HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977.07.05 ORD 1977-143 ORDINANCE NO. 143
AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND REGULATING THE CONDUCT OF
BINGO, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
The Council of the City of Hugo ordains:
35-1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to
closely regulate and control the conduct of the game of bingo
and to prohibit commercialization of bingo.
35-2. DEFINITIONS. Whenever the following terms appear
in this ordinance, they shall have the meanings assigned to
them in this section.
Subd. A. Active member. A member of the organization
requesting a license whose dues are paid for the current
membership period and who has been a member for at least
six months.
Subd. B. Bingo. A game where each player has a card
or board for which a consideration has been paid,
containing five horizontal rows of spaces, with each
row except the central one containing five figures.
The central row has four figures with the word "free"
marked in the center space thereof. A player wins a
game of bingo by completing any pre-announced combination
of spaces or, in the absence of a pre-announcement of a
combination of spaces, any combination of five spaces
in a row, either vertical , horizontal, or diagonal.
Subd. C. Bingo occasion. A single gathering or session
at which a series of one or more succesive bingo games
is played.
Subd. D. Eligible organization. Any fraternal,
religious, veterans, or other non-profit organization
which has been in existence for at least three years
and has at least 30 active members.
Subd. E. Profit. The gross receipts collected from
one or more bingo occasions less reasonable sums
necessarily and actually expended for bingo supplies and
equipment, prizes, rent, and utilities used during the
bingo occasions, bingo license fees, and compensation
to persons lawfully hired to conduct or assist in
conducting a bingo occasion.
35-3 . LICENSE REQUIRED. The following licensing
requirements must be met:
Subd. A. Requirement. No bingo occasion shall be
conducted except by an eligible organization which has
secured a license for that purpose, as provided in this
ordinance, when conducted not more than twice in a year
by any organization which is otherwise eligible for a
license.
Subd. B. Term. A license shall be valid until December
31 in the year of the date of issuance.
Subd. C. Fee. The annual license fee shall be established
by resolution of the City Council .
Subd. D. Council Action. A license application shall
be acted upon by the council no sooner than 30 days and
no later than 90 days after the date of application.
Subd. E. Transferability. No bingo license issued may
be transferred to any other person or organization. No
bingo license shall be transferred to any location other
than the location specified in the license, without prior
approval by the council.
35-4. LICENSE APPLICATIONS. Every application for a
bingo license shall be made to the city clerk on a form supplied
by the city and containing such information as the clerk or the
council may require. No person shall make a false statement in
an application. Copies of each application shall be referred
to the city' s police chief, fire chief, and building inspector,
for their recommendations. All information required on the
application shall be maintained current, and the applicant shall
notify the city clerk of all changes of conditions within seven
(7) days of the occurence thereof, and failure to maintain the
information current may be a basis for revocation or suspension
of the license.
35-5. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. The council may suspend
for a period not exceeding 60 days, or revoke, any bingo license
for violation of any provision of M. S. Ch. 349 or this ordinance.
The holder of the license shall be granted a hearing upon at
least 10 days notice before revocation or suspension is ordered.
The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and
the nature of the charges against the licensee.
35-6. CONDUCT OF BINGO. All bingo shall be conducted
as follows:
Subd. A. Bingo Manager. Each licensed organization
shall appoint a' bingo manager to supervise bingo occasions
conducted by it. The bingo manager must be a member of
the licensed organization, with dues paid for the current
membership period, and must have been a member of the
organization for at least two years . The bingo manager
shall give a fidelity bond in the sum of $10, 000 in favor
of the organization conditioned on the faithful performance
of his or her duties. Terms of the bond shall provide
that notice shall be given in writing to the city council
not less than 30 days prior to its cancellation. Each
bingo occasion shall be conducted under the supervision
of the bingo manager, who shall be responsible for the
conduct of the bingo occasion in compliance with all
applicable laws and ordinances. No person shall act as
bingo manager for more than one organization.
Subd. B. Checkers. One or more checkers shall be active
members of the licensed organization, spouses or surviving
spouses of active members of the licensed organization,
or members of auxiliary organizations. The checker or
checkers shall record the number of cards purchased and
played in each game prior to the completion of each game
and record the prizes awarded to the recorded cards. Each
checker shall certify all figures which he or she has
recorded as accurate and correct to the best of his or
her knowledge, on forms prescribed by the city clerk.
