[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Monroe: Article
I, 12-17-1962, approved by referendum 1-21-1963;
Article II, 4-4-1977 by L.L. No. 3, 1977,
approved by referendum 6-7-1977. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-17-1962]
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, as defined in Article
14-H of the General Municipal Law, upon obtaining the required license, to
conduct the game of bingo within the territorial limits of the Town of Monroe,
subject to the provisions of this Article and the applicable provisions of
the General Municipal Law and the Executive Law as now effective or as hereafter
amended.
No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other than
a licensee under the provisions of said Article 14-H 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.
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.
No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of said Article
14-H shall purchase 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.
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.
No prize shall exceed the sum or value of $250 in any single game of
bingo.
No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate more than
$1,000.
No person except a bona fide member of any such organization shall participate
in the management or operation of such game.
No person shall receive any remuneration for participating in the management
or operation of any game of bingo.
The unauthorized conduct of a bingo game and any willful violation of
any provision of any local law or ordinance shall constitute and be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
This Article shall not become operative unless and until it shall have
been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the Town of Monroe
voting on a proposition therefor submitted at a general or special election.
[Adopted 4-4-1977 by L.L. No. 3,
1977]
This Article is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article 9-A of
the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and shall be known as
the "Games of Chance Law of the Town of Monroe."
[Amended 5-1-1978 by L.L. No. 3,
1978]
The words and terms used in this Article shall have the same meanings
as such words and terms are used in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law,
unless otherwise provided herein or unless the context requires a different
meaning. The word "town" means the Town of Monroe and "officer" means the
chief law enforcement officer of Orange County.
A.
Games of chance may be conducted in the town by an authorized
organization, after obtaining a license therefor, in accordance with the provisions,
requirements and limitations of Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law,
the rules and regulations of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board
and this Article.
B.
The conduct of games of chance on Sundays is authorized,
except as otherwise provided in Article 9-A of the General Municipal Law.
This Article shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary
of State after approval thereof by the voters of the town voting thereon at
a special town election to be held for such purpose.
