Oxdinance No. 936 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF BINGO GANES WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAYSVILLE, ALABAMA, BE IT ORDAINED the City Council of Gr Section I. Definitions vile, Alabama as follows: For the purposes ofthis Ordinance, the following words shall have the following meanings ‘Any and All Games of Bingo. ‘The game commonly or tadtionally known es Bing, whether oF not electronic, computer, or other technologie aid ae sed in connection therewith Bingo. That specific ind of game commonly known as bingo in which pres are awarded on the basis of designated numbers er symbols on a card or electronic marking machine conforming to numbers ‘or symbols selected at random. In the event that any controversy concerning whether or not catain tivity constitutes the game of bingo as herein defined, the decision ofthe Graysville City Count shall contol and shal be fil Bingo Machine. Any eleewonic or mechanical equipment, machine or deviee, oF computer ot other technologic hardvare cr device which is used or can be uted to play Bingo. Bingo Machine includes any machine, device or hardware that assists a player or the playing of Bingo, broadens the Participation levels in a common gue that includes all of the ancillary Bingo Supplies, Examples of Bingo Machines include but are not limited to dispenses, readers, electronic player stations, player terminals, central computer seers containing random number generators and other processing capabilities {for temote player terminals, electronic consoles capuble of providing game results indifferent display ‘modes, telephones and telephone circuits, televisions, cables and other tolocommunication eiteit, and seis and else (ansmniting und receiving equipment. Tradttonal bingo played uizing paper cards and any devices to assis in the playing of tadiional bingo utlzing paper cards shall be exempt under ‘his definition. Bingo Session, Any continuous series of bingo games conducted pursuant to this Ordinance provided that any session shell end and a new sesion bogin when the prize amount given out by the ‘qualified organization operatirg a bingo session exceeds any amount hereafter set by the City Counel City Council The Ciy Council ofthe City of Graysville City Clerk. The City Clerk ofthe City of Graysville ‘ducationsl Organization, Ai orgenization Within this state, int For pecuniary profit, whose primary purpose is education in nature and designed to develop the capabilities of individuals by instruction in any public or private elementary or sevondary school, or any private college, not for pecuniary profit, and approves by the State Department of Education. Equipment. The receptacle and numbered objects drawn from i, the master board upon which such objects are placed as drawn, the cards or sheets bering numbers or other designations tobe covered, ‘and the objets used to cover thom or eleeroni ead marking machines, andthe board or signs, however ‘operated, used to announce or display the numbers or designations as they are drew. All equipment shall be stamped with the name ofthe organization and used only on that organization's premisesFraternal Organizaton. An organization within ths state not for pecuniary profit, which is @ brane lodge, or chapter of «national or state organization and exists for the common business or other interes ofits members, Location. A single tilling, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing bingo pursuant toa permit issued under this Ordnance. Bingo games shall be held only on the premises wholly owned by 4 qualified permitholde as defined in this Ordinance, ith exception to any rental agreement provided for inthe Cade of Alabama, Section 45-37-150.08() (1975). Mayor. The Mayor of the City of Graysville, Alabama, Paper Card Bingo. Aay game of chance known as Bingo tothe extent that tis played with ‘rina eards displaying playing grids that are sed with tokens to cover the designated squaes on the ‘ards. Paper Card Bingo mus be played without the incorporation of any electronic device. ‘ermitholder. A qusled organization issued a permit pursuant to this Ordinance. ‘Qualified Organization, A bos fide religious, educational, service, sence citizens, fraternal, or ‘veterans? organization which operates without proft to its members and which ether has been in existence continuously as sue an organization for a period of two years or is exempt ffom texation by virtue of having been clasifiel as tax-exempt nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Religious Organization, An organization, church, body of communicants, or group, not for pecuniary prof, gathered in common membership for mutual support and edification in pity, worship, and religious observances; or any society, not for pecuniary profit, of individuals united for religious purposes at a definite place; ora church elated private school, nt for pecuniary profit Senior