[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
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 bingo games within the
territorial limits of the Village of Canajoharie, subject to the provisions
of this chapter, Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law, Article
19-B of the Executive Law, the rules and regulations of the Gaming
Commission 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 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.
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 $250 in any single game
of bingo.
F. No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more
than $1,000.
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 provision of this chapter shall constitute and be punishable
as a Class B misdemeanor.