It is unlawful for any person conducting an auction sale to ring a bell, or cause or permit the same to be rung, in or about the front of the premises, or in any place on or near such premises where the same may be heard on the public street or sidewalk in front of the premises when there is conducted an auction sale, before, after or during the sale, for the purpose of attracting the public to such auction sale.

It is unlawful for any person conducting an auction sale to use a searchlight or similar light, or to solicit or to permit the soliciting by music, singing or loud or unusual noises for the purpose of attracting the public to an auction sale. (Ord. 353 NCS § 12.0; prior code §5.18.)