The purpose of this chapter is to amend an ordinance adopted by the
Town Board of the Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, dated July
8, 1958, authorizing the conduct of bingo in such town, to change the reference
in such local 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 therein 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.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than
a license 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 purposes of the organization permitted
to conduct the same.
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.).
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.
[Amended 8-17-1993 by L.L.
No. 2-1993]
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed
two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) or up to fifteen (15) days in jail or by
a civil penalty not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000.).
[Added 8-17-1993 by L.L.
No. 2-1993]
Limited-period bingo shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Commission.