[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Manorhaven
9-24-1958 by Ord. No. XLV. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining a
license therefor as hereunder provided, to conduct the game of bingo within
the territorial limits of the Village of Manorhaven, subject to the provisions
of this chapter, the provisions of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law
(L. 1957, c. 854)[1] and the provisions of the State Lottery Control Law and the rules
and regulations of the State Lottery Control Commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see Article 14-H of the General
Municipal Law.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes only bona fide religious, charitable or nonprofit organizations
of veterans, volunteer firemen and similar nonprofit organizations.
Includes a specific game of chance, commonly known as "bingo" or
"lotto," in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or
symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than an authorized organization licensed under this chapter and the
provisions of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law (L. 1957, c. 854)[1] shall be permitted to conduct such games.
[1]
Editor's Note: For current provisions, see Article 14-H of the General
Municipal Law.
B.
No bingo game 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.
The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the
same.
D.
No single prize shall exceed the sum of $250.
E.
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than $1,000.
F.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
G.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
H.
No person under 18 shall be allowed to participate in
any such game unless accompanied by an adult.
I.
No such game shall be held in any room or outdoor area
where alcoholic beverages are sold or served during the progress of the game.
A.
Applications for licenses shall be filed with the Village
Clerk upon forms to be provided by him.
B.
Licenses shall be issued to qualified applicants by the
Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of the General Municipal
Law, upon payment of a license fee or fees of $10 for each occasion upon which
any games of chance are to be conducted under such license. The Board of Trustees,
in its discretion, may refuse to issue a license which would authorize the
conduct of any such game upon a Sunday. No license or licenses shall be issued
for an organization to hold, operate or conduct a game or games oftener than
on six days in any one calendar month.
C.
The Board of Trustees, in its discretion, may revoke
or suspend any existing license and refuse for such time as it sees fit to
grant further licenses to the organization involved or for the use of the
premises involved in the event of any violation of the provisions of this
chapter or in the event of any failure to maintain order during the conduct
of the games.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor
and shall also subject the violator to a penalty of $100 for each offense.