Ordinance 211-72 - Laserfiche WebLink

. r , . , .. 1 ment games: Provided, That the money or gross receipt limitation- 2 hereinabove set forth in this subsection shall not include the amount 3 of cash prizes actually paid out in the operation of bingo games 4 or the actual cost to an organization of any prizes given in the 5 conduct of a raffle. The fact that contributions to an organization 6 do not qualify for charitable contribution deduction purposes or that 7 the organization is not otherwise exempt from payment of federal 8 income taxes pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as 9 amended, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the organizatio 10 is not a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for the pur- 11 poses of this section. 12 (h) "Whoever" and "person" include natural persons, corporations and 13 partnerships and associations of persons; and when any corporate 14 officer, director or stockholder or any partner authorizes, 15 participates in, or knowingly accepts benefits from any violation 16 of this ordinance committed by his corporation or partnership, 17 he shall be punishable for such violation as if it had been directly 18 committed by him. 19 Section 3: The conduct of bingo games shall be subject to the 20 following restrictions: 21 (a) No person, firm, association, corporation or organization other 22 than as specified in this ordinance shall conduct such game, or 23 shall obtain a lease for or otherwise make available for conducting 24 bingo therein, a hall or other premises, for any consideration 25 whatsoever, direct or indirect. 26 (b) No bingo games shall be held, operated or conducted on or within 27 any leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid, wholl 28 or partly, on the basis of a percentage of the receipts or net 29 profits derived from the operation of such game, nor shall the 30 rental under such lease exceed the usual rental for such premises 31 in the same locality. 32 (c) No bingo game shall be held, operated or conducted if the compen- -4-