Subd. C. Other Employees. Additional persons may be
engaged for other duties in connection with bingo
occasions as needed , but no person shall assist in the
conduct of a bingo occasion who is not an active member
of the licensed organization, the spouse orsurvivingspouse
of an active member of the licensed organization, or
member of an auxiliary organization.
Subd. D. Compensation. No person shall receive any
compensation for any duties in connection with any bingo
operation.
Subd. E. Number of Occasions. No more than 52 bingo
occasions each year or two bingo occasions in any week
may be conducted by any licensed organization.
Subd. F. Time Limit. A bingo occasion shall not continue
for more than four consecutive hours.
35-7. BINGO ON LEASED PREMISES. The following limitations
shall apply to all bingo operations conducted on leased property:
Subd. A. Multiple Leases. Any person, corporation, or
eligible organization, which leases any premises that it
owns to two or more eligible organizations for purposes
including the conduct of bingo occasions, shall not allow
more than four bingo occasions to be conducted on the
premises in any week.
Subd. B. Use of Proceeds. Any eligible organization
which leases any premises to one or more other eligible
organizations for purposes including the conduct of bingo
occasions shall use the proceeds of the rental, less
reasonable sums for maintenance , furnishings and other
necessary expenses, only for the uses for which bingo
profits may be used , as set out in Section 35-13 of this
ordinance. Not less than once each year the lessor
organization shall report to the city council the disposition
of all receipts which it has received during the reporting
period from the rental of its facilities to other
organizations for purposes including the conduct of bingo
occasions.
Subd. C. Lease Required. No eligible organization shall
conduct bingo on any leased premises without a written
lease for a term at least equal to the remainder of the
term of the bingo license of the lessee organization.
Lease payments shall be at a fixed monthly rate, or rate
per bingo occasion, not subject to change during the
term of the lease. No such lease shall provide that
rental payments be based on a percentage of receipts or
profits from bingo occasions.
35-8 . PRIZES. The following limitations on prizes
shall be followed :
Subd. A. Prize Limits. Prizes for a single bingo game
shall not exceed $100 except prizes for a game of the
type commonly known as a "cover-all" game. "Cover-all"
prizes may exceed $100 provided that the aggregate value
of such prizes for a bingo occasion shall not exceed
$500. The aggregate value of prizes for a bingo
occasion shall not exceed $2 , 500 except that in the case
of a bingo occasion during which a "cover-all" game is
played for a maximum prize of more than $100 but less
than $500, the aggregate value of prizes for the bingo
occasion shall not exceed $3 , 000. Merchandise prizes
shall be valued at fair market retail value.
Subd. B. Winner Determination. Each bingo winner shall .
be determined and every prize shall be awarded and
delivered the same day on which the bingo occasion is
conducted.
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35-9. RECORDS. The following records and methods of
handling accounts shall be complied with:
Subd. A. Required Records. Each licensed organization
shall keep records of its gross receipts and profits
for each bingo occasion. All deductions from gross
receipts from a bingo occasion shall be documented with
receipts or other records. The distribution of profits
shall be itemized as to payee, amount, and date of pay-
ment. Records required by this ordinance shall be
preserved for three years.
Subd. B. Audit and Investigation. Gross receipts shall
be compared to the checkers ' records for the bingo occasion
by a person who did not sell cards for the bingo occasion.
If a discrepancy exceeding $20 is found between the amount
of gross receipts for a bingo occasion as determined by
the checkers' records, and the amount of gross receipts
as determined by totaling the cash receipts, the discrepancy
shall be reported to and investigated by the council.
Subd. C. Segregation of Funds. Bingo gross receipts shall
be segregated from other revenues of an organization and
placed in a separate account. Each organization shall
maintain separate records of its bingo operations. The
person who accounts for bingo gross receipts and profits
shall not be the same person who accounts for other revenues
of the licensed organization.
35-10. REPORTS. The following reports and returns shall
be made and filed:
Subd. A. Report to Members. Each licensed organization
shall report monthly to its membership its gross receipts
from bingo, its profits from bingo, and the distribution
of those profits itemized as required by 35-9, Subd. A.
