[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Norwood 5-29-1963;
amended in its entirety 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Games of chance — See Ch. 90.
This chapter shall be applicable to all territory within the limits
of the Village of Norwood.
It shall be lawful for any authorized organization, namely a bona fide
religious, charitable or nonprofit organization of veterans, volunteer firemen
and similar nonprofit organizations, upon obtaining a license therefor as
provided by General Municipal Law Article 14-H and rules and regulations adopted
by the State Bingo Control Commission pursuant to the State Bingo Control
Law,[1] to conduct the game or games of bingo in the territory of the
Village of Norwood.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 430 et seq.
Restrictions upon the conduct of bingo games shall be as provided in
§ 479 of the General Municipal Law.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Norwood may, pursuant to § 498
of the General Municipal Law, delegate to an officer or officers of such Village
designated by the Board of Trustees for such purpose any of the authority
granted to such governing body by said Article 14-H of the General Municipal
Law in relation to the issuance, amendment and cancellation of licenses, the
conduct of investigations and hearings, the supervision of the operation of
the games and the collection and transmission of fees.
The making of any false statement in any application for a license or
in any statement annexed thereto or any other violation of the provisions
of said Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law or any violation of the
terms of such license shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall subject the
offender to forfeiture of license and shall render the offender ineligible
to apply for a license for one year thereafter, all pursuant to the provisions
of § 495 of the General Municipal Law.
