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STAFF REPORT
TO:
Mayor and Clty Council
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Clty Attorney
S ~BJECT:
Ordlnance A~ending Blngo Ordinance
At l.ts meeting on February 22, 1983, the Clty Council
directed the Clty Attorney to amend the BIngo Ordinance. In
response to thl.s dl.rection, the acco!"lpanY1.ng ord inance 15
presented for Clty CounCIl conslderation.
The proposed ordinance acco~pllshes tuo substanti7e changes
in MunicIpal Code Sectlon 61102.
First, subdivislon (Cl IS af:lended to provide that a bingo
permIt may be issued co an eligible organization for a location
on public property \lhose use IS donated to the organlzatior..
Thls mod~.:icatlon is conslstent vnth the requireMents of Penal
Code Section 326.5.
Second, subdivision (H) has been amended to perI"l.it blngo
permits to be lssued for Friday and Saturday.
no other substantive changes have bee:1 :!lade in Sect lon
61102.
~owever, certaln typographical errors have been
corrected.
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R.ECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recomMended that the accoTI'pany~ng
ord1nance be introducted for flrst readlng.
PREPlI.RED BY:
Robert M. Myers, City Attorney
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C~ty Counc~l Meetlng ]-1-03
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(City Council series)
AN CRDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 61102
RELATING TO BINGO
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLm'IS:
SECTION 1.
Section 61102 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 61102. Conditions of the
issuance of permit. The City Manager or
h~s deslgnee may lssue a bingo permit
subJect to the following conditions:
A. The applicant for a bingo game
shall apply in person for a permit at
least sixty (GO) days prior to the
conduct of sald bingo game( s).
Th e re
shall be filed with the City Manager or
hlS deslgnee, on a form furnished by
same, a wrItten Notice of IntentIon
sIgned by two officers of the charitable
organizatlon to conduct such bingo
game(s}, same Notice shall include but
not be limited to:
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name(s),
address ( es) ,
telephone number(s) and afflliatlon(s)
'\.Hth the applicant organizatIon of each
person involved in the operatlon of such
bingo game(s), along wlth proof of
cOMpllance with Seetlon 23701 (d) of the
California Revenue and Taxation Coae and
Section SOlle)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(2) A deta1led description of
record keeping system to account for the
recelpts, prizes, expenses, and prof i ts
of each bingo game.
(3) The application for the blngo
permit, and all necessary supporting
documents, as required by the City
r1anager or h is des ignee, a bond, and
permit fee 1n accordance with Sub-Section
L of this Sectlon.
(4) The location and signators of
the special bank account.
(5) A detailed schedule of the
daters), hours and location of each bingo
gaMe to be held.
B. No person, elther as principal,
agent, or employee, 2ncluding
corporations duly recognized as chartered
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by the State of California, shall engage
In, conduct or carryon, or permit to be
engaged in, conducted or carried on
.lithin the CIty of Santa ~.1onica, any game
of bingo as defined above, unless such
game 1S for the benef it of a non-profi t
charitable organization In operation
cant Inually in the City of Santa Monica
for f~ve (5) years prior to application
for a permIt.
c. A
non-profIt,
charitable
organizatIon, as defined above, shall
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conduct a bingo game only on property
owned or leased by lt for ninety (90) or
more days, or on any publlC property the
use of which IS donated to the
organization, and which property is used
by the organIzatIon for an office or for
the performance at the purposes for which
the organization is organized.
D. No
person,
except
the
organization authorized to conduct a
bingo game, shall hold a financial
l.nterest in the conduct of such a bIngo
game.
E. All
profIts derived from a
bingo game shall be kept in a specIal
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fund or account and shall not be
co-mingled witn any other fund or
account.
F. No person shall Interfere with,
prevent or refuse to permit a police
off~cer or a representative of the Ci ty
Manager or hIS designee to make an
examInation or inspection of any premise,
uhether the premise is open to the public
or not, or of any record kept by the
applicant organIzation, or by any agent
or employee thereof, for the purpose of
deterMining uhether the applicant
organization and/or bIngo Manager are
complying with all t~e rules and
regulations of the City Manager or his
designee and all provisIons of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code affectIng said
business.
G. No alcoholic beverages shall be
sold, consumed, possessed, or available
in any room where a bingo game is be ing
conducted.
