§ 21. Commissions; penalty. An auctioneer in any county, other than New York or Kings, shall not, without a previous agreement in writing, with the owner or consignee of the goods sold, demand or receive a greater compensation for his services than a commission of two and one-half per centum on the amount of any […]
§ 22. Power of common council of cities. Except as otherwise provided in the charter of the city, the common council of a city may designate such place within such city for the sale by auction of horses, carriages and household furniture, as it deems expedient.
§ 23. Automobile auctioneer. 1. Definitions. The term “automobile auctioneer” as used in this section means any person, not claiming title in himself, who sells or offers for retail sale more than five motor vehicles, motorcycles or trailers in any calendar year, or who displays or permits the display of three or more motor vehicles, […]
§ 24. Mock auction. A person who buys or sells, or pretends to buy or sell, any goods, wares, or merchandise, or any species of property except ships, vessels, or real or leasehold estate, exposed for sale by auction, if an actual sale, purchase, and change of ownership therein does not thereupon take place, is […]
§ 25. Records to be kept by auctioneers. Every auctioneer or person engaged in the business of selling goods at auction, whether acting in his own behalf or as the officer, agent or representative of another, shall, upon the receipt or acceptance by him of any goods for the purpose of sale at auction, and […]
§ 26. Record open to inspection. The said book and the entries therein, made as provided by the preceding section, shall, at all reasonable times, be open to the inspection of the mayor and the head of the police department of the city in which the auctioneer conducts his business, the district attorney of any […]
§ 27. Penalties. Any person who violates or does not comply with the provisions of section twenty-five hereof, or any auctioneer or person engaged in the business of selling goods at auction who shall fail, neglect or refuse to permit or allow an inspection as required by section twenty-six hereof of the book, which he […]
§ 28. Limitation. Sections twenty-five, twenty-six and twenty-seven hereof shall apply only to cities of the first class and do not repeal or supersede the provisions of chapter thirty-two, title B, article twenty-one of the administrative code of the city of New York.
