[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Pennsauken 3-13-1978 by Ord. No. 78-3 as Ch. 148 of the 1977
Code; amended in its entirety 10-7-2009 by Ord. No. 2009:15. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be legal for parties holding licenses, validly issued,
permitting the conduct of games of chance, as defined in N.J.S.A.
5:8-1 et seq., in the Township of Pennsauken, in the County of Camden
and State of New Jersey, to conduct games of bingo and/or raffle on
Sunday within said Township.
It shall be necessary for license holders desiring to conduct
bingo games and/or raffles on Sundays to make application to the Township
Committee of said Township of Pennsauken and to have its license endorsed
to reflect that permission for Sunday bingo has been given to said
license holder.
[Amended 2-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024:01]
After the filing of an application, and before a license is
issued, the applicant must fully complete the Township of Pennsauken
affidavit, notarized by a notary not affiliated with the Township
Clerk's office. New applicants who have not conducted a raffle within
the Township will be required to complete the background check. A
background check will not be conducted until a full completed background
check form has been filed by the applicant with the Clerk. The applicant
is solely responsible for the truthfulness and accuracy of information
reported on the background check form. Compliance with this requirement
is mandatory and non-waiverable.
[Added 2-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024:01]
A.
The Municipal
Clerk is hereby authorized and delegated the authority to approve
the granting of raffle and bingo licenses to be held in the Township
of Pennsauken.
B.
The Clerk
shall report a detailed listing of all raffles and/or bingo licenses
authorized by the Clerk at the next regularly scheduled meeting of
Mayor and Committee.
