[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Lancaster 9-6-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988 (Ch. 21A of the 1966
Codification). Amendments noted where applicable]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority
of Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York
and shall be known as the "Games of Chance Law of the Town of Lancaster."
A.
The words and
terms used in this chapter shall have the same meanings as such words
and terms are used in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law, unless
otherwise provided herein or the context requires a different meaning.
B.
CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
CLERK
TOWN
As used herein,
the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Chief of Police of the Town of Lancaster.
The Town Clerk of the Town of Lancaster.
The Town of Lancaster.
Games of chance may be conducted in the Town
by an authorized organization, after obtaining a license therefor
from the Town Clerk of the Town of Lancaster, in accordance with the
provisions, requirements and limitations of Article 9-a of the General
Municipal Law, the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing
and Wagering Board and this chapter.
A.
Games may be conducted
under a license as frequently as permitted under General Municipal
Law § 195-b.
B.
The conduct of
games of chance on Sundays is authorized, and licenses issued by the
Town Clerk should specifically so provide, except as is otherwise
provided in Article 9-a of the General Municipal Law, and in no event
shall such games of chance be conducted on Easter Sunday, Christmas
Day or New Year's Eve.
Restrictions on the conduct of games of chance
as authorized herein shall be as contained in § 189 of the
General Municipal Law.
The sale of alcoholic beverages at games of
chance shall be as authorized in § 194, Subdivision 3, of
the General Municipal Law, subject to the applicable provisions of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
The chief law enforcement officer of the Town,
the Chief of Police, shall exercise control over and supervision of
all games of chance conducted under an appropriately issued license.
Such officer shall have all those powers and duties set forth in Article
9-a of the General Municipal Law.
The fee payable to the Town Clerk upon issuance
of a license shall be in accordance with and as set out in the appropriate
sections of the General Municipal Law.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon
proper posting and publication, as provided in the Town Law, provided
that, at a referendum at the general election held for the purpose
of submitting this chapter for approval by the electorate pursuant
to the provisions of law, a majority of the qualified electors of
the Town, voting at said referendum, shall approve the same by voting
for adoption of said local law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved
by a majority of the electorate at a general election held on November
8, 1988.
