NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 491

HOUSE BILL 667

 

 

AN ACT TO PERMIT THE LIMITED OPERATION OF THE GAME OF BINGO IN STOKES COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is lawful for municipal fire departments, county fire departments, volunteer fire departments recognized by the Stokes County Commissioners, any rescue squad recognized by the Stokes County Commissioners, or any other nonprofit civic organization to operate the game of bingo in Stokes County.  It is also lawful for members of an auxiliary of any such department or rescue squad to operate the game of bingo in Stokes County.

Sec. 2. The gross proceeds obtained from the operation of the game of bingo, except for prize money, must go into the treasury of the organization operating the game of bingo. No nonprofit organization shall pay salaries or commissions to persons operating the game of bingo.

Sec. 3. An organization may operate the game of bingo only one day per week and only for a maximum period of six hours on that day.

Sec. 4. Bingo may not be played on Sunday in Stokes County.

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 and Section 3, organizations described in Section 1 may annually operate or sponsor the game of bingo for one six-consecutive-day period without an hours per day limitation.

Sec. 6.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of May, 1979.