[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of South Plainfield 10-13-1964 as Art. 3 of Ch. 11 of the 1964 Code
(Ch. 85 of the 1982 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 141.
The Borough of South Plainfield hereby adopts
all the benefits and privileges of the state Bingo Licensing Law (N.J.S.A.
5:8-24 et seq.) and Raffles Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq.)
as ratified by referendum of the 1954 primary election.
The provisions of the said state Bingo Licensing
Law and state Raffles Licensing Law, together with all future supplements
and amendments thereto, are hereby incorporated into this chapter
and made a part hereof as though fully set forth.
It shall be lawful to conduct such games within
the limits of the Borough of South Plainfield on Sundays as well as
on secular days, provided the license issued by the municipality so
provides.
[Added 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. 1762]
The Municipal Clerk is hereby delegated the
authority to act as the issuing authority to approve the granting
of raffle and bingo licenses.
Any person, association or corporation who or which shall make
any false statement in any application or shall fail to keep the books
and records required by law, shall falsely make any false entry therein
or shall violate any of the provisions of the state statute or of
this chapter or any of the rules and regulations controlled thereunder
or any of the terms of the license issued may, upon conviction thereof,
after hearing by the Municipal Court, be punishable by a fine not
exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding
90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or
any combination thereof.
