[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Hamilton 5-9-1961. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 89.
It shall be lawful for authorized organizations,
upon obtaining a license therefor, to conduct games of bingo within
the limits of the Village of Hamilton under the provisions of this
chapter, the provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law[1] of the State of New York and any amendments thereto and
the provisions of the State Lottery Control Law.[2]
The provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law of
the State of New York and the provisions of the State Lottery Control
Law shall control the licensing of organizations and the conduct of
bingo games in the Village of Hamilton and this chapter incorporates
the provisions of those statutes by reference as if set forth in full
herein. Any inconsistency between this chapter and said statutes shall
be resolved in favor of those statutes.
In addition to the several restrictions imposed
by the Bingo Licensing Law of the State of New York, the following
additional restriction is hereby imposed on the conduct of such games
in the Village of Hamilton: No game of chance shall be conducted under
any license issued under this chapter on the first day of the week,
commonly known and designated as Sunday.
This chapter shall take effect June 20, 1961,
in the event that at a referendum held for that purpose, a majority
of the qualified electors of the Village of Hamilton shall approve
the same by voting for the proposition.
