The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect sales or persons conducting such sales pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction or to any state marshal, constable or other public or court officer or to any other person acting under the license, direction or authority of any state or federal court selling goods, wares or merchandise in the course of their official duties or to end of the season sales or to sales limited to closing out a particular brand or line of goods.