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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT §19-36 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
<br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LOTTERIES OR RAFFLES
<br />IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL PERMITS FOR THE.OPERATION OF BINGO
<br />GAMES AND RAFFLES BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY §18.1-340(B)
<br />OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AS AMENDED.
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<br />BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA THAT §18-36 OF THE CODE
<br />OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE AMENDED AND REENACTED AS FOLLOWS:
<br />SECTION 19-36. SAME -LOTTERY OR RAFFLE
<br />(A) NO PERSON SHALL SET UP OR PROMOTE, OR BE CONCERNED IN MANAGING OR DRAWING A LOTTERY OR RAFFLE
<br />FOR MONEY OR OTHER THING OF OF VALUE, OR KNOWINGLY PERMIT SUCH LOTTERY IN ANY HOUSE UNDER HIS CONTROL, OR
<br />KNOWINGLY PERMIT MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY TO BE REFFLED FOR IN SUCH HOUSE, OR TO BE WON THEREIN BY THROWING
<br />OR USING DICE, OR BY ANY OTHER GAME OF CHANCE, OR KNOWINGLY PERMIT THE SALE IN SUCH HOUSE OF ANY CHANCE OR
<br />TICKET, OR SHARE OF A TICKET, IN A LOTTERY, OR ANY WRITING, CERTIFICATE, BILL, TOKEN OR OTHER DEVICE PURPORTING
<br />OR INTENDED TO GUARANTEE OR ASSURE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITLE HIM TO A PRIZE OR SHARE OF OR INTEREST IN A
<br />LOTTERY, OR, FOR HIMSELF OR ANOTHER PERSON, BY, SELL OR TRANSFER, OR HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE
<br />OF SALE, OR WITH INTENT TO EXCHANGE, NEGOTIATE OR TRANSFER OR AID IN SELLING, EXCHANGING, NEGOTIATING OR
<br />TRANSFERRING, A CHANCE OR TICKET IN OR SHARE OF A TICKET IN A LOTTERY OR ANY SUCH WRITTEN CERTIFICATE, BILL, •
<br />TOKEN OR DEVICE.
<br />(B) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY BINGO GAME OR RAFFLE CONDUCTED SOLELY BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
<br />(1) A VOLUNTARY FIRE DEPARTMENT OR RESCUE SQUAD WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY AN ORDINANCE OR
<br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY AS BEING A PART OF THE SAFETY PROGRAM OF SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION;
<br />(2) AN ORGANIZATION, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEFINED AS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
<br />WHICH OPERATES WITHOUT PROFIT AND WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE CONTINUOUSLY FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS IMMEDIATELY
<br />PRIOR TO SEEKING A PERMIT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED:
<br />(I) A CORPORATION, TRUST, CHURCH, ASSOCIATION, COMMUNITY CHEST, FUND OR FOUNDATION ORGANIZED AND
<br />OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, COMMUNITY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES;
<br />(II) POSTS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF WAR VETERANS OR AUXILIARY UNITS OR SOCIETIES OF ANY SUCH POSTS OR
<br />ASSOCIATIONS, IF SUCH POST, ASSOCIATION, UNITS OR SOCIETIES ARE ORGANIZED IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OF ITS
<br />POSSESSIONS;
<br />(III) A FRATERNAL SOCIETY, ORDER OR ASSOCIATION OPERATING UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM;
<br />(IV) A CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE RESTORATION AND
<br />MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC GARDENS AND THE GENERAL PROMOTION OF BEAUTIFUL GARDENS.
<br />PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO PART OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM SUCH ACTIVITY INURES DIRECTLY
<br />OR INDIRECTLY TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER, MEMBER, AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY SUCH VOLUNTEER
<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT ANY SUCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-
<br />MENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ANY PERSON OR FIRM, ASSOCIATION,
<br />ORGANIZATION, PARTNERSHIPS OR CORPORATION OF ANY CLASSIFICATION WHATSOEVER, FOR THE PURPOSE OR ORGANIZING, •
<br />MANAGING OR CONDUCTING BINGO GAMES OR RAFFLES. SUCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION
<br />MAY DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY OR DUTY OF ORGANIZING, MANAGING OR CONDUCTING BINGO GAMES OR RAFFLES ONLY TO A
<br />NATURAL PERSON OR PERSONS WHO ARE BONA FIDE MEMBERS OF SUCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR
<br />ORGANIZATION. NO SUCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION SHALL CONDUCT ANY BINGO GAME
<br />OR RAFFLE WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OBTAIN AN ANNUAL PERMIT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. NO SUCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT,
<br />RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION SHALL PLACE OR PERMIT TO BE PLACED ON THE PREMISES, OR WITHIN ONE HUNDRED YARDS
<br />OF THE PREMISES, WHERE SUCH BINGO GAME IS TO BE CONDUCTED, ANY SIGN OR SIGNS ADVERTISING SUCH BINGO GAME. RECORDS
<br />OF ALL RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SHALL BE KEPT AND SHALL BE FILED ANNUALLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ACCOUNTS
<br />OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD. THE
<br />CITY COUNCIL MAY REVOKE THE PERMIT OF ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION FOUND TO BE
<br />NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION, AND ANY PERSON, SHAREHOLDER, AGENT, MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY SUCH
<br />VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD OR ORGANIZATION VIOLATING THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MIS- •
<br />DEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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