H. No permit shall be granted for
more than two (2) days per ~eek or for
more than six (6) hours per day or at any
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p.m. and 12:00 a.~.
I. B~ngo Manager Requ~reMent. No
char1.table organizat1.on shall engage in,
conduct or carryon, or perm~t to be
engaged ln, conducted or carried on, 1n
or upon any premises Toli th in the Cl ty of
Santa Monica, the operation 0 f a bingo
gaMe unless such game is conducted under
the personal direction of a Bingo
Manager, To/ho for one (1) year has been an
officer, director or member of the
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applying organ~zation.
J. Blngo
Permit.
To obtain a
Bingo Permit, such applying organization
shall Make and file with the City Manager
or his designee an applicatlon therefor
in wri ting.
In such appl ica t ion, the
applicant shall set forth, in addit1.on to
such ~nformatlon as may be requ i red by
the City Manager or his designee:
(1) A stateMent that neIther the
Bingo Manager nor the members of the
non-profit organizatlon whlch operate any
blngo ga~e organized by such organization
will receive any profit, wage, or salary
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or any other d~rect or indirect
consIderation from any bingo ga~e.
(2) A state~ent that the B~ngo
Hanager and a2.1 persons involved in the
operatIon of the Bingo games has read and
understands all reqUIrements of the law
l.n regard to conductlng bingo gaMes in
the City of Santa Monlca, and that such
Bingo Manager will accept full
responsl.billty for the conduct of such
bingo games and all bingo card/ticket
salespeople under his/her dlrection.
K. Bingo Manager - Bond.
(1) At the tIme of fIling for such
a license the applIcant shall file and
thereafter maintain with the City Manager
or his designee a good and sufflcient
bend or agreement to secure compllance ln
the aggregate sum of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) running to the City
of Santa Monica for the Llse and benefl t
of Interested persons and parties,
executed by the applicant, and by a
freeholder, t\lO or !"'lore responsl.ble
persons, or a surety authorized to do
business In the State of Californla, any
of WhlCh to be approved by the CIty
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:-tanager or his desl.gnee.
'I'he total
aggregate ll.abIlity on said bond shall be
11ml ted to the paynent of Fl~7e Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00>' Said bond shall be
conditioned upon the strict compI iance,
by the pr inc ipal, with the prov is 10ns of
th i s Art i c 1 e, and th e pa ym e n t 0 fan y
direct pecuniary loss sustained, through
any act of grand or petty theft on the
part of the principal, his agen t (s) or
employeeCs) by any donor or by any person
on whose behalf the the funds or personal
property were sol ic i ted or rece i ved by
the principal, and shall further see ure
payment of all fees due the City of Santa
Monica.
(2) Sal.d bond shall remain in
force and effect for the entire period of
the perMlt. The suretles may cancel said
bond and be relieved of further liability
thereunder by deliverl.ng thl.rty (30)
days' written not ice to the City rlanager
or his designee~ Such cancellation shall
not effect any liability incurred or
accrued thereunder prlor to the
term in a t ~ 0 n 0 f s aid t h i r t y (3 0) day
period.
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(3) Any person ute sustaIns any
InJury covered by sa Ie bond, May in
addItion to any other reMedy that he may
have, bring an action in his own naine
upon said bond for the recovery of any
damage sustained by hlm.
(4) Upon
such
action
bel.ng
commenced, such bond shall not be vOld
upon first recovery thereon, but may be
sued upon froM t H'le to t Irrt€ un t i 1 the
whole or such penalty shall be exhausted.
The City Manager or his designee May, in
its discretion, require the fIling of a
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net.,., bon d, and i mm e a i ate I y up 0 nth e
recovery 1n any action on such bond, such
BIngo Manager shall fIle a new bond, and
upon failure to file the same within ten
(IO) days in elther case, the Department
shall forthwlth suspend such per~it.
(5) The
tlme within which any
action can be brought against a surety
upon any bond flIed hereunder may, by
express prOVlSIon of the bona to that
effect, be limIted to a period of two (2)
years frOM and after the d is covery, by
the person aggrieved, of the act or
default complained of.
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L. BIngo Perwlt Issuance Fee. U90n
filIng the applIcatIon, the applIcant
shall oav the SUM. of One Hund red F 1 f tv
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(SISO) Dollars for a yearly per'T\it or
Seventy-Flve (575) Dollars per day for a
daily permIt for the first day and
T~'i en t y - F i v e (S 25 ) Do II a r s for e a c h
additional day. SaId applIcant shall
agree in writing that the fee pald is the
reasonable cost ot permit issuance.
