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9 • 4. Instant bingo. A specific game of chance played by the random selection of one or more individually prepacked cards, with winners being determined by the preprinted appearance of the letters B.I.N.G.O. in any prescribed order on the reverse side of such card. Section 17-19.2. Duties of the Clerk of the City Council and the Director of Finance. The clerk of the city council is designated to approve applications to conduct bingo games and raffles. The director of finance is designated to audit the reports required to be made by §19.7. Section 17-19.3. Permit required. Prior to the commencement of any bingo game or raffle by a qualified organization as defined in §17-19.1, such organization shall be required to obtain an annual permit from the clerk of the city council. Such permit shall only be granted after a reasonable investigation has been conducted by the clerk of the city council. No application fee shall be required for such a permit. Aplication for the permit shall be made on a form as prescribed by state law and as expanded by the clerk of the council of the • city council. Such application shall be a matter of public record. Section 17-19.4. Issuance of permit; requirements, duration, waiver, where valid. A. Prior to the issuance of any permit, the organization must meet the following requirements: 1. Such organization shall have been in existence and met on a regular basis in the City of Charlottesville for a period of at least two years immediately prior to making application for such permit. 2. A permit issued by the clerk of the city council shall be valid only in the City of Charlottesville and only at such locations as are designated in the permit application. However, a permit may be issued to an organization which relocates its meeting place on a permanent basis from one jurisdiction to another and complies with the requirements of subsection 1. of this section and provided further that such organization was 0