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port made thereon by him to the City Council as to the character of the <br /> applicant and his auctioneer, the bona fide ~ture of the purpose of the <br /> sale and whether the place where it is proposed to carry on said sale <br /> is a proper place. The City Council must be furnished also with satis- <br /> factory evidence that the merchandise, proposed to be sold, is a bona <br /> fide part of the merchant's stock in trade and not secured, purchased or <br /> brought into said place of business for, or in anticipation of, said <br /> sale. In considering the application and attending the facts, the City <br /> Council shall exercise a reasonable and sound discretion in granting or <br /> denying the permit applied for. Such sale at public auction shall be <br /> held on successive days, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, and shall <br /> not continue for more than thirty (30) days in all from the commencement <br /> of the sale, and shall be permitted only where such merchant is bona <br /> fide disposing of his stock for the purpose of retiring from business. <br /> Such auction shall be conducted during the daytime between the hours of <br /> 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. <br /> <br /> Save and except also a sale made at public auction of the furniture, <br />~gs and other household furnishings of an individual or family who has <br />for more than ~ne year prior to their application maintained their resi- <br />dence in the City of Santa Aha. In the case of such ~ndividual or family <br />desiring to dispose of said items at public auction, application shall be <br />made to the City Clerk of the City of Santa Aha at least five (51 days <br />prior to the first date upon which said auction is proposed to be held, <br />to afford an opportunity for investigation of said person, the auctioneer <br />and the itemized inventory by the Chief or-Police. Said application shall <br />be accompanied by an affidavit stating the name or names of the owners of <br />the property, a complete inventory of the items to be offered for sale, <br />and their estimated value, the place where the sale will be held, and the <br />name of the auctioneer. If it appears therefrom that the sale is in all <br />respects a bona fide sale of the household goods of one individual house- <br />hold, then a permit to hold said sale at public auction shall be granted <br />by the City Clerk. No auction sale of an individual's household goods or <br />effects, as in this subparagraph referred to, shall continue for a greater <br /> <br />- 2 - <br /> <br /> <br />