[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Fairfield as § 4-1 of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The State Raffles Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq.), was
adopted by the legal voters of the Township on November 5, 1968, by
an affirmative vote of 915 votes to a negative vote of 227 votes,
and the State Bingo Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq.), was adopted
by the legal voters of the Township on November 5, 1968, by an affirmative
vote of 955 votes to a negative vote of 212 votes, and on February
20, 1954, the Legalized Games of Chance Control Law (P.L. 1954, c.
7, N.J.S.A. 5:8-1 et seq.) was approved and became effective in such
New Jersey municipalities as and when either or both the Raffles Licensing
Law or the Bingo Law should be adopted by the legal voters of a Municipality.
Each of the licensing laws provided it shall be lawful for the governing
body of any Municipality after either of the laws becomes operative
to issue licenses as provided in said laws.
Under and subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions
of this chapter, the Raffles Licensing Law (P.L. 1954, c. 5, N.J.S.A.
5:8-50 et seq.), the Bingo Licensing Law (P.L. 1954, c. 6, N.J.S.A.
5:8-24 et seq.), the Legalized Games of Chance Control Law (P.L. 1954,
c. 7, N.J.S.A. 5:8-1 et seq.) and the rules and regulations adopted
and promulgated or to be hereafter adopted and promulgated by the
Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission of the State of New Jersey,
licenses shall be issued in the Township to bona fide organizations
or associations as designated and described in the laws, which organizations
or associations have their principal place of business or building
for the holding of their meeting in the Township.
The Township Committee shall make an investigation of the qualifications
of each applicant and the merits of each application as directed in
Section 4 of each of said licensing laws[1] and the Township Committee is hereby charged with the
duty and responsibility of making an initial investigation of each
application and reporting the result thereof, in writing, to be filed
with the Township Clerk prior to the approval of the first license
granted to any organization qualified under this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 5:8-27 and 5:8-53.
No license under either licensing law shall be issued for a
period of more than one year or shall be issued for the holding, operation
and conduct of any game of chance which may be licensed under any
of the other licensing laws.
No application for the issuance of a license shall be refused
by the Township Committee until after a hearing is held on due notice
to the applicant, at which the applicant shall be entitled to be heard
upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application.
Each license shall be in such form as shall be prescribed in
the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Control Commission.
The Township Committee shall have and exercise control and supervision
over all games of chance so licensed in accordance with said licensing
laws.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
Bingo and raffles shall be permitted on the first day of the
week, commonly known and designated as "Sunday."
No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to participate
in any game or games of chance held, operated or conducted pursuant
to any license issued by the Township.
No game or games of chance shall be held, operated or conducted
under any licenses issued by the Township more often than six days
in any calendar month, or in any room or outdoor area, where alcoholic
beverages are sold or served during the progress of the game or games.
All conditions, restrictions, regulations or rules relating
to the licensing and conduct of games of chance shall be in accordance
with the Raffles Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq.), Bingo Licensing
Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq.), Legalized Games of Control Law and
the rules and regulations of said State Control Commission.
The Township Committee shall on behalf of the Township:
A.
File with the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission a certified
copy of this chapter within 10 days after its adoption.
B.
On or before the first day of February in each year, or at any other
time or times which the commission may determine, make report to the
commission of the number of licenses issued in the Township under
each of the licensing laws and the names and addresses of the licensees,
the aggregate of the license fees collected, the names and addresses
of all persons detected in violation of each of said laws or of the
rules and regulations adopted by the State Control Commission, of
all persons prosecuted for such violations and the result of each
such prosecution and the penalties imposed therein, during the preceding
calendar year, or the period the report is required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
All games of chance fees for the state and the Township shall
follow the schedule of fees as statutorily required by the Legalized
Games of Chance Control Commission. All license fees shall become
the property of the Township.
No person, organization, club, company or squad shall conduct,
operate, run, participate in or attend at any unlicensed raffle or
bingo game in the Township.
No person, organization, club, company or squad shall violate
any of the terms or provisions of any one or more of the:
Any person, organization, club, company or squad convicted of
a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall suffer
a penalty of:
A.
If a person, not more than 30 days imprisonment in the county jail
or a fine of not more than $100 or both fine and imprisonment, at
the discretion of the municipal judge before whom such conviction
is had; or
B.
If an organization, club, company or squad, a fine of not more than
$200 at the discretion of the municipal judge before whom the conviction
is made.
A conviction hereunder shall also be a proper ground, at the
discretion of the licensing body, to suspend or revoke the license,
if any has been issued and is outstanding.
