[Amended 3-28-1963 by Ord.
No. 1-1963]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, upon obtaining a
license therefor as provided by Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law
of the State of New York, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial
limits of said City of Hudson, subject to the provisions of this chapter,
the provisions of Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law and the provisions
of the State Lottery Control Law, which is the short title for Article 19-B
of the Executive Law of the State of New York.
This chapter shall not become operative or effective unless and until
it shall have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of said
City of Hudson voting on a proposition therefor submitted at a general or
special election held within such City of Hudson.
[Amended 3-28-1963 by Ord.
No. 1-1963]
The following restrictions are hereby imposed upon the conduct of such
game:
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, lease 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 $1,000 in any
single game of bingo.
F. No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate
more than $3,000.
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 misdemeanor.
[Added 5-14-1968 by Ord.
No. 1-1968]
It shall be lawful for the game of bingo to be conducted under any license
issued under this chapter on the first day of the week, commonly known and
designated as "Sunday."