by the Board
OF Trustees of the city of Sacramento and
must be filed in the office of the City Clerk
rms bond shall be valid for the term of
one year, and every auctioneer doing bus
| mess must yearly file new bond.
Section 8: No auctioneer is permitted to
transfer his license to any other persons
| for any part of the time for which his Ii
| cenSe is issued, nor shall any auctioneer
| be permitted TO use his license for the pur-
| pose OF transacting an auction business
| in more than one store or specified place of
business.
, Section 4. No auctioneer must have at
one time more than one place for holding
auctions, and every auctioneer before act
ing as such must file with the City Clerk
writing signed by him designating such
| place, and naming therein the persons, il
| any. engaged with him in business.
Section 5. No auctioneer must exhibit
| for sale any articles in any other place
i than that so designated. except goods sold
| in original packages as imported, house
have usually been sold in warehouses.
| Section 6. The Board of Trustees shall
have the power to designate such place or
/ by auction of horses, carriages and house
/ held furniture as they may deem expe-
dent.
| Section T. Each auctioneer must keep a
4 book in which he must enter all sales show
sold. to whom sold, and the amount paid.
and the date of each sale, which book
must at all times be open for the inspec-
! tion OF any persons interested therein.
| Section s. Every auctioneer must under
his own name give previous notice in one
| or more of the public newspapers printed
! in the city of Sacramento, Of every auc-
ton sale made by him. and in case he is
| connected with any person or firm, his
name must in all cases precede separately
and individually the name of such person,
or, the title Of the firm.
auction in the city of Sacramento must be
made in the daytime, between sunrise and
sunset excepting: l. Books, prints or
paintings. 2. Goods sold in the original
! packages as imported. according to Il
/ printed catalogue opened and exposed to
/ publc inspection al least one day previous
/ to the sale. .
| REQUIRED for the selling of any property
AT pubic sale by virtue of any process is
/ sued by any State or Federal Court, or by
any trustee, agent, or attorney acting I'M
i der any instrument on file in the office
of the County Recorder of Sacramento
+ County for at least ninety days prior TO
/ such sale.
Section H. For neglect or failure TO OBJ
/ serve any of the provisions of this ord-
rance the auetioneer thereby forfeits, in
/ addition to the criminal penalty, the sum
Of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be re-
/ covered on his bond
Section r. Any person who acts as or
/ CARRIES on the business of an auctioneer
/ in the city of Sacramento without the
giving or approval of such bond or who
Violates any of the provisions of this or
I dinance. shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
/ in the City Jail not exceeding three months.
| or by both such fine and imprisonment.
/ Section 13. This ordinance shall take
| effect Immediately from and after its pas
| sage