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~ . ' ,.f ," (f) Premises. No licensed organization shall conduct the game of bingo on any leased premises without a written lease for a term at least equal to the remainder of the term of the bingo license of the licensed organization. Lease payments shall be at a fixed monthly rate, or rate per bingo occasion, not subject to change during the term of the lease. No such lease shall provide that rental payments be based on the percentage of receipts or profits from bingo occasions. (g) Checker. One or more checkers shall be engaged for each bingo occasion. The checker or checkers shall record the number of cards played in each game prior to the completion of each game and record the prizes awarded to the recorded cards. Each checker shall certify all figures which he or she has recorded as accurate and correct to the best of his or her knowledge. (h) Records and Reports. (1) At least 30 days prior to conducting its first bingo occasion of the year and on an annual basis thereafter, a licensed organization shall file with the City Clerk copies of the following: (A) Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, "Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax," Form 990, or a comparable form if the licensed organization is required to file the form with the Department of the Treasury. (B) Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, "Exempt Organization Business Income Tax," Form 990-T, or a comparable form if the licensed organization is required to file the form with the Department of the Treasury. (C) The annual report required of charitable organizations by Minnesota Statutes 1974, Section 309.53, provided that a licensed organization that conducts bingo but is exempt from submitting this report to the Department of Commerce under Section 309.53, Subd. lA, shall nevertheless submit such a report under this section. (D) The Minnesota Department of Commerce "Statement of Bingo Operations." All information contained in the statement shall be true, correct and complete to the best of the knowledge of the person or persons signing the statement. Any person who shall knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact in the statement shall be subject to the penalties provided in Minnesota Statutes Annotated, Section 349.22. (E) Any lease agreements executed by the licensed organization in regard to premises leased for the conduct of the game of bingo. (2) If any discrepancy is found between the amount of gross receipts for a bingo occasion as determined by the checker's records and 4. 5.