The City Clerk be and is hereby authorized and directed to license,
as hereinafter provided for, all bona fide organizations and associations
to hold and operate games of chance of and restricted to the specific
kind of game of chance known as "bingo" or "lotto," as provided in
P.L. 1954, c. 6.
All applications for such licenses shall be filed with the Clerk
of the City of Camden in writing and in the form prescribed by the
rules and regulations duly adopted, from time to time, by the Legalized
Games of Chance Control Commission of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
The Chief of the Division of Police is hereby charged with the
duty to make required investigation of the qualifications of each
applicant for such license and the merits of each application for
such license with due expedition after the filing of the application.
If he shall determine that the applicant is duly qualified to hold,
operate and conduct games of chance under the provisions of said law,
he shall so certify to the City Clerk of the City of Camden, who shall
issue such license upon the payment of a license fee or fees, as provided
in N.J.S.A. 5:8-27, for each occasion upon which any game or games
are to be conducted under such license.
No license issued as herein provided shall be effective for
a period longer than one year, and all such licenses shall expire
on December 31 of each year.
No games of chance shall be conducted under any license issued
pursuant to the provisions of the Bingo Licensing Law on the first
day of the week, commonly known and designated as "Sunday."
No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to participate
in any game or games of chance held, operated or conducted pursuant
to any license issued as herein provided.
No game or games of chance shall be held, operated or conducted
under any license issued as herein provided more often than six days
in any one calendar month or in any room or outdoor area where alcoholic
beverages are sold or served during the progress of the game or games.
All such game or games of chance shall be held, operated or
conducted, and all licensees shall keep the necessary books and file
the required reports, as provided by said law and the rules and regulations
duly adopted, from time to time, by said Legalized Games of Chance
Commission of the State of New Jersey.