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 New Rochelle
 Code of Ordinances
 Part II. General Legislation
 Chapter 96. Auctions and Auctioneers

  § 96-4. Restrictions on licenses and duties of licensees.  

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  • The following restrictions and duties are hereby provided for public auctioneers and such licenses:
    A. 
    Licenses shall be issued to individuals only, and such persons shall be individually liable for their acts.
    B. 
    A licensed auctioneer shall personally conduct all auction sales, or shall be present on the premises during the conduct of sales in his name.
    C. 
    It shall be the duty of an auctioneer to keep records, which shall contain the following information relative to goods received or sold by him: the name and address of the person who employed him to sell the goods or from whom they were received or accepted; the name and address of the person for whose benefit, behalf or account such goods are to be sold; date of receipt; place with street and number in which goods are kept or are to be auctioned; description of goods, including quantities; terms and conditions of transactions. Such records shall be open to the inspection of the Mayor or any agent or police officer duly authorized by him, and to the District Attorney or his duly authorized representative of any county in which the auctioneer may reside or conduct business, and shall be available at reasonable hours at his place of business. If such place of business is outside the City limits of New Rochelle, said auctioneer shall have in his possession such records at the place and time of exhibition or sale of the goods within the City.
    D. 
    In addition to such other information as may be required on the application for a license, a person shall indicate whether he has ever been convicted of a violation of § 24 of the General Business Law relative to mock sales.
    Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
    E. 
    No auctioneer, his agent, employee or servant shall sell or expose for sale at public auction any goods, wares, merchandise or other thing whatsoever, excepting real estate, in any street or public place, to any person or persons who, at the time of bidding for or while examining the same, shall be on the sidewalk or street.