[Code 1971, § 5-17]
This article shall be known and may be cited as "The City of
Olean Bingo Licensing Ordinance."
It is lawful for any authorized organization as defined in General
Municipal Law § 476, upon obtaining the required license,
to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the
city, subject to the provisions of this article, General Municipal
Law art. 14-H [§ 475 et seq.] and Executive Law article
19-B [§ 430 et seq.].
Except as otherwise stated in this article, the common council
delegates to the city clerk all of the authority granted to the common
council under General Municipal Law art. 14-H [§ 475 et
seq.] relative to the issuance, amendment, and cancellation of licenses,
the conduct of investigations and hearings, and the collection and
transmission of fees, all with respect to the conduct of bingo games
within the territorial limits of the city.
[Code 1971, §§ 5-32—5-34]
(a)
Position created. There is hereby created the position of bingo inspector.
The office of bingo inspector shall be an appointive office by appointment
of the mayor and not subject to civil service rules and regulations.
(b)
Powers and duties. The bingo inspector shall have and exercise control
and supervision over all bingo games held, operated, or conducted
under any license issued to the end that such bingo games are fairly
held, operated, and conducted in accordance with the provisions of
such license, the rules and regulations promulgated by the state,
and the provisions of this article governing the holding, operation,
and conduct of bingo games.
[Code 1971, § 5-47]
Each applicant for a bingo license shall state on the application
the premises on which the games are to be conducted. No application
shall be approved nor shall a license be issued until the fire chief
of the city and the bingo inspector of the city have certified to
the city clerk that the premises are acceptable for public assemblage,
and more particularly that the premises comply with all fire and police
regulations of the city. The clerk of the city shall keep on file
the name and addresses of all premises previously approved for the
conducting of games pursuant to this article, and such list shall
be presumptive evidence that such places are approved.
[Code 1971, § 5-23]
It shall be lawful to conduct a licensed bingo game under General
Municipal Law art. 14-H [§ 475 et seq.] and under this article
on the first day of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday,
such game not to begin before 1:00 p.m.
