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Town of Farmington, NY
Ontario County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Farmington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-25-1969 as Ch. 5 of the 1969 Code[1]]
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Editor's Note: The Bingo Ordinance was originally adopted 5-21-1958 and approved at referendum 11-3-1959.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in Section 476 of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law,[1] upon obtaining the required license, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of Farmington, subject to the provisions of this article, Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law, and the following restrictions:
A. 
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization, other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this article, shall be permitted to conduct such games.
B. 
The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the same.
C. 
No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250.
D. 
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate more than $1,000.
E. 
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
F. 
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management or operation of any such game.
G. 
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of any provision of any such local law or ordinance shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
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Editor's Note: Former Art. 14-G of the General Municipal Law has been renumbered as Art. 14-H.
[Adopted 4-25-1978 by L.L. No. 4-1978[1] (Ch. 12B of the 1969 Code)]
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Editor's Note: This local law was approved at referendum 6-27-1978.
This article shall be known as the "Farmington Games of Chance Local Law."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION
An authorized organization as defined in § 186 of the General Municipal Law.
GAMES OF CHANCE
A game of chance as defined in § 186 of the General Municipal Law.
TOWN
The Town of Farmington, New York.
Authorized organizations may, upon obtaining a license from the Clerk of the Town of Farmington, conduct games of chance within the Town of Farmington as provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law. Such games of chance shall be conducted in accordance with the General Municipal Law, with the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board and this article.
Games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known as Sunday, may be conducted pursuant to this article and appropriate statutes and regulations.
The chief law enforcement officer of the county, namely, the Ontario County Sheriff, shall exercise control over and supervision of all games of chance conducted under an appropriately issued license. Such officer shall have all those powers and duties set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law. The powers and duties of control, supervision, suspension of licenses and inspection of premises as contained in § 194 of the General Municipal Law shall be exercised by the Ontario County Sheriff's Department.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State's office, following its approval at a referendum by a majority of qualified voters voting thereon at a special election to be held June 27, 1978.[1]
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Editor's Note: Local Law No. 4-1978 was approved at said referendum 6-27-1978.