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ORDINANCE NO. 1045
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 66 ON AUCTION SALES OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION
66-1. 4 AND 66-2 THEREOF; PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR THE WORD
OR TERM, SALES; THE REGULATION AND LICENSING OF SUCH SALES
AS DEFINED; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 66-1.4 of Chapter 66 on Auction Sales of the
Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, be and the same is hereby repealed
and the following definition of the word or term, sales, be and the same is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof to be known and designated as Section 66-1. 4
of Chapter 66 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa:
66-1. 4 Sales. The word "Sale" shall mean the sale or an offer
to sell to the public at public auction of any new goods, wares or
merchandise of any and all kinds and descriptions, or the sale or an
offer to sell to the public, of goods, wares and merchandise, new
or used, of any and all kinds and descriptions on hand and in stock
in connection with declared purpose, as set forth by advertising,
on the part of the seller that such sale is a jewelry auction or is
anticipatory to the termination, closing, liquidation, revision,
windup, discontinuance, conclusion, or abandonment of the business
in connection with such sale. It shall also include any sale advertised,
either specifically or in substance, to be a jewelry auction, "fire sale"
"smoke and water damage sale", "adjustment sale", "creditor's sale",
"trustee's sale", "bankrupt sale", "save us from bankruptcy sale",
"insolvent sale". "insurance salvage sale", "mortgage sale",
"assignee's sale", "adjustor's sale", "receiver's sale", "loss-of-
lease sale", "forced-out-of-business sale", "removal sale";
and any and all sales advertised in such manner as to reasonably
convey to the public that upon the disposal of the stock of goods on
hand, the business will cease and be discontinued.
Section 2. That Section 66-2 of Chapter 66 on Auction Sales of the
Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, be and the same is hereby
repealed, and the following regulation of such sales be and the same is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof to be known and designated as Section 66-2
of Chapter 66 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa:
66. 2 Regulation of Sales. No person, firm or corporation
shall publish or conduct any sale of the type herein defined in
Section 66-1. 4 without a license therefor and compliance with
Sections 66-4 through Section 66-15 inclusive of this Chapter 66.
Section 3. Violations. Any person who shall violate, neglect or
refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall
make a false statement in any application for a license as herein required,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one
hundred ($100. 00) dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30)
days.
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Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as provided by law.
Passed this 6th day of November , 1962,
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Pearle P. DeHart, Mayor
October 16, Z962:
Moved by Schilletter and seconded by Brouhard Ordinance No. 1045
be cussed on its first reading.
Voting Aye: Judge, Brouhard, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Schilletter
Voting Nay: None
Absent: Armstrong
Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 1045 passed on its first readng'.
October 30, 1962:
Moved by Eschbach and seconded by Judge Ordinance No. 1045 be
passed on its second reading.
Voting Aye: Judge, Bledsoe, Eschbach, Schilletter
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 1045 passed on its second
reading.
November 6, 1962:
Moved by Eschbach and seconded Bledsoe Ordinance No. 1045 be passe
on its third reading.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Brouhard, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Schilletter
Judge
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Moved by Schilletter and seconded by Bledsoe Ordinance No. 1045 do
now pass.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Brouhard, Eschka ch, Bledsoe, Schilletter
Judge
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Mayor pro-tem Judge declared Ordinance No. 1045 duly adopted.
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I, M. W. Jordan, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1045 was duly
and properly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the 6th
day of November, 1962, and published in the Ames Daily Tribune on
the 19th day of November, 1962 and the 3rd day of December, 1962.
M. W. Jordan City Clerk
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