M. Investlgation. The City
Manager or his deslgnee shall exam2ne
such applIcation and shall ma~e such
further investigat ion of the applIcant
and Its or his affaIrs as the City
Manager or his designee shall deem
advisable. The City Manager or his
designee shall issue a permit only if:
(I) That the applicant applying or
representatives of the applicant
organ1.Zatlon 1.5 of good I"loral character
and does not have a bad reputa t ion for
truth, honesty or integrity.
(2) That all of the statements
made in such appl1catlon are and each of
then 15 true and not deceptive or
~isleading and that the applicant has not
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vlolated any of the provislons of this
Artlcle or engaged ~n any fraudulent
transacion or enterprise that the
applicant intends to conduct its business
fairly and honestl~. OtherwIse, the Clty
Manager or his oeslgnee shall deny the
application and refuse to Issue a pernit,
and shall notify the appllcant of lts
declsion.
N. Revocatl0n. All permits issued
hereunder shall be subJect to the
condItion that the applicant thereafter
shall cease and des .lst from opera tlng a
blngo game yithin sald Clty of Santa
Monica when ordered so to do by the City
if the City Manager or his nesignee fInds
after a hearing, as provided in Section
6126 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code,
that any act or omISSIon of such
appllcant or any of their agents,
servants, or employees in the conduct of
blngo games withln the City of Santa
Monica is unfalr, unjust, lnequitable or
fraudulent. The City Manager or his
designee Must suspend or revoke any such
permit if, after hearing upon notlce, the
Cl ty Manager or hIs des 19nee shall find
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the eXlstence of
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grounds
herelnabove enumerated for the denial of
an application for a BIngo Pernlt,
lncluding, but not lli1l.lted to findlng
that state~ents made In such appllcatlon
are not true or are deceptIve or
nislead~ng1 prOVided, however, that such
suspenSlon or revocation shall be
discretionary with the CIty Manager or
his designee If the only ground for such
revocation is such that it does not
affect the permittee's honesty and
integrity, or the ability to properly
supervise the Blngo Game.
o. Termination. Every such permit
shall terminate on the date of
termlnatlon stated thereon.
SECTION 2.
Any provision of the Santa Monlca i'4unicipal
Code or appendlces thereto inconsistent T,v1.th the provisions of
thiS ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no
further, are hereby repealed or modifled to that extent necessary
to affect the provislons of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of thls ordinance 1.S for any reason held to be lnvalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
reITlaln ~ng port 1.ons of the ord inance.
The Ci ty Counc i 1 he reby
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declares tha t ~ t ',.,ould have passed th is ord lnance and each and
every section, subsection, sente:1ce, clause or phrase not
declared ~nval ~d or uncons tl tut ional Wl thout regard to wh e the r
any portion of the ord inance would be subsequently declared
invalld or unconst~tutional.
SECTION 4.
The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of thlS ordinance.
This City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the officlal ne~lspaper:-
\iithin 15 days after its adoptlon.
The ord inance shall becone
effect~ve after 30 days from its adoptlon.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Robert M. Myers .~
City Attorney
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SA~~TA 'v10NICA, CALI FORo..:lA 90406
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October 4, 1977
City Clerk
Ci ty of Santa M:>nica
1685 Main Street
santa Monica, California 90401
We are requesting that we be scheduled to appear before the
Santa M:>nica City Council, so that we may be heard in connection
with the Bingo Ordinance. Our presentation id11 be short. In all
probability, the Post Adjutant, Charles Allemann and myself will
speak for about three minutes.
Please let us know on what date we should appear.
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Santa MOOlca, Califor_. October 19, 1977
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TO:
Mayor and City Counnl
FROM:
Ci ty Staff
SUBJECT:
Thomas C. Ellis Written Communication
Attached, please find a copy of an'act to amend Section 326.5 of the Penal Code
and to add Sechons 215. 2 and 23710 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relahng
to bingo, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately: I
Mr. Ellis is requesting our Municipal Code be brought in hoe with the above
newly amended state code which allows bingo in fraternal organizations.
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Ch. 271
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BINGO-AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER 271
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 101
An act to amend Section 326.5 of the Penal Code, and to add Sections 2152 and
23710 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to bIngo, and declaring the
urgency there?', to take ,effect Immediately.
