New Jersey § 5:8-26
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 5:8-26, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5:8-26.
Each applicant for such a license shall file with the clerk of the municipality a
written application therefor in the form prescribed in said rules and regulations,
duly executed and verified, in which shall be stated the name and address of the applicant
together with sufficient facts relating to its incorporation and organization to enable
the governing body of the municipality to determine whether or not it is a bona fide
organization or association of veterans of any war in which the United States has
been engaged or a church or a religious congregation or religious organization or
a charitable, educational or fraternal organization, or a civic or service club, or
a senior citizen association or club, or an officially recognized volunteer fire company
or an officially recognized volunteer first aid or rescue squad; the names and addresses
of its officers; the specific kind of games of chance intended to be held, operated
and conducted by the applicant, and the place or places where, the date or dates and
the time or times when, such games of chance are intended to be held, operated and
conducted, by the applicant, under the license applied for; the items of expense
intended to be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating and conducting
of such games of chance and the names and addresses of the persons to whom, and the
purposes for which, they are to be paid; the specific purposes to which the entire
net proceeds of such games of chance are to be devoted and in what manner; that no
commission, salary, compensation, reward or recompense will be paid to any person
for holding, operating or conducting such game or games of chance or for assisting
therein except as in this act otherwise provided; and that no prize or aggregate
of prizes will be offered and given under said license of a value in excess of the
sum or value authorized to be offered and given by this act and a description of all
prizes to be offered and given in all such games of chance to be held, operated and
conducted under such license and such other information as shall be prescribed by
such rules and regulations. In each application there shall be designated an active member or members of the applicant
organization under whom the game or games of chance described in the application are
to be held, operated and conducted and to the application shall be appended a statement
executed by the applicant and by the member or members so designated, that he or they
will be responsible for the holding, operation and conduct of such games of chance
in accordance with the terms of the license and the provisions of the rules and regulations
governing the holding, operation and conduct of such games of chance and of this act,
if such license is granted. In event that any premises, upon which any such game of chance is to be held, operated
or conducted or which is to be used for any other purpose in connection with the holding,
operating or conducting thereof, is to be leased from any person, persons or corporation,
a written statement shall accompany the application signed and verified under oath
by such person or persons or executed and verified under oath on behalf of such corporation,
stating his or its address and the amount of rent which will be paid for said premises
and that such lessor or lessors, or if a corporation all of its officers and each
of its stockholders who hold 10% or more of its stock issued and outstanding, are
of good moral character and have not been convicted of crime.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 5:8-26
What does New Jersey Statutes § 5:8-26 cover?
Section 5:8-26 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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