Subd. B. Returns, Reports and Documents to be filed with
City. At the time of making its first license
application under this ordinance, and on an annual basis
thereafter, each licensed organization shall file with the
council copies of the following:
a. The most recently filed department of the treasury,
internal revenue service, "Return of Organization
Exempt from Income Tax, " Form 990, or a comparable
form if the organization is required to file the
form with the department of the treasury, or state-
ment that such is not required.
b. The most recently filed department of the treasury,
internal revenue service, "Exempt Organization
Business Income Tax, " Form 990-T, or a comparable
form if the organization is required to file the
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form with the department of the treasury, or
statement that such is not required.
c. The most recently filed annual report required
of charitable organizations by M.S . Sec . 309. 53 ,
provided that an organization that is licensed to
conduct bingo but is exempt from submitting this
report to the department of commerce under M.S.
Sec. 309. 53 , Subd. la, shall nevertheless submit
such a report under this subdivision.
d. The most recently filed Minnesota department of
commerce "Statement of Bingo Operations. " All
information contained in the statement shall be
true, correct, and complete to the best of the
knowledge of the person or persons signing the
statement.
e. Any lease agreements required by this act,
executed by the organization in regard to premises
leased for the conduct of bingo.
Subd. C. False Statements Prohibited. No person shall
knowingly make a false statement in any report required
by this section.
35-11. INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION. Any city official
or employee, having a duty to perform with reference to a bingo
license, and any police officer may inspect and examine the
• bingo records of any licensedorganizationupon 24 hours notice.
35-12. USE OF BINGO RECEIPTS. No expense shall be incurred
or amounts paid in connection with the conduct of bingo, except
those reasonably expended for bingo supplies and equipment,
prizes, rent, or utilities used during the bingo occasion, and
bingo license fees.
35-13 . USE OF BINGO PROFITS. Profits from any bingo
occasion shall be expended only as authorized by a resolution
recorded in the official minutes at a regular meeting of the
licensed organization and only for one or more of the following
purposes:
a. Benefiting persons by enhancing their
opportunity for religious or education
advancement, by relieving or protecting
them from disease, suffering, or distress,
by contributing to their physical well-
being, by assisting them in establishing
themselves in life as worthy and useful
cizens, or by increasing their compre-
hension of and devotion to the principles
upon which this nation was founded.
b. Initiating, performing, or fostering worthy
public works or enabling or furthering the
erection or maintenance of public structures.
c. Lessening the burdens borne by government or
voluntarily supporting, augmenting, or
supplementing services which government
would normally render to the people.
d. The improving, expanding, maintaining, or
repairing of real property owned or leased
by the licensed organization.
Profits from bingo occasions shall not be expended for
the erection or acquisition of any real property, unless the
city council specifically authorizes the expenditures after
finding that the property will be used exclusively for one or
more of the purposes specified in this seciton.
35-14 . EXEMPTIONS. Bingo may be conducted without
complying with the requiremnts of 35-6, Subds. E and F, and
35-7 , if conducted: (a) in connection with the county fair
conducted by the county agricultural society or in connection
with a civic celebration recognized by resolution of the city
council provided that bingo shall not be conducted for more
than 12 days during any one county fair or recognized civic
celebration, or (b) by an organization that conducts not more
than two (2) bingo occasions in any calendar year.
35-15. PENALTIES. Violation of any provision of this
ordinance shall be -a misdemeanor.-- A person convicted of violating
any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of
not more than $300 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90
days or both, plus in either case the costs of prosecution.
35-16. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective
upon its passage and publication according to law, and upon
becoming effective shall be incorporated in the city code.
Passed by the council this j--- day of , , 1977 .
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
Published In the Forest Lake Times on the / day of ,
1977.
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ORDINANCE NO.143
AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND –STATE OF MINNESOTA
REGULATING THE CONDUCT OF
BINGO, AND PROVIDING A SS N
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION COUNTY OF Washington •
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The Council of the City of Hugo or-
' da ins: Duane A.Rasmussen,being duly sworn,on oath says he is and during all the times herein stated has been the publisher
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35-1.PURPOSE.The purpose of this and printer of the newspaper known as the Forest Lake Times and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
ordinance is to closely regulate and
control the conduct of the game of bingo Said newspaper is r g g g newspaper
y and to prohibit commercialization ofprinted in the English language a in news a er format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
bingo. space to at least 900 squre inches.Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week.Said newspaper
t 35-2. DEFINITIONS. Whenever the has 50%of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not
following terms appear in this or- wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents,plate matter and advertisements.Said news-
dinance, they shall have the meanings paper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve,has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to
assigned to them in this section. paying subscribers,has an average of at least 75%of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in
Subd.A.Active member.A member of arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post-office.Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Forest
the organization requesting a license Lake in the County of Washington and it has its known office of issue in the City of Forest Lake in said count established
, whose dues are id for the current y.
