It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining
a license therefor, as provided in Article 14-G of the General Municipal
Law, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits
of the Town of Kinderhook, subject to the provisions of this chapter,
the provisions of Article 14-G of the General Municipal Law and the
provisions of the State Lottery Control Law.
The following restrictions are placed upon the conduct of bingo
games authorized hereby:
A. No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than
an authorized organization licensed under the provisions of Article
14-G of the General Municipal Law shall be permitted to conduct such games.
B. The entire net proceeds of any game shall be exclusively devoted
to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the
same.
C. No single prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250.
D. No series of prizes on any one occasion shall aggregate more than
$1,000.
E. No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall
participate in the management or operation of such game.
F. No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the
management or operation of any such game.
G. 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.
This ordinance shall take effect upon being approved by a majority
of qualified electors of the Town of Kinderhook on a proposition therefor
submitted at a general or special election held within the Town of
Kinderhook.