[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hudson
Falls 1-3-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusement devices — See Ch. 64.
A.
Pursuant to § 187 of the General Municipal
Law of the State of New York, entitled "Local option," and subject to the
provisions of this article[1] and pursuant to the direction contained in Subdivision 2 of § 9
of Article 1 of the Constitution of the state, the Legislature hereby gives
and grants to every municipality the right, power and authority to authorize
the conduct of games of chance by authorized organizations within the territorial
limits. A local law adopted by a town shall be operative in any Village or
within any part of any Village located within such town, if after adoption
of such local law, the Board of Trustees of such Village adopts a local law,
subject to a permissive referendum as provided by Village Law, authorizing
the issuance of licenses by the town for games of chance within such Village.
[1]
Editor's Note: "This article" refers to Article 9-A, of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York.
B.
Such local law may be repealed only by a local law, which
shall also be subject to a permissive referendum, or by enactment of a local
law authorizing games of chance as provided in § 188 of this article.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: "This article" refers to Article 9-A, of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York.
The Village of Hudson Falls, all that portion within the boundaries
of the Town of Kingsbury, may obtain its licenses for games of chance from
the Town of Kingsbury, New York, and subject to the laws of games of chance
under the State of New York.
