The Common Council of the City of Hudson finds that the raising of funds for the promotion of bona fide charitable, educational, scientific, health, religious, patriotic and other worthy causes where the beneficiaries are undetermined is in the public interest and that the mandate of § 9 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the State of New York, as amended, should be carried out by rigid regulations to prevent commercialized gambling, to prevent participation by criminal and other undesirable elements and to prevent the diversion of funds from the purposes herein authorized.
This chapter is subject and subordinate to all the conditions and provisions contained in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law and all amendments thereto and any and all rules and regulations and opinions adopted or to be adopted by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than an authorized organization or authorized games of chance lessor licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be permitted to conduct games of chance within the territorial limits of the City of Hudson or to lease any hall for the purposes of conducting games of chance.
The conduct of games of chance in the City of Hudson shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in § 189 of the General Municipal Law.
This chapter shall not take effect until a proposition therefor submitted at a general election in the City of Hudson shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors in the City of Hudson voting upon said proposition.