This chapter 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 New
Berlin."
Games of chance may be conducted in the Town
by an authorized organization after obtaining a license therefor from
the Town Clerk of the Town of New Berlin, 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 chapter.
The conduct of games of chance on Sundays is
authorized, and licenses issued by the Town Clerk should specifically
so provide, except as is otherwise provided in Article 9-A of the
General Municipal Law, and in no event shall such games of chance
be conducted on Easter Sunday, Christmas Day or New Year's Eve.
Restrictions on the conduct of games of chance,
as authorized herein, shall be as contained in § 189 of
the General Municipal Law.
The chief law enforcement officer of the Town,
the County Sheriff, shall exercise control over and supervise all
games of chance conducted under an appropriately issued license. Such
officer shall have all of those powers and duties set forth in Article
9-A of the General Municipal Law.
The fee payable to the Town Clerk upon issuance
of a license shall be in accordance with and as provided in the Town
Law, provided that at a referendum at the special election held for
the purpose of submitting this chapter for approval by the electorate
pursuant to the provisions of law, a majority of the qualified electors
of the Town, voting at said referendum, shall approve the same by
voting for the adoption of said chapter.
This chapter shall take effect immediately if
approved by the qualified electors of the Town of New Berlin at a
referendum.