[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Webster
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Webster 4-25-1958[1] (Ch. 83 of the 1991 Code);amended in its entirety at time
of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved
at referendum 5-20-1958.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining
a license as provided by Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law,
to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the
Town of Webster, subject to the provisions of this article, Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law and the Bingo Control Law (§ 430
et seq. of the Executive Law).
Games of bingo may be held on any day provided for in such license,
including Sundays, with each organization being allowed to hold no
more than four Sunday bingo occasions in a calendar year.
The regulations and restrictions in Article 14-H of the General
Municipal Law and § 430 et seq. of the Executive Law shall
apply to all games of bingo conducted in the Town of Webster.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation
of any provision of this article shall constitute and be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Webster 2-23-1978 as L.L. No. 1-1978 (Ch. 134 of the 1991
Code); amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I). Subsequent amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Games of
Chance Licensing Law."
The definitions as set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law of the State of New York are incorporated in this chapter as if
set forth in full herein.
Subject to the provisions contained herein,
the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering
Board, the provisions of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law
and the Constitution of the State of New York and all amendments of
the aforesaid statutes, rules and regulations, it shall be lawful
for any authorized organization, upon obtaining a license therefor,
under the provisions of this chapter, to conduct games of chance within
the territorial limits of the Town of Webster.
The provisions of Article 9-A of the General
Municipal Law, and any amendments thereto, shall control the licensing
of organizations and conduct of games of chance in the Town of Webster,
and this chapter incorporates all of the provisions of said statue
by reference as if set forth in full herein.
The conduct of games of chance on Sundays is
only permitted when it is specifically provided for in the license
issued. No games, however, shall be conducted on Easter Sunday, Christmas
Day or New Year's Eve.
