§ 33-20-205 — Affidavit as to nature of sale required; advertising and representation

It shall be unlawful for any temporary or transient merchant to
advertise, represent or hold out any goods, wares or
merchandise, as being sold as an insurance, bankrupt, railway
wreck, insolvent, assignee, trustee, executor, administrator,
receiver, syndicate, wholesale, manufacturer or closing out
sale, or as a sale of any goods, wares or merchandise damaged by
smoke, fire, water or otherwise, unless such temporary merchant
shall file with the county clerk an affidavit showing all the
facts relating to the reasons for and the character of such sale
so to be advertised or represented, and showing that the goods,
wares and merchandise of such sales are in fact in accordance
with such advertisements and representations; such affidavit
shall include a statement of the names of the persons from whom
the goods, wares and merchandise so to be advertised or
represented, were obtained, and the date of the delivery of said
goods to the applicant and the place from which said goods,
wares and merchandise were last taken, and all details necessary
exactly to locate and fully to itemize all goods, wares and
merchandise so to be advertised and represented. If such
affidavit shall fail to show that such goods, wares and
merchandise of such sale are in accordance with the proposed
advertisements or representations as shown in such affidavit, or
fails to disclose the facts as herein required, or if the county
clerk learns that the said affidavit is untrue in any
particular, then the county clerk shall refuse such applicant a
license for such sale. Should a license be issued to such
applicant it shall state that such person is authorized and
licensed to sell such goods, wares and merchandise, and
advertise, represent and hold out the same as being sold as such
insurance, bankrupt, railway wreck, insolvent, assignee,
trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, syndicate,
wholesale, manufacturer or closing out sale of any goods, wares
and merchandise, or as being damaged by smoke, fire, water or
otherwise, or in any similar manner present any other fact, as
shown by such affidavit. Such affidavit shall be sworn to by the
applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. If the
applicant be a partnership it shall be sworn to by a member of
such partnership, or if the applicant be a corporation it shall
be sworn to by one of the officers of such corporation. Every
person making a false statement of any fact in such affidavit
shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punished for such
offense as provided by the laws of Wyoming.