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~3`~ ORDDINANCE N0. 9~t20 An Ordinance to regulate bankrupt sales liquidating and dosing out sales vd.thin the the City of Eugene and providing a penalty for violation thereof, and declaring an emer- gency, THE CITY OF E[? G};NE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1. Save as to sales under judicial process, it shall be unlawful for any person, copartnership, coporation, or association to sell, dispose of or offer for sale in the City of Eugene, by means of or urd.er the title of bankrupt sales, liquidating, closing out, removal,.puitting business or fire, or similarly designated title, whether the same be their property or whether they ~r}~a11 se?.l or offer the same for sale as agents, factors or employees of others, unless and until ',.he pa~:?n, firm, corporation or association desiring to hold such sale shall obtain a license therefor.. f -~~. Section 2. Any person, copartnership, corporation, or association desiring to hold a bankru-t sale or closing out sale, as in this ordinance defined, shall fle v~ith the City Recorder of the City of Eugene, three days previous to the opening day of-such bank- rupt or c1 osing out or similar salem a written application showing )S) the name or names of the legal owners of the merchandise to be disposed of at maid sale (B) the name or names of those in legal possession of said merchandise, (C) the name or names of those who will actually dispose of said merchandise at said sale, (D) a receipt or other reasonable evidence from officials of Lane County showing that any taxes due on said merchandise; if taxes or t,3xable, have been paid. Section 3. In su~amitting the anp]_ication providing for in Section 2, the a-~p~.icant shall make a statement declaring that the dedeptive-advance-reduction method of attracting purchasers will not be resorted to in connection with said sale or the advertising thereof, to-wit: That said applicant as an inducement to the securing of said permit does pi..edge and obligate him and or herself, the corporation, arm, association or individuals repre- sented by the applicant to refrain from marking up or quoting or advertising articles of mer chandi se at a price above the averabe or ordinary retail market price of said articles, and/ or at tre same time, or at any time marking down or quoting or advertising the price on said articles in comparison with said marked up, quoted or advertised prices or with arty prices except the customary or usual prices said articles are usually sold or offered for sale at; i (.A) an affirmative statement that said bankrupt sale, closing out sale, cuitting business, temoval or similarly designated sale us to be conducted in good forth as a result of a bankrupt condition of the applicant or that the ~ plicant is quitting business at the end of said period of sale or that .said applicant is removing his entire stock of merchandise frgm his present location to a new and different location in the City of Eugene or has ac- tual ly suffered fire loss to said merchandise wi thin thirty days from said date. .And that no new stock shall be added except stock purchased or contracted by the original owner, or in transit, and an itemized statement of such stock shall be filed with the~rCity Rec order. Secti on 1.~. A statement of the ~s treet and n~.zrnber where said s ale is to be conducted and of the present, immediately past., and future business address of said applicant must