As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An organization, corporation or association consisting of
60 or more persons operating solely for benevolent, charitable, fraternal,
social, religious, athletic or similar purposes and not for private
gain.
Includes any person in good standing who has been admitted
to membership in the manner regularly prescribed by the bylaws of
a club and who maintains his/her membership in a bona fide manner
and whose name and address are entered on the list of members.
The number of club licenses to be issued by the Township Council
shall be limited to 12. Such licenses shall be issued only to bona
fide clubs.
No license for any club shall be issued, except as otherwise provided in § 38-12, unless:
A.
It shall have been in active operation in the State of New Jersey
for at least three years continuously immediately prior to the submission
of its application for a license.
B.
It shall have been in exclusive possession and use of a clubhouse
or club quarters for at least three years continuously immediately
prior to the submission of its application for a license.
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A bona fide club which has been in active operation in this
State for such period of time but which has been deprived of continuous
possession and use of its clubhouse or club quarters by reason of
foreclosure, dispossession or other removal for a cause other than
the violation of the laws of the state or of municipal ordinance shall
not be prevented thereby from obtaining a club license upon presenting
to the satisfaction of the issuing authority proof of said facts and
proof that possession of suitable premises has been obtained.
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The provisions of § 38-11 shall not be construed to forbid the issuance of a club license to:
A.
Any constituent unit, chartered or otherwise duly enfranchised chapter
or member club of a national or state order, organization or association
which is in possession of suitable premises but which has not been
in active operation in this state for at least three years continuously
or has not been in exclusive continuous possession and use of a clubhouse
or club quarters for the same period of time, provided said unit,
chapter or member club obtains from the Director of the Division of
Alcoholic Beverage Control of the state and presents to the issuing
authority at or before the issuance of the license, a certificate
stating that satisfactory proof has been submitted to the Director
that said unit, chapter or member club has been duly credentialed
by a national or state order, organization or association which has
been in active operation in this state for at least three years continuously
immediately prior to submission of the application for a license.
B.
A bona fide club, provided that special cause for such issuance is
shown in writing to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage
Control of this state, and provided that the Director's written
approval of such issuance is first obtained.
A.
No club license shall be issued to any corporation, association or
organization unless all officers and members of the governing body
thereof qualify as individual applicants in all respects except as
to residence or age or citizenship.
B.
A list containing the names and addresses of all members of the club
as of the date of filing a club license application shall be submitted
with the application. The charter or articles of association of the
club shall also be presented for inspection or a certified copy of
the same submitted with the application.
A.
No club licensee shall sell, serve or deliver, or allow, permit or
suffer the sale, service or delivery of, any alcoholic beverage to
any person not a bona fide member of the club or a bona fide guest
of such member or to any person except for consumption on the licensed
premises.
B.
No club licensee shall sell, serve or deliver, or allow, permit or
suffer the sale, service, delivery or consumption of, any alcoholic
beverage on the licensed premises during hours or on days when retail
consumption licensees in the Township are prohibited from such activity
by municipal regulation or referendum.
C.
No club licensee shall sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverage
to the holder of any special permit authorizing sale of alcoholic
beverages at a social affair to be conducted by the permittee, or
to any person attending such social affair on the club licensed premises
unless such person is in fact a bona fide member of the licensee-club
or a bona fide guest of such member.
All club licensees shall have and keep a true book or books
of account wherein there shall be entered all moneys received and
the source of such receipts, all moneys expended from such receipts
and the name of the person receiving such expenditures and the purpose
for which such expenditures were made. All books and records pertaining
to such receipts or expenditures shall be made available for inspection
by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control or other
issuing authority, as the case may be, or by his/her or its deputies,
inspectors, investigators and agents.
