All of the provisions of §§ 475 to 499, inclusive, of
the General Municipal Law of the State of New York and amendments thereto
are hereby made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 8-11-1992 by L.L.
No. 9-1992]
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 on any day of the week, including Sunday,
within the territorial limits of the village, subject to the provisions of
this chapter, 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 a bingo 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 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.
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 from another authorized organization.
No person except a bona fide member of an organization authorized to
conduct the game of bingo under the provisions of this chapter 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.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.) in any single game of bingo.
No series of prizes on any one (1) bingo occasion shall aggregate more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.).
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.
[Amended 8-11-1992 by L.L.
No. 9-1992]
Pursuant to § 485 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, it shall be lawful for authorized organizations upon obtaining a license pursuant to §
110-2 of the Code of the Village of Johnson City to conduct games of bingo on the first day of the week commonly known and designated as "Sunday," provided that no Sunday games commence earlier than 12:00 noon.
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.