§ 42-66 — Required, application procedures

Sec. 42-66. - Required, application procedures.

(a) Each applicant for a license to conduct charitable raffles, bingo, keno or pull tabs under this article shall annually, but not less than 30 days prior to the proposed commencement of activities licensed under this article, file with the department of finance a written application on forms provided by the department; the application shall be 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 department to determine whether or not it is a bona fide nonprofit veteran's, charitable, educational, religious or fraternal organization or civic and service club; the names, addresses, and social security numbers of its officers; the specific kind of game or 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 game or games of chance are intended to be 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 game or 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 game or 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 or assisting in the holding, operation or conduct of such games of chance; 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. (b) In each application there shall be designated an active member or members of the applicant under whose supervision the game 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 game or games of chance in accordance with the terms of such license. The applicant shall be a domiciliary of and resident of the parish. The applicant shall additionally furnish proof of tax exempt status under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. 501C.(3), (4), (8) or (19) and a copy of the most current federal income tax return of the organization. (c) The applicant shall additionally submit a sworn affidavit that the applicant does not conduct a bingo, keno, raffle or pull tabs game in another parish. No applicant which operates a bingo, keno, raffle or pull tabs game in another parish shall be granted a license under this division. The operation or conduct of bingo, keno, raffles or pull tabs game by a licensee under this division in another parish shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license granted pursuant to this division. This subsection shall not apply to applicants who only participate, operate or conduct a bingo, keno, or raffle in conjunction with a cable television bingo transmission as authorized in article III of this chapter. (d) The applicant shall additionally submit a financial statement showing the organization has sufficient capital available to finance its own games, such financial statement to be certified as accurate by the president and chief financial officer of the organization. (e) The applicant for a license under this division shall be subject to the provisions of the Public Records Act. (f) The applicant shall supply all of the information required in the initial application, including but not limited to the domicile of the nonprofit organization; the names, addresses and social security numbers of its officers and active operators of the games; the items of expense intended to be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating and conduct of such game; and the specific purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such games are to be devoted to. In evaluating an application for the renewal of a charitable raffle, bingo, keno or other charitable game of chance permit, the department of finance shall use the same investigative procedures and criteria as is required for an initial application.

(Code 1956, § 14-43)