membership period and who has been a and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news,sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and
member for at least six months. maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control dur-
Subd.B.Bingo.A game where each ing all such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed. Said newspaper files a copy of each issue im-
player has a card or board for which a mediately with the State Historical Society.Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices to any per-
consideration has been paid,containing son,corporation,partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable
five horizontal rows of spaces,with each payment.Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of
• row except the central one containing publication mentioned below.Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1,1966
five figures. The central row has four and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the managing of-
figures with the word"free"marked in ficer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
the center space thereof.A player wins a
game of bingo by completing any pre-
announced combination of spaces or,in He further states on oath that the printed Public Notice hereto attached
the absence of a pre-announcement of a
combination of spaces,any combination
h of five spaces in a row,either vertical, as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English
horizontal,or diagonal.
Subd. C. Bingo occasion. A single
gathering or session.at which a series of lanuage,once each week,for :)T1A successive weeks; that it was first so published on Thursday,
one or more successive bingo games is
played.Subd. D. Eligible organization. Any the 21$t day of July19-1,-, and was thereafter printed and published on every
fraternal, religious, veterans, or other
non-profit organization which has been Thursday to and including the )1:1 t day of Ju'" 19 77
in existence for at least three,years and
has at least 30 active members.
Subd. E. Profit. The gross receipts and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z,both inclusive,and is hereby acknowledged
collected from-one or more bingo oc- as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice,to wit'.
casions less reasonable sums
necessarily and actually expended for
bingo supplies and equipment, prizes, 6-point News Type--abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz
rent,and utilities used during the bingo
occasions, bingo license fees, and _ ,je ,ir}' .kYpF.Tpa iC ...e10.0
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compensation to persons lawfully hired
to conduct or assist in conducting a bingo
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35-3. LICENSE REQUIRED. Thebue
following licensing requirements must
be met: Subscribed and sworn to befor me this t'1 l+t day of J,;Tr 191.1._
Subd. A. Requirement. No bingo oc-
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casion shall be conducted except by an
eligible organization which has secured ^\
a license for that purpose,as provided in �- L
this ordinance, when conducted not
more than twice in a year by any
organization which is otherwise eligible / r. KL i:Tai JARVIS
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Subd.B.Term.A license shall be valid NOTit Y r .IC•MIN N ESOTA
until December 31 in the year of the date (NOTORIAL SEAL) My om�r tlssion EExptFA es 18
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Subd.C. Fee.The annual license fee' ,,,,,„c,"."....... .---..P.
shall be established by resolution of the
City Council.
Subd. D. Council Action. A license
application shall be acted upon by the
council no sooner than 30 days and no
later than 90 days after the date of ap-
plication.
Subd. E. Transferability.be transferred
No.bingoaPrinters Af f ida 1 it
license issued may be transferred to any
other person or organization. No bingo
license shall be transferred to any
location other than the location specified
in the license,without prior approval by of Publication
the council.
35-4. LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Every application for a bingo license
shall be made to the city clerk on a form
supplied by the city and containing such
information as the clerk or the council
may require. No person shall make a
false statement in an application.Copies
of each application shall be referred to County of Washington
the city's police chief, fire chief, and ^9
building inspector, for their recom-
mendations.All information required on
the application shall be maintained STATE OF MINNESOTA
current, and the applicant shall notify
the city clerk of all changes of conditions
within seven 47)days of the occurrence
thereof, and failure to maintain the
information current may be a basis for
revocation or suspension of the license.
35-5. SUSPENSION OR
REVOCATION. The council may la Ow Metter if
suspend for a period not exceeding 60
days, or revoke, any bingo license for
violation of any provision of M.S.Ch.349
or this ordinance. The holder of the
license shall be granted a hearing upon
at least 10 days notice before revocation
or suspension is ordered. The notice
shall state the time and place of the
hearing and the nature of the charges
against the licensee.
