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'" ... . ORDINANCE NO. 79-2 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF RAFFLES AND GAMBLING DEVICES AND THEREBY AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 21 The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as follows: Section 1. The Municipal Code of the City of Elk River is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER 21 RAFFLES AND GAMBLING DEVICES 21.01 Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Active member" means a member of an organization who has paid all his or her dues to the organization and has been a member of the organization for at least six months. (b) "Gambling devices" means those gambling devices known as "paddlewheels" or "tipboards," or apparatus used in conducting raffles. . (c) "Gambling manager" means a member of an organization who has paid his or her dues to the organization, who has been a member of the ~rganization for at least six months, and who has been designated by the organization to supervise the operation of gambling devices and the conduct of raffles. '" (d) "Lawful purpose" means one or more of the following: (i)~~nefiting persons by enhancing their opportunity for religious or educational advancement, by relieving or protecting them from disease, suffering or distress, by contributing to their physical well-being, by assisting them in establishing themselves in life as worthy and useful citizens, or by increasing their comprehension of and devotion to the principles upon which this nation was founded; (ii) initiating, performing, or fostering worthy public works or enabling or furthering the erection or maintenance of public structures; (iii) lessening the burdens borne by government or voluntarily supporting, augmenting or