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Timestamp: 2019-10-15 08:31:51
Document Index: 747150741

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 24']

Village of Sea Cliff, NY Auctions and Auctioneers
§ 40-1 License required.
§ 40-2 Addition to inventory of goods to be sold.
§ 40-3 Duration and hours of sales.
§ 40-4 Sales excepted.
§ 40-5 Waiver of license requirement.
§ 40-6 Misrepresentation at sales; use of shills.
Chapter 40 Auctions and Auctioneers [1]
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sea Cliff 9-17-1979 by L.L. No. 12-1979, effective 10-15-1979. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 92.
Dealers of secondhand articles — See Ch. 101.
Editor's Note: See, generally, General Business Law, Article 3.
No person shall conduct an auction sale of any personal property without first obtaining a license for such sale from the Village Clerk.
Every such license shall contain the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, and no person other than the one named therein shall conduct any auction sale of personal property under such license. No license shall be issued to any corporation not licensed to do business in the State of New York.
The fee for and duration of such license shall be as set forth in Chapter A142, Schedule of Fees. Such fee shall accompany each application, which shall be in writing and shall be filed in duplicate with the Village Clerk. The form for such application shall be as prescribed by the Village Clerk and shall set forth the following information:
The name and address of the person or firm which will conduct the auction sale.
The name and address of the person for whose benefit, behalf or account such personal property is to be sold.
The name and address of the person from whom such seller received or accepted such personal property.
The location of any such personal property immediately prior to the receipt or acceptance of the same by such seller for the purpose of sale by auction.
The place in which such personal property is to be held, kept or stored until sold.
The place in which such personal property is to be sold.
Applications must be filed not later than 30 days prior to the starting day of the auction and must be accompanied by a complete inventory of all articles to be sold, together with a description of the kind, quantity and quality thereof.
During any auction sale, additions to the stock of merchandise set forth in the inventory referred to in the preceding section, not exceeding 5% of the value of goods described in such inventory, may be made. Additions greater than 5% but not exceeding 25% may be made, provided that the licensee files a sworn statement with the Village Clerk, at least 10 .days prior to the starting day of said auction, giving a complete inventory of the additional goods with the same information with reference thereto as is required by § 40-1C above.
No one auction sale shall continue for more than 30 days from the day of the beginning of the sale unless a new license is obtained in accordance with § 40-1. No auction sale shall beheld before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
The preceding sections of this chapter shall not apply to auction sales of the household goods or furnishings of a bona fide householder conducted not more frequently than two days per year, private auction sales, legal or judicial sales under and by virtue of any law of the State of New York or subdivisions thereof or any law of the United States or to sales by a personal representative of deceased or incompetent persons or guardians of minors.
The Mayor may waive the license requirement in the case of auctions held by religious, civic or philanthropic organizations located in the Village, or student groups pursuant to a school-sanctioned, class-sponsored fund-raising program.
No person conducting an auction sale shall misrepresent the quality, kind or value of any articles at such auction sale. No person shall auction any personal property falsely representing that such personal property is in whole or in part bankrupt or insolvent stock or damaged goods or goods saved from fire or make any false statements as to the purchase, history or character of such personal property. No licensee hereunder shall employ or hire a person or accomplice to bid up the price or to make mock bids at any auction.[1]
Editor's Note: See General Business Law § 24.