[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Wawarsing 5-12-1958. Section 37-1 amended at time of adoption of Code; see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization
as defined in § 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 Town of Wawarsing, subject to
the provisions of this chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal
Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law and the following restrictions:
A.Â
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization
other than an authorized organization licensed under the provisions
of Article 14-H shall be permitted to conduct such games.
B.Â
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.
C.Â
The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct
the same.
D.Â
No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250.
E.Â
No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate
more than $1,000.
F.Â
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization
shall participate in the management or operation of such game.
G.Â
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating
in the management or operation of any such game.
H.Â
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.