35-6.CONDUCT OF BINGO.All bingo
shall be conducted as follows:
Subd. A. Bingo Manager. Each
licensed organization shall appoint a
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bingo manager to supervise bingo oc- licensed organizrtion shall report
casions conducted by it. The bingoto its
manager must be a member of te"'reOcceipts from hfiigo,b is hprotis grossfrom
licensed organization,with dues paid for bingo, and the distribution of those
the current membership period, and profits itemized as required by 35-9,
must have been a member of the Subd.A.
organization for at least two years.The Subd. B. Returns, Reports and
bingo manager shall give a fidelity bond Documents to be filed with City.At the
in the sum of $10,000 in favor of the time of making its first license ap-
organization conditioned on the faithful plication under this ordinance,and on an
performance of his or her duties.Terms annual basis thereafter, each licensed
of the bond shall provide that notice shall organization shall file with the council
be given in writing to the city council not copies of the following:
less than 30 days prior to its can- a.The most recently filed department
cellation.Each bingo occasion shall be of the treasury, internal revenue ser-
conducted under the supervision of the vice, "Return of Organization Exempt
bingo manager,who shall be responsible from Income Tax," Form 990, or a
for the conduct of the bingo occasion in comparable form if the organization is
compliance with all applicable laws and required to file the form with the
ordinances.No person shall act as bingo department of the treasury, or
manager for more than one statement that such is not required
organization. b.The most recently filed department
Subd. B. Checkers. One or more of the treasury, internal revenue ser-
checkers shall be active members of the vice, "Exempt Organization Business
licensed organization, spouses or sur- Income Tax,' Form 990-T, or a corn-
viving spouses of active members of the parable'form if_the organization is
licensed organization, or members of required to file the form with the
auxiliary organizations.The checker or department of the treasury,. or
checkers shall record the number of statement that such is not required.
cards purchased and played in each c. The most recently filed annual
game prior to the completion of each report required of charitable
game and record the prizes awarded to organizations by M.S. S,c. 309.53,
the recorded cards.Each checker shall -provided that an organization that is
certify all figures which he or she has licensed to conduct bingo but is exempt
recorded as accurate and correct to the from submitting this report to the
best of his or her knowledge,on forms department of commerce under M.S.
prescribed by the city clerk. Sec.309.53,Subd.la,shall nevertheless
Subd.C.Other Employees.Additional submit such a report under this sub-
persons may be engaged for other duties division.
m connection with bingo occasions as d.The most recently filed Minnesota
needed,but no person shall assist in the department of commerce"Statement of
conduct of a bingo occasion who is not an Bingo Operations." All information
active member of the licensed contained in the statement shall be true,
organization, the spouse or surviving correct,and complete to the best of the
�i,inrse of an active member of the knowledge of the person or persons
licensed organization,or member of an signing the statement.
auxiliary organization. e.Any lease agreements required by
Subd. D. Compensation. No person this act,executed by the organization in
shall receive any compensation for any regard to premises leased for the con-
duties in connection with any bingo duct of bingo.
operation. Subd.C.False Statements Prohibited.
Subd. E. Number of Occasions. No No person shall knowingly make a false
more than 52 bingo occasions each year statement in any report required by this
or two bingo occasions in any week may section.
be conducted by any licensed 35-11. INSPECTION AND IN-
organization. VESTIGATION. Any city official or
Subd.F.Time Limit.A bingo occasion employee,having a duty to perform with
shall not continue for more than four reference to a bingo license, and any
consecutive hours. police officer may inspect and examine
35-7. BINGO ON LEASED the bingo records of any licensed
PREMISES. The following limitations organization upon 24 hours notice.
shall apply to all bingo operations 35-12.USE OF BINGO RECEIPTS.No
conducted on leased property: expense shall be incurred or amounts
Subd.A.Multiple Leases.Any person, paid in connection with the conduct of
corporation, or eligible organization, bingo, except those reasonably ex-
which leases any premises that it owns pended for bingo supplies and equip-
to two or more eligible organizations for ment, prizes, rent, or utilities used
purposes including the conduct of bingo during the bingo occasion, and bingo
occasions,shall not allow more than four license fees.
bingo occasions to be conducted on the 35-13. USE OF BINGO PROFITS.
premises m any week. Profits.from any bingo occasion shall be
Subd.B.Use of Proceeds.Any eligible expended only as authorized by a
organization which leases any premises resolution recorded in the official
to one or more other eligible minutes at a regular meeting-of the
organizations for purposes including the licensed organization and only for one or
conduct of bingo occasions shall use the more of the following purposes:
proceeds of the rental, less reasonable a. Benefiting persons by enhancing
sums for maintenance,furnishings and their opportunity for religious or
other necessary expenses, only for the education advancement,by relieving or
uses for which bingo profits may be protecting them from disease,suffering,
,used,as set out in Section 35-13 of this or distress, by contributing to their
ordinance.Not less than once each year physical well-being,by assisting them in
the lessoe organization shall report to establishing themselves in life as worthy
the city council the disposition of all and useful citizens, or by increasing
receipts which it has received during the their comprehension of and devotion to
reporting period from the rental of its the principles upon which this nation
facilities to other organizations for was founded.
