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.