[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Jefferson 8-23-1972 by Ord. No. 3-72 (Ch. 44 of the 1967 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 142.
This chapter shall be known as the "Legalized
Games of Chance Ordinance of the Township of Jefferson."
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations
for the supervision of the issuance of licenses within the municipality
for the holding, operating and conducting of games of chance under
such licenses, there is hereby adopted by the Township the Bingo Licensing
Law and the Raffles Licensing Law as they are referred to and set
forth in N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 through 5:8-76.
[Amended 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 28-06]
No person, organization or association shall
hold, operate or conduct games of chance within the Township of Jefferson
unless such person, organization or association shall have first obtained
a license for such purpose from the Township Council or the Township
Clerk, who is hereby authorized to issue such licenses. Said license,
when issued, shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations
duly adopted from time to time by the Legalized Games of Chance Control
Commission of the State of New Jersey.
The application for each such license shall
be made with the Clerk of the municipality in the form and with the
fee as set forth in the rules and regulations of the Legalized Games
of Chance Control Commission.
[Added 4-2-1997 by Ord. No. 6-97; amended 12-5-2001 by Ord. No.
35-01; 4-19-2017 by Ord. No. 17-12]
There is hereby established a fee in the maximum
amount authorized by the State of New Jersey for every application
for a license to conduct a game of chance. This fee shall be charged
whether or not the organization making the application may be a qualified
charity or not, pursuant to New Jersey regulations. The fee shall
be in addition to any fees which must be payable to the Legalized
Games of Chance Commission.
[Amended 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 28-06]
No application for the issuance of a license
shall be refused by the governing body or the Township Clerk until
after a hearing is held before the Township Council on due notice
to the applicant, at which time the applicant shall be entitled to
be heard upon the qualification of the applicant and the merits of
the application.
The governing body may issue a license under
this chapter authorizing the conduct of such legalized games of chance
on the first day of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday,
and said license so issued shall be plainly marked accordingly.
The governing body of the Township of Jefferson
shall have and exercise control and supervision over all games of
chance held, operated or conducted under such license, to the end
that the same are fairly held, operated and conducted in accordance
with the provisions of such license, the rules and regulations promulgated
by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission and the provisions
of this chapter governing the holding, operation and conduct of the
same, and the governing body and the Legalized Games of Chance Control
Commission shall have the power and authority to suspend any license
issued by the governing body and to revoke the same, after hearing,
for any violation of any such provision, and shall by their respective
officers and agents have the right of entry at all times into any
premises where any such game of chance is being held, operated and
conducted or where it is intended that any such game of chance shall
be held, operated and conducted, or where any equipment being used
or intended to be used in the conduct thereof is found, for the purpose
of inspecting the same.
[Amended 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 28-06]
The Township Clerk is hereby authorized to issue
any such license upon the payment by the applicant of the proper fee
and after the approval of the application by the Township Council
or the Township Clerk.
Any such license shall remain in force and be
valid for such term as is set forth on the license and shall apply
only to the person, organization or association to whom it is granted
and shall not be transferable.