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LEGISLATIVE COU~SEL'B DIGEST
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EXI<;t1ng law authorizes cIties, counties, and citieS and counties
to adopt ordmances permitting certain nonprofit, charitable organ-
IZations to conduct bingo games under specified conditions.
This bill" ould authorne local ordmances to permit addttional
nonprofit organizations, lficludmg (1) specifIed labor, agricultural,
or llOrtlcultural orgalllzatlOns; (2) ;,peclfl(~d fraternal beneficiary
societies, orders, or organizations; (3) bUSiness leagues, <-bambers-
of commerCE; real estate boards and boards of trade, CIVic leagues
and orgamzatlOns operated exclushely for the promotion of social
welfare. and certam local employee organizatioI15 "hose net earn-
ings are dedicated exclusively to chantRble, !,ducaUoJ:lal, or recrea-
tlOnal purposes; (4) nonprofit pleasure and recreation clubs;
(5) domestic fraternal societies, orders, or associations whose net
earnmgs are de\oted exclnsnely to religious, charitable, scientJfle,
literary, educational, and fraternal purposes. and (6) mobllehome
park associations and senior citizens groups, to conduct bingo
games. The proceeds, With specifIed exceptIons, of all such games
are to be \lsed on~y for chantable purposes. _
E}'lstmg law permits a city, county. or city and county to
impose a license fee not to e},cced the actual cost of issumg such
lieense on eacb orgamzation \\hicb It authorIZes to conduct bingo
games. _' . . ,
This bill would instead limit the hcense fee to $50 and require. --
that one-half of the fee paid shall be refunded to an organization . .:' ,
demcd a license.
E"lsting law pro\ldes that it IS a ml~dell1eanor pum~hdble by
a fllle not to e:>.ceed *10,000 for any person to reeeh e a profIt, wage.
or salaQ flom an authorlJ:ed bingo game.
This bill would prO\lde It IS also a misdemeanor pUnlsbable
by such a fme to pay a profit, wage, or salary from an authonzed
bmgo game and would pronde that VlolatlOD of any other provI-
SlOn of the law authorizmg blllgo games is a misdemeanor.
E::nstmg law requires that an authorized organlzahon shall
conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by
it and which property is tlsed by such organuatlOn for an_office or
for organizational purposes. ' ~ ':~-
Tins bill 'would specify that ~uch propert)' need not be used or
lcased exelusl\ ely b~- the organizalion, -
Under existing law, eel tam Olgalllzations are e:>.empted from
bank and corporation taxes and their property. ",hieh is used
for qualified e-"empted purposes, 1S e'\-erupted from property taxa.-
lion.
This bill \\Quld speCify that an OlgalllLahon which IS e:>.empted
from such ta "es shall not be dl~qua1Jf1ed for such eAemphons i~ it
Changes or additions In text are Imllcated by underlln-.!
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conducts bIngo games, pro,ldi"d tbat the proce<'ds ot "ucb games
are cxdu~1 \ cl7 u~d for the Ch..rltllb]e pnrposes ot the organl:r.a-,
tion.
The people of the State 0,- California do elluct III follow,:
SECTIO~ 1. Section 326.5 of the P('nal Code Is amended to T('ad:-
3265. _. n _ ___
{al l'elther tbis cbapter nor Chapter ]0 (commencing wIth Section 330) llpplles
to any bingo gnme wblcb Is conducted 1n 8 city, connty, or city and county pur-
suant to an ordinance enacted under Section 19 of Al tielI' IV of the State Con.~
stltuUon, provl{led that sucb ordinance allows games to be conducted only · · ·
by organizations e"empterl from -the pai-ment of the bank and corporation tax by
· · · Sections 2310]8, 2370Ib, 2370ld, 2370Je, 2370lt, 23101g, and 2370U_ of
the neyenue and TaxRtion Code and · · · by mobllchome park Rs"oclatlonll
and sentor dti/Ains organi/aliens; and pro\-ided that the procl"('d'l ef slIch games
are used only for chantable purposes.
