It shall be unlawful for any auctioneer or for any person conducting a sale of jewelry at public auction to use any person as a false bidder for the purpose of increasing the price of any article offered for sale at such auction.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make or offer a false bid or any other than a bona fide bid at a public auction or to act as a by-bidder or what is commonly known as a “capper,” “booster” or “shiller” at any auction or falsely to pretend to buy any jewelry at an auction sale. (Ord. No. 462, § 10.)