[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cicero by Ord.
No. 78-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be applicable to all territory within the limits
of the Town of Cicero, County of Onondaga and State of New York, pursuant
to § 187 of the General Municipal Law.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, namely a bona fide
religious or charitable organization, a bona fide educational or service organization
or a bona fide organization of veterans or volunteer firemen, which, by its
charter, certificate of incorporation, constitution or act of the legislature,
shall have among its purposes one or more of the lawful purposes as defined
in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, and upon obtaining a license
therefor as provided by Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and the rules
and regulations adopted by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, to
conduct certain games of chance in the territory of the Town of Cicero.
A.
Games of chance are not to be conducted on the first
day of the week, commonly called Sunday.
B.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of said
Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law shall be permitted to conduct such
games.
C.
The entire net proceeds of any games shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the
same.
D.
No single prize shall exceed the maximum sum as allowed
in § 189 of the General Municipal Law.
E.
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than the maximum allowed under § 189 of the General Municipal
Law.
F.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or organization of such games.
G.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such games.
H.
The unauthorized conduct of games of chance and any willful
violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
I.
No games of chance shall be held, operated or conducted
on or within any leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid
wholly or partly on the basis of a percentage of receipts or net proceeds
derived from the operation of such games.
The Town Board of the Town of Cicero may, pursuant to § 191
of the General Municipal Law, delegate to the Clerk of said town, or to such
other officials as authorized by Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law,
the authority in relation to the issuance, amendment and cancellation of licenses,
the conduct of investigations and hearings, the supervision of operations
of games and the collection and transmissions of fees.
The making of any false statement in any application for a license or
in any statement annexed thereto, or any other violation of the provisions
of said Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law or any violation of the terms
of such a license, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall subject the offender
to forfeiture of the license and shall render the offender ineligible to apply
for a license for one year thereafter, all pursuant to the provisions of § 195-j
of the General Municipal Law.
This chapter shall become effective:
A.
Upon approval of the same by a majority of the qualified
electors of the town voting on a proposition duly submitted at a general election
held within the town as provided by law on November 7, 1978; and
B.
Upon filing with the State Racing and Wagering Board
a copy of such chapter within 10 days after its adoption as above provided;
and
C.
Ten days after posting and publishing a notice of the
adoption of this chapter as required by law.
