[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Delaware as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted by Ord. No. 1984-25 (Sec. 3-5 of the 1985 Revised General Ordinances)]
A.
The Raffles Licensing Law, L. 1954, c. 5,[1] and the Bingo Licensing Law, L. 1954, c. 6,[2] have been duly adopted by the Legislature; and the Township
Committee, in accordance with the provisions of these acts, have licensed
or may license various charitable, religious and volunteer organizations
to conduct raffles and bingo in the Township of Delaware, in the County
of Hunterdon; and each of these statutes (N.J.S.A. 5:8.31 and 5:8.58)
provide that games of bingo and raffles, known as "games of chance,"
shall not be conducted on Sunday unless the municipality adopts an
ordinance authorizing the conduct of such games on this first day
of the week.
B.
There have been requests by religious and other eligible organizations
to conduct games on the first day of the week.
A.
Games of chance, commonly known as "bingo" and "raffles," as provided by the Laws of the State of New Jersey, 1954, Chapters 5 and 6, may be conducted in the Township of Delaware, in the County of Hunterdon, on the first day of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday, provided the applicant for the license to conduct such games otherwise qualified under the provisions of the aforementioned Statutes of the State of New Jersey and the Rules and Regulations of the Legalized Games of Chance, Control Commission and, specifically, providing that the organization conducting the games is a charitable, religious, educational, patriotic, fire company or first aid organization or other type of organization specifically qualifying under the provisions of the aforementioned statutes.
B.
The Township Committee or the persons duly authorized by the Township
Committee shall be permitted to issue a license for the holding, operating
and conducting of games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly
known as Sunday. The requirements for the issuance of said license
and for the manner of holding, operating or conducting such games
of chance shall meet all the requirements of any federal, state, county
or municipal statutes, ordinances or regulations.
[Adopted 6-27-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-09]
A license pursuant to this article may be issued for any day
of the year, without limitation, as provided by N.J.S.A. 5:8-31 and
N.J.S.A. 5:8-58.
The Municipal Clerk is hereby designated as the issuing authority
and is delegated the authority to approve the issuance of licenses.
All complete applications for a license must be filed with the Municipal
Clerk together with the required fees pursuant to law.
The Municipal Clerk shall refer applications, at the Clerk's
discretion, to the Township Committee.
