[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Walton 2-6-2006 by L.L. No.
3-2006 (Ch. 26 of the 1973 Code). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any and all games of chance as defined in Article 9-A, § 186,
Subdivision 3, of the General Municipal Law.
An authorized organization as defined in Article 9-A, § 186,
Subdivision 4 of the General Municipal Law.
Authorized organizations may, upon the obtaining of a license
from the Village Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of Walton, New York,
conduct games of chance within the territorial limits of the Village
of Walton as provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law,
as the same may be amended from time to time, and as provided further
in this chapter. Such games of chance shall be conducted in accordance
with the general state law and with the rules and regulations of the
New York State Gaming Commission and this chapter, as the same may
be amended from time to time.
The conduct of games of chance authorized by this chapter shall
be subject to those restrictions contained in § 189 of the
General Municipal Law and other applicable statutory and case law
and the rules and regulations of the New York State Gaming Commission.
Games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known
as "Sunday," may be conducted pursuant to this chapter and appropriate
statutes and regulations.
A.Â
This chapter shall become operative and effective if approved by
a majority of the electors of the Village of Walton voting on a proposition
submitted at the general election of the 21st day of March 2006, at
which general election all qualified voters within the Village may
vote upon the proposition.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said proposition was approved by the voters
at the general election 3-21-2006.
B.Â
The method and manner of submission, balloting by voting machine
and conducting the election, canvassing the result and making and
filing the returns and all other procedure with reference to the submission
of and action upon the proposition submitted for approval under this
chapter shall be the same as in the case of any other proposition
submitted to the electors of the Village of Walton at a general election
and shall be governed by the Charter of the Village of Walton, the
Election Law of the State of New York and the rules and regulations
of the Delaware County Board of Elections.
This chapter shall be filed within five days after its approval
by the electors, and one certified original shall be filed in the
Village Clerk's office and one original in the office of the
Secretary of State or, in the alternative, in accordance with any
procedure as may be authorized by the Secretary of State at the time
of approval.
