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271 § 7A
<br /> CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY
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<br /> organization shall have been organized and actively functioning as a nonprofit organiza-
<br /> tion in the commonwealth for a period of not less than two years before it pr
<br /> permit. The promotion and operation of the raffle or bazaar shall be confined solely to 7 1977 Amendments. St i9
<br /> the qualified members of the sponsoring organization and no such y apply fora emergency act, approved Ma
<br /> remuneration in any form for time or effort devoted to the promotion or operation of such enth paragraph
<br /> le Jan. 1
<br /> member shall receive by St.1980, c. 261, § 31, sub;
<br /> raffle or bazaar. All funds derived from any raffle or bazaar shall be used exclusivelylotterycommission on
<br /> for the h p graph "file a retL
<br /> Purposes stated in the application of the sponsoring organization which purposes withiten days after the raff
<br /> j- shall be limited to educational charitable, religious fraternal orcivic purposes or for pay therewith" f
<br /> veterans' benefits. An organization which meets the qualifications required by this and shall
<br /> section and which desires to conduct or operate a raffle or bazaar within the common- provided for filing the return
<br /> wealth shall apply for a permit to conduct raffles and bazaars from the clerk of the city eighteen of chapter sixty-two
<br /> or town in which the raffle will be drawn or the bazaar held. The application form shall from ner of corporations and
<br /> r' be approved by the commissioner of public safety and shall include the name and address from the eighth paragraph th
<br /> of the applicant, the evidence on which the applicant relies in order to qualify under this tense which read "All a admi
<br /> section, the names of three officers or members of the organization who shall be .'caall,sofar
<br /> relative to the a d c
<br /> responsible for the operation of the raffle or bazaar, and the uses to which the net substituted as Pertinent and c
<br /> fJf proceeds will be applied. Unless otherwise established in a towmeet � imposed by t
<br /> commission" fc
<br /> and in a city by city council action, and in a town with no town meeting by town council offollowingthe
<br /> thparagraph.
<br /> a"received by said"
<br /> action, by adoption of a of the ei
<br /> �. appropriate by-laws and ordinances to set such fees, a fee of ten 5t.1977, G an pemerge
<br /> dollars shall accompany each such application and shall be retained by the city or town,
<br /> n June 13, 1977, in the definitioi:
<br /> but n no event shall any such fee be greater than fifty dollars. Upon receipt of suc
<br /> y application, the clerk shall determine whether it is conforms h stituted "by means of chance
<br /> } of this section. If the the following types of prizes: i
<br /> clerk so determines, he shall forward the application to the chic
<br /> town, who shall determine whether the applicant is qualified to operate rafflestand any value, (2) cash awards, i
<br /> bazaars under this section. If the chief of police so determines, he shall endorse the dollars each." for "of merch
<br /> application and return it to the clerk, who shall forthwith issue a permit, which shall be means of chance" following
<br /> valid for one year from the date of its issuance. The clerk shall retain a is 1979 Amendment St.1979,
<br /> � application and shall send a cocopy of the `
<br /> June 13, 1979, in cl. (2) of
<br /> f change n the facts set forth in the application for commissioner permit subsequent to thtY. If e making of ublic safe "Bazaar" in the first paras,
<br /> such application, the applicant shall forthwith notify the authors "twenty-five" for "five".
<br /> of such change, and such authority shall issue such permit if the applicant is qualified, or, 1981 Amendment St 1981,
<br /> ty granting such permit
<br /> if a permit has already been issued and the change in the facts set forth in the application proved July 98 , in t and e
<br /> disqualify the applicant revoke such permit p tive July 1, 1981, in the sevent l
<br /> .fourth parugraphj inserted"M I
<br /> [See main volume for text o .tablished in a town by town me
<br /> ffi}th to seventh paragraphs
<br /> .7 S,,ordinances to set such fees'.', s
<br /> Any organization conducting or operating a raffle or bazaar under this section shall file fw„ ,,,.,
<br /> a return with the state lone trno event shall any such fee be ,
<br /> the raffle or bazaar is held and shall pay therewith h aretpaxof eve pence ten days t of the dollars - L-<
<br /> Proceeds derived from such raffle or bazaar, afterfr. 1985 Amendment. StZ985,
<br /> ,gross -�. uty 31, 1985, added the twelh
<br /> All sums received by said commission from the tax imposed b ,mss
<br /> Merest thereon, fees, penalties, forfeitures, `costs of suits or fines, lesstion as amounts Cross References
<br /> refunded thereon, together with any Merest or costs paid on account of salluch refunds, Administrative prov,s,ons rel
<br /> r shall be paid into the trees anon, see'c 62C, 1-1 et seq. i
<br /> ury of the commonwealth. State lottery,suspensioa'or;;
<br /> [See main volume for text of tenth and eleventh ar ra hs fne permit for violation of this ;
<br /> N" No organization issued a permit under this section shall conduct more than three > 39A
<br /> bazaars n any angle calendar year nor shall such or Cade of Massachusetts Regula;
<br /> bazaar in any single calendar da organization conduct more than one =. Attorney
<br /> consecutive hours, y The operation of a bazaar shall be limited to five Regulations covering baz
<br /> Amended by St 1976, c. 415 see 940 CMR 13.01.
<br /> 351, § 98; St.1985, c. 222. § 96; St-1977, c. 219, § 6; St 1977, c. 279; St.1979, c. 280; St-1981, c. Regulations governing raj
<br /> see 940 CMR 12.01.
<br /> 1976 Amendment St-1976, c. 415, § 96, re Raffle and bazaar permits, s,
<br /> wrote the eighth paragraph and the first sen- § 1, made effective Jan. 1, 1977. Emergency et seq.
<br /> fence of the ninth are declaration by the Governor was filed Oct 15, Stag lottery rules and regu
<br /> St-1976, c, p graph 1976.
<br /> 1976,and b 415, § 95, was approved Oct.'15, tickets, limitations, see 961 CM:
<br /> y§ 116,as amended by St-1977,c.76, j
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