[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of North
Syracuse 1-28-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999 as Ch. 65 of the 1999 Code.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 124.
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter was originally adopted 2-28-1973 by L.L.
No. 1-1973 and passed at referendum 3-20-1973.
It is hereby ordained that it shall be lawful for any authorized organization,
as defined by § 476 of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law,
upon obtaining the required license, to conduct the game of bingo within the
territorial limits of the Village of North Syracuse, subject to the provisions
of this chapter, subject to the provisions of Article 14-H of the General
Municipal Law, titled "Local Option for Conduct of Bingo by Certain Organizations,"
subject to the provisions of Article 19-B of the Executive Law, titled "State
Bingo Control Commission," subject to any amendments of the foregoing and
subject to the following:
A.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law 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 as published in
the New York State Racing and Wagering Board Requirements for Bingo.
D.
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than the sum as published in the New York State Racing and Wagering Board
Requirements for Bingo.
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 such game.
G.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful
violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
H.
No bingo game 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.
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of North Syracuse hereby
delegates to the Clerk of the Village of North Syracuse all of the authority
granted to the Village Board of the Village of North Syracuse by Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law in relation to the issuance, amendment and cancellation
of licenses, the conduct of investigations and hearings, the supervision of
the operation of the games and the collection and transmission of fees.
The making of any false statement in any application for a license or
in any statement annexed thereto or any other violation of the provisions
of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law or any violation of the terms
of such a license shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall subject the offender
to forfeiture of license and shall render the offender ineligible to apply
for a license for one year thereafter, all pursuant to the provisions of § 495
of the General Municipal Law.
