[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Schodack 8-19-1958.
Sections 85-1 and 85-2 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 128.
Upon procuring a proper license as hereinafter provided, it shall be
proper and lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476
of the General Municipal Law, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial
limits of the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York, subject to the
restrictions of § 479 and the other provisions of Article 14-H of
the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law, and subject
further to the following restrictions and provisions:
A.
A license shall be issued by the Town Clerk, pursuant
to the provisions of § 30, Subdivision 7, of the Town Law, only
after a written application in the form prescribed in the rules and regulations
of the State Racing and Wagering Board has been duly filed, as provided in
§ 480 of the General Municipal Law, and only after an investigation
by the Town Board, as provided in § 481 of the General Municipal
Law.
B.
No game of bingo shall be permitted to continue past
12:00 midnight of the day on which such game was commenced.
C.
The conduct of bingo is hereby authorized on the first
day of the week, commonly known and designated as "Sunday," subject, however,
to the provisions of this chapter and further provided that no such game of
bingo shall be commenced before 2:00 p.m. of such day.
In the event that the State Racing and Wagering Board shall promulgate
rules and regulations which shall be inconsistent with or contrary to the
provisions of § 85A, B or C, as set forth above, then the provisions
of said Subsections A, B and C, or any of them, shall be deemed to be superseded
or amended by such rules and regulations to the extent necessary to give effect
to the latter.
