[Adopted 11-25-1969 as Ch.
5 of the 1969 Code]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in Section
476 of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license, to conduct the game of bingo
within the territorial limits of the Town of Farmington, subject to the provisions
of this article, Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B
of the Executive Law, and the following restrictions:
A. No person, firm, association, corporation or organization,
other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this
article, shall be permitted to conduct such games.
B. The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the
same.
C. No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250.
D. No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than $1,000.
E. No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
F. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
G. The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful
violation of any provision of any such local law or ordinance shall constitute
and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
[Adopted 4-25-1978 by L.L.
No. 4-1978 (Ch. 12B of the 1969 Code)]
This article shall be known as the "Farmington Games of Chance Local
Law."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
GAMES OF CHANCE
A game of chance as defined in § 186 of the General Municipal
Law.
TOWN
The Town of Farmington, New York.
Authorized organizations may, upon obtaining a license from the Clerk
of the Town of Farmington, conduct games of chance within the Town of Farmington
as provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law. Such games of chance
shall be conducted in accordance with the General Municipal Law, with the
rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board and
this article.
Games of chance on the first day of the week, commonly known as Sunday,
may be conducted pursuant to this article and appropriate statutes and regulations.
The chief law enforcement officer of the county, namely, the Ontario
County Sheriff, shall exercise control over and supervision of all games of
chance conducted under an appropriately issued license. Such officer shall
have all those powers and duties set forth in Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law. The powers and duties of control, supervision, suspension of licenses
and inspection of premises as contained in § 194 of the General
Municipal Law shall be exercised by the Ontario County Sheriff's Department.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of State's office, following its approval at a referendum by a majority of
qualified voters voting thereon at a special election to be held June 27,
1978.