General Municipal Law 477 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 476 Definitions up ARTICLE 14-H Local Option For Conduct of Bingo By Certain Organizations next SECTION 478 Local laws and ordinances Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 477 Local option General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 14-H § 477. Local option. Subject to the provisions of this article, and pursuant to the direction contained in subdivision two of section nine of article one of the constitution of the state, the legislature hereby gives and grants to every municipality the right, power and authority to authorize the conduct of bingo games by authorized organizations within the territorial limits of such municipality provided, however, that where the electors of a village shall hereafter approve a local law or ordinance pursuant to section four hundred seventy-eight of this article, the right, power and authority under this article of any town in which such village is located shall not extend to such village during such time as such village local law or ordinance is in effect.