(b) It Is a mIsdemeanor for ,my per~on to lI~cche or pay a profit, wage, or-
"alary from any bmgo game nuthorized by Sectlon ]9 of ArtIcle IV of the State
Constitution
(c) A nolation of "ubdn iSlOn (b) of this sectIOn shan be pnnlshable by a fme
not to exceed ten thous.md dollars ($lO,(lOO), which fme shall be deIJOslted In
the general fund of tbe city, county, or city and county whlcb enacted the
ordinance authorizing the bmgo game. A, 101ntJon of any pro'ision of this
section, other than subdl\ iSlOn (b), Is a mIsdemeanor. - - -- ~ -
(d) The city, connty, or cIty and county \I hlCh enacted the ordmance -authoriz-
ing t~e bingo game ma! bring an action to enjoin a , 101atlOn of this <;ectlOD.
(e) :-<0 minors shall be aIlm..ed to participate III any bingo game. !
(f). II · An organl.<atlon authori.-:ed to conduct bmgo games pursuant to sub-
~vlslOn (a) shill conduct a bmgo game only on property owned pr leased by It,
and whlch property is used by such organizatIOn for an offIce or for perform-
ance of the purpo~es for which the organization is organL,.ed_ Xothlng in this
subdl\ l~lOn sh"ln be con<<trned to rCijlllre that the propel ty owned or leased by
the orgamzatlon be Uf'ed or leased e),c}ll"l\e])' by snch organlL.atlOD.
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(g) ..\11 bmgo games shall be open to n,e publiC, not just to the members of the
.. .. · a uthori7ed c.rgan iza tion.
(b) A lHngO game shall be opPrRted and "L,fted only b~ members of the .. · ·
authonzed organization ~ blch orgamzed it. Such members shall not receive a
profIt,. \\ age, or salnrs from any bmgo game Only the organization authonzed
to conduct a bingo gnme shall opuate such game, or participate in the promotion.
supervisIOn, or any other phase of such g"lrne.
(1) No mdn idual corporatIOn, p.trtnerS]lIp, or other legal entity e:\.ccpt the
organizatlOn authoTlzed to condult a bmgo' game .,hall hold a fmaneIa] mterl'st
III the conduct of sllch bingo game.
(J) 'Yith respect to 01 gamzatlons e:>..en1pt from P'l~ lDClIt of the bank and cor-
poratIOn tax by SectIOn 23701d of the Revpnlle :lHd Ta "lentlon Code, all profits
derhed from a bmgo game <<haJCbc kept In a "]1eCl:l] fund or account and shall
not be commingled \\ ltb any other fund or account Such proflU: shall be used only
for chantable purpo<;cs. 'Ylth I espect to other orgam7atlOns llutholi7-ed to con-
duct t.mgo games pnrsuant to this ~ectlOn, all proceeds derl\ed from a bingo
game <<hall be kept In a specIal fund or account aod shan not be comrnlngled
deletfons by asterlsks
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with any other fund or llccounL Such proceeds shan be used only for Ch.ble
pU!"JlOSl'8. except as follows:
(1) Such proceeds may be used for prlZ('8,
(2) .A portIon ot such pr()C('(>ds, not to cxcc<<2 10 peru-nt ot the proceeds arter
the dcductlon for prlz.es, or fhe hundred dollars ($:)00) per month, \\ hlchever Is less,
may be used for rental of property, ovcrh('nd, and Ildmlnlstrathe c:l.pen.ses.
(k) A.. dty, county, or clty and county may Impose a license fee - - · on
each - - - organlzntion which It authorizes to conduct bingo games. The
fee, whether tor the Initial license ~r renewal, shan not e:l.ceed flft,. dol1ars ($50):
It an application for a license Is denied, on~"'half of Ilny liccnse fee paid shall be
refunded to the organiz.atlon. ~ _
(l) :"'0 person shall be allowed to participate In a bmgo game. unless tbe person
Is physically present at the time and place In whIch tbe bingo game Is being con-
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(m) The total \ alue of priz.cs aWllI ded during the conduct of any bmgo games
shall not e:l.ceed two hundred flfty dollars ($250) 10 cash or kind, or both, for
eacb separate game WhlCh lS held.
(n) As used in this- section "blDgo" means a game of chance in whlcb prlz.es
are awarded on the basis of deslgnated Ilumbtors or S) iubols on a card which
conform to numbers or s)mools selected at random It IS the IntentIOn of the
LegIslature tbat bingo as defmed-In _ this subdn lsion applies exclushely to this~
section and shall not be applied 10 the construct1On or enforcctnent of any other
prOVlsion of law.