purposes including the conduct of bingo b.Initiating,performing,or fostering
occasions.• . worthy public works or enabling or
Subd. C.Lease Required. No eligible furthering the erection or maintenance
organization shall conduct bingo on any of public structures.
leased premises without a written lease c. Lessening the burdens borne by
for a term at least equal to the government or voluntarily supporting,
remainder of the term_of the bingo augmenting,or supplementing services
license of the lessee organization.Lease which government would normally
payments shall be at a fixed monthly render to the people.
rate, or rate per bingo occasion, not d. The improving, expanding, main-
subject to change during the term of the taming, or repairing of real property
lease. No such lease shall provide that owned or leased by the licensed
rental payments be based on a per- organization.
tentage of receipts or profits from bingo, Profits from bingo occasions shall not
occasions. The expended for the erection or
35-8. PRIZES. The following acquisition of any real property,unless
limitations on prizes shall be followed: the city council specifically authorizes
Subd. A. Prize Limits. Prizes for a the expenditures after finding that the
single bingo game shall not exceed$100 property will be used exclusively for one
except prizes for a game of the type or more of the purposes specified in this
commonly known as a "cover-all section.
game. "Cover-all" prizes may exceed 35-14. EXEMPTIONS. Bingo may be
$100 provided that the aggregate-value of conducted without complying with the
such prizes for a bingo occasion shall not requirements of 35-6, Subds. E and F,
exceed $500. The aggregate value of and 35-7,if conducted:(a)in connection
prizes for a bingo occasion shall not with the county fair conducted by the
exceed$2,500 except that in the case of a county agricultural society or in con-
bingo occasion during which a "cover- nection with a civic celebration
all' game is played for a maximum recognized by resolution of the city
prize of more than $100 but less than council provided that bingo shall not •:
$500, the aggregate value of prizes for conducted for more than 12 days durin_.
the bingo occasion shall not exceed any one county fair or recognized civi
$3,000. Merchandise prizes shall be celebration, or (b) by an organizatio
valued at fair market retail value. that conducts not more than two(2)
Subd.B.Winner Determination.Each bingo occasions in any calendar year.
bingo winner shall be determined and 35-15. PENALTIES. Violation of any
every prize shall be awarded and provision of this ordinance shall be a
delivered the same day on which the misdemeanor. A person convicted of
bingo occasion is conducted. violating any provision of this ordinanc:
35-9. RECORDS. The following shall be subject to a fine of not more tha
records and methods of handling ac- $300 or imprisonment for a term not to
counts shall be complied with: exceed 90 days or both, plus in either
Subd. A. Required Records. Each case the costs of prosecution.
licensed organization shall keep records 35-16. EFFECTIVE DATE. This or-
of its gross receipts and profits for each dinance becomes effective upon its
bingo occasion. All deductions from passage and publication according ti
gross receipts from a bingo occasion law,and upon becoming effective shall
shall be documented with receipts or be incorporated in the city code.
other records.The distribution of profits Passed by the council this 5th of
shall be itemized as to payee,amount, July,1977.
and date of payment.Records required /Marvin LaVall-
by this ordinance shall be preserved for /s/Marvin LaVall-
three years. MAYO•
Subd. B. Audit and Investigation. ATTEST:
Gross receipts shall be compared to the /s/Carol A.Williams
checkers'records for the bingo occasion CITY CLERK
by a person-who did not sell cards for the
bingo occasion. If a discrepancy ex- (Published in the Forest Lake Times,
ceeding$20 is found between the amount July 21,1977)
of gross receipts for a bingo occasion as -
determined by the checkers' records,
and the amount of gross receipts as
determined by totaling the cash
receipts, the discrepancy shall be
reported to and investigated by the
council.
Subd.C.Segregation of Funds.Bingo
gross receipts shall be segregated from
other revenues of an organization and
placed in a separate account. Each
organization shall maintain separate
records of its bingo operations. The
person who accounts Jor bingo gross
receipts and profits shall not be the same
person who accounts for other revenues
of the licensed organization.
35-10. REPORTS: The following
reports and returns shall be made and
filed:
Subd. A. Report to Members. Each