[Amended 2-21-1972]
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 Elmira, excluding that portion
of the Village of Elmira Heights within the Town of Elmira, on any
day of the week, including the first day of the week commonly known
and designated as "Sunday," subject to the provisions of Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law and Article 19-B of the Executive Law,
and 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 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. 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 $1,000 in any game of bingo.
F. No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more
than $3,000.
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. 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.
This chapter shall take effect only after approval at a referendum
as provided by Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and publication.