The purpose of this chapter is to amend an ordinance adopted by the Town
of Lockport, Niagara County, New York, dated April 30, 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 Law of 1962, and to set forth therein the following additional
amended and renumbered restrictions concerning the conduct of the
game of bingo by an authorized organization of 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.
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 adopted
for use in the conduct of bingo games from other than a supplier licensed
under the Bingo Control Law or from another authorized organization.
The entire net proceeds of any game of bingo
and of any rental shall be exclusively devoted to the lawful purpose
of the organization permitted to conduct the same.
The unauthorized conduct of bingo game and any
willful violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute
and be punishable as to a misdemeanor.