The purpose of this chapter is to amend the ordinance, adopted 4-7-1958,
of the Town of Kent, authorizing the conduct of bingo in such Town, to change
the reference in such ordinance from Article 14-G of the General Municipal
Law to Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, as so renumbered by Chapter
438 of the Laws of 1962, and to set forth in this amended chapter restrictions
and provisions concerning the game of bingo as required by Section 479 of
the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, as amended by Chapter
438 of the Laws of 1962.
The game of "bingo," as defined and authorized by Article 14-H of the
General Municipal Law of the State of New York, including the conduct of such
game on Sunday, shall be legalized and permitted within the Town of Kent.
The procedure for the issuing of licenses therefor, the conduct of the
game, the restrictions and regulations governing the same and all other matters
pertaining thereto shall be the same as described in said Article 14-H of
the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and shall also comply
with each and every provision of this chapter.
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.
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.
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 except
from another authorized organization.
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.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250 in any single game of
bingo.
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than
$1,000.
No person except a bona fide member of any authorized organization shall
participate in the management or operation of such game.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management
or operation of any game of bingo.
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.
Any amendments or changes in said Article 14-H of the General Municipal
Law of the State of New York which may hereafter be made by the Legislature
of the State of New York and which shall be applicable to the Town of Kent
shall become and be a part of this chapter and effective at the time such
amendments or changes become generally effective in the State of New York.