The Town Board of the Town of Greenport finds
that the raising of funds for the promotion of bona fide charitable,
educational, scientific, health, religious, patriotic and other worthy
causes where the beneficiaries are undetermined is in the public interest
and that the mandate of § 9 of Article 1 of the Constitution
of the State of New York, as amended, should be carried out by rigid
regulations to prevent commercialized gambling, to prevent participation
by criminal and other undesirable elements and to prevent the diversion
of funds from the purposes herein authorized.
This chapter is subject and subordinate to all
the conditions and provisions contained in Article 9-A of the General
Municipal Law and all amendments thereto and any and all rules and
regulations and opinions adopted or to be adopted by the New York
State Racing and Wagering Board.
No person, firm, association, corporation or
organization other than an authorized organization or authorized games
of chance lessor licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall
be permitted to conduct games of chance within the territorial limits
of the Town of Greenport or to lease any hall for the purposes of
conducting games of chance.
This chapter shall not take effect until a proposition
therefor submitted at a general or special election in the Town of
Greenport shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the qualified electors in the Town of Greenport voting upon said
proposition.