[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Verona 3-7-1977 (Ch. 99 of the 1998 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bingo — See Ch. 107.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining
the required license therefor to conduct games of chance within the
Town of Verona, subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions
of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and the provisions set
forth by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
[Added 8-1-1977]
Games of chance may be conducted on Sundays, if so provided
in the license issued hereunder, except on Easter Sunday, Christmas
Day and New Year's Eve.
The terms "authorized organization" and "games of chance" shall
have the meanings stated in § 186 of the General Municipal
Law.
[Added 6-2-1980]
The Oneida County Sheriff, or his lawfully designated agent,
is hereby appointed Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Town of Verona
for the purposes of performing the powers and duties set forth in
Subdivision 1 of § 194 of the General Municipal Law of the
State of New York.
The unauthorized conduct of a game of chance shall constitute
and be punishable as a misdemeanor.
This chapter shall not become operative or effective until it
shall have been posted and published once in the official newspapers
of the Town and unless and until it shall have been approved by a
majority of the electors of the Town of Verona voting on a proposition
submitted at a special election held within said Town who are qualified
to vote for officers of said Town.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved at a referendum
on 4-5-1977.
