[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Southold as indicated
in article histories. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-28-1958, approved by referendum 4-19-1959,
amended in its entirety 4-9-1963]
The purpose of this article is to amend an ordinance adopted by the
Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, dated July 28,
1958, authorizing the conduct of bingo in such Town, to change the reference
in such ordinance from Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law to Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law, as so renumbered by Chapter 438 of the
Laws of 1962, and to set forth herein the following additional amended and
renumbered restrictions concerning the conduct of the game of bingo by an
authorized organization in such Town, as required by § 479 of the
General Municipal Law of the State of New York, as amended by Chapter 438
of the Laws of 1962.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476
of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required
license, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the
Town of Southold, subject to the provisions of this article, Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization, other than
a licensee under the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law,
shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise make available for conducting
bingo a hall or other premises for any consideration whatsoever, direct or
indirect.
No bingo games shall be held, operated or conducted on or within any
leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid, wholly or partly,
on the basis of a percentage of the receipts or net profits derived from the
operation of such game.
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law shall purchase or receive any supplies or
equipment specifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct of bingo
games from other than a supplier licensed under the Bingo Control Law or another
authorized organization.
The entire net proceeds of any game of bingo and of any rental shall
be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted
to conduct the same.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250 in any single game of
bingo.
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than
$1,000.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall participate
in the management or operation of such game.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management
or operation of any game of bingo.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this article shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
[Adopted 10-1-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1977,
approved by referendum 2-2-1977]
The words and phrases used in this article shall, for the purpose of
this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by Article 9-A
of the General Municipal Law.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 186
of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license
therefor, to conduct games of chance within the territorial limits of the
Town of Southold, subject to the provisions of this article and Article 9-A
of the General Municipal Law.
The conduct of games of chance authorized by this article shall be subject
to the following restrictions:
A.Â
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than a license under the provisions of Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law, shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise make available for
conducting games of chance a hall or other premises for any consideration
whatsoever, direct or indirect, except as provided in § 190 of Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law.
B.Â
No game of chance shall be held, operated or conducted
on or within any leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid,
wholly or partly, on the basis of a percentage of the receipts or net profits
derived from the operation of such game.
C.Â
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions
of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law shall purchase or receive any
supplies or equipment specifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct
of games of chance from other than a supplier licensed by the Board or from
another authorized organization.
D.Â
The entire net proceeds of any game of chance and of
any rental shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization
permitted to conduct the same.
E.Â
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $100 in any
operation or conducting of a single game of chance as provided in § 186
of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law. No single wager shall exceed
$10.
F.Â
No series of prizes on any one occasion of games of chance
shall aggregate more than $1,000 as provided in § 186 of Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law.
G.Â
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization,
its auxiliary or affiliated organization shall participate in the management
or operation of such game, as set forth in § 195-c
of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
H.Â
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
I.Â
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute
and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
This article shall not become operative or effective unless and until
it shall have been approved by a majority of the electors voting on a proposition
submitted at a general or special election held within the Town of Southold
who are qualified to vote for officers of the Town of Southold.
