The Town Board of the Town of New Hartford 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 I 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 Town of New Hartford or to lease any
hall for the purposes of conducting games of chance.
This chapter shall not take effect until a proposition therefor submitted
at a general or special election in the Town of New Hartford shall be approved
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors in the Town
of New Hartford voting upon said proposition.