SEC. 2. Section 215.2 is add('d to the Re\ enue and Ta~atIon C-ode. to read.
215.2." . _
Property owned by an organization that satIsfies tbe requirements of Section
214, 2]5, or 2151 and which IS used pnmanly for c~empt purposes l!hal1 not be
demed the welfare or \ eterans organizatIOn e~emptlon because such property is
also used for conductmg bingo games pursuant to SectIon 326 5 of the Penal Code,
prOVIded that the proceeds from such games are used e:l.clusin~ly fOJ: the charitable-
purposes of such orgamzation. > -
SEC 3. Sect10n 237]0 is added to the Revenue and Ta"\ahon Code, to read:
23710.
Any orgamzation c"\empted from ta'l.es im]Jo!>ed under this part pursuant to the
prOll!>lOns of thIS artide shall not be dl"qU.lllfwd for such eJo.ernption on the basis
that it conducts bingo games pUlsn,lDt to SectIon 3265 of the Penal Code, prmided
that the proceeds from such games are uS0d c}.clusl\ e1y for chantable purposes.
SEC. 4. [Crgency statute]
Appro\ed July 7. 1977.
FlIed July 8, 1977:
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Santa Monlca 3~ Citles Post 123 of the A~erlcan LeGlon,
a non proflt organlzatlon was chartered In 1919, ani has been
serving thlS communlty ever Slnce.
We were founded on the principle of serVlce to the Veteran,
the Nation, the State, and nost of all to the Communlty in which
we reslde.
Over the years the Leglon has raised it's funds through
the assessF1ent of dues, varlOUS subscriptlons, garage sales,
twisting the arms of frle~ds, and ru~y other way that we could
find that was legal. ~e have expended these funds over these
past 59 years to thousands of veter~ns, their wldo~s and their
children. ~e have d8nated to tens of civic causes, charltles,
dlsaster reIlef funds, on and on and on. ~e were glad to do It.
It's what we stand for. Service.
We sponser L~erican Le~lon 3aseball. You yourselves saw
fit to generously fund a po~tlon of our programV tUlS year. ~e
almost brougnt our Clty anotner c~am?lonshi~ to go ~ith 1976's.
Each year we send several boys to lmerlcan LeGlon's Boy's State,
a week long seilllnar on C1VlC gover~~ent.
We sponser Oratorical contests in the Santa Monlca High
Schools, award aC!lleve~ent certlficates to Santa Honica Grade
School chlldren. ~acn year we sponser a very successful Chrlst-
mas party at the rast hall for youngsters under 10. And we
do this wlth unpaid and voluntary help.
Ho~ever some of our progra~s have been severly curtailed,
because of lack of funds. Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, donatlons
to the Red Cross, the 5alvatlon Army, the Santa Monica Boy's
Club, etc. Zntertalnment we prevlously provlded on a monthly
basis to the veterans at \'lads\'lorth dOS!Jl tal had to be dropped
al together.
Every rise in utility rates, ~nsurance premlums, main-
tainence expenditures and the like result in ~ore and more of
these projects and progra~s falling by the wayside.
Our membership register includes businessmen, white and
blue collar workers, doctors, la~Jers, brokers, even ~ Santa
Monica judge and an ex:-con;re,::s"lan. :Iany of these Legionnalres
are known to "octh yourselves and the citizens 0 f Santa iionlca.
Some of them are here tonight.
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Everyone of these men and wo~en have acce]ted the
li.merlc an LeSlon f s ::::rlncrJle 0 f 0 bllgatlon to the :;atlon,
to the state end t~ t~e C~~Tun~ty. It is inconcleveaole
to us tn&t such e.. bojy w::mld ~err'll t an.y lawless pers.::>n or
persons to bec:me lLv~lved In ~ny u~oertaklng of the A~er-
iC8n leGi:)n, and th~t ~ncludes 3lrrgo.
We are not here wavinG a fIa?, nor are we asking for.
a handout. ':'e are as};:'ln; fer ','rhe.-c other Cl tl6S and cor~n;1Unl tles
throughout tne stc.~e of Callf~r~la have 8een fit to grant.
And ,'~ Sf"' dOL"'''' ~T,",U "n11 '0..... fYr!'Vlt.,,.,,,, 'u'!=,: a "1'/PoY to l'D.lSe the
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f~nd;--necessa;y to carry o"'J.~ our programs that have been on-
goinG fer ~q vears.
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