Citizens’ Orgunization. An organization within this tate, not for pecuniary profit, which consists of a least 15 memes vito are 60 years of age or older and exit fr their mutual support and advancing the causes of elderly or retired person, Service Organization, A branch, lodge, or chapter ofa national or state organization, not for pecuniary profit, which is atthorized by its written constitution, charter, ertieles of incorporation, oF bylaws to engage ina fiateral, civic or service purpose within the state; and a local civic onganization, rot for pecuniary profit and at affilited with a state or national organization, which is recognized by resolution adopted ty the city in which the organization conducts its principal activities, whose constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws contain provision for the perpetuation af the ‘organization as @ nonprofit eganization wise entire assets ate pledged to charitable purposes, and ‘whose constituon, charter, ticles of incorporation, or bylaws, contain a provision that all asses, ral ‘propery, and personal propery shall revert tothe benefit of the ety government upon dssoletion ofthe organization ‘Special Occasion, A single gathering or session at which a series of succesive bingo games authorized by this Ondinance are played pursuant to a special permit issued under Section V of this, Ordinance, ‘Veterans? Organization. An organization within this state, of @ branch, of lodge, or charter Within this state ofa state cganization or of a national organization chartered by Congress, not for pecuniary profit, the memberstip of which consists of individuals who were or are members of the Armed. Serves or Fores ofthe United States. ‘Section IL Permit required operate bingo games.(@). Any provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no guslifed organization shall be ‘ermited to operate a bingo gume unl the Cty Council issues a permit othe organization authorizing it to do so. In the event of any controversy concerning whether of not certain activity constitutes bingo for ‘hich a permit may be issued, the decision of the City Couneil shall contol. A permitholder may hold only one permit and that pert is valid fr only one loeation, A permits not assignable or transferable. (©), Itstall be unlawful for any person to operate, conduet, or paticipate in any bingo game, or provide ‘uipment ullized inthe opetation of bingo games, unless such a game is operated under acumen, valid bingo permit issued for a qualfied organization atthe permitted location. () The permit described in tas Seton isin ation to and not in ley of any other perils or Hoenses hich may be required by the City of Graysville, and no bingo gue shall be operated until such time as all requisite permits and licenses have been aban, (4) The following types of bingo permits are hereby rested forthe operation of Bingo: 1. “Class A Bingo Permit” shall mean a permit issued to an applicant who desires to ‘operate only Paper Card Bingo. 2. “Class B Bingo Permit” shall mean a permit issued to an applicant who destes to operate Any and All Games of Bingo, Section IL Application for permit and Ringo Machine Fees. (2), Any qualified organization desing to obtain a Class A Bingo Permit shall make application to the City Clerc on forms prescribed by the City Council and shall pay an annual base fe of two hundred fifty oliars ($250), Any qualified organization desiring to obtain w Class B Bingo Permit shall make application tothe City Cen cn forms prescribed by the City Council and shall pay an annual base fe of ‘wo thousand, ve hundred dollars (82,500). No permit shall be issued fo any charitable nonprott organization unless such organiation has been in existence for 24 months immediately prior to the Fssuance ofthe permit. The peomit shall expire at midnight on September 30th following the granting of ‘he permit. Renewal application foreach calendar year shall be ile with the City Cer prior to October IstoFeach year. (©), Esch application fora permit and each application for renewal of a permit shall be on a form proseribed by the City Counc and must contin the following information: (D, The name and tome and mailing address of the applicant and, if the applicant is @ corporation, association, o oer similar legal entity, the names and home and mailing addresses ofeach ofthe fiers of the organization as well s the names and addresses ofthe directors, o¢ other persons similar situated, of the organization, @, The names and home and mailing addresses ofeach of the persons who willbe operating or promoting the bingo game, as well as their date of birth and other information which may be quested bythe City lek; (©), The names and home and walling addresses of any persons, organizations, or other leg nities that will eta surety for the applicant, o to whom the applicant is financlally indebted, ‘orto whom any fnanil obligation is owed by the applicant;