[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Manlius 3-13-1991
as Ch. 12 of the 1991 Code. Said legislation was approved by the electorate
at a referendum on 7-29-1958. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 75.
The purpose of this chapter is to permit the operation of the game of
bingo by authorized organizations in the Town of Manlius pursuant to Article
1, § 9, of the Constitution of the State of New York and as implemented
by the State Bingo Control Law and the Bingo Licensing Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 430 et seq., and
General Municipal Law § 475 et seq., respectively.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in § 476
of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, upon
obtaining the required license, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial
limits of the Town of Manlius, New York, subject to the provisions of this
chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, Article 19-B of the Executive
Law and any amendments to said laws.
The conduct of bingo games authorized by this chapter shall be subject
to the following restrictions:
A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
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 adapted for use in the conduct
of bingo games from other than a supplier licensed under the Bingo Control
Law or from another authorized organization.
D.
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.
E.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of two hundred
fifty dollars ($250.) in any single game of bingo.
F.
No series of prizes on any one (1) bingo occasion shall
aggregate more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.).
G.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
H.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any game of bingo.
I.
Limited period bingo shall be conducted in accordance
with the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and the rules
and regulations of the State Bingo Control Commission.
The Town Clerk is hereby designated to exercise all of the authority
granted to the Town Board under § 498 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 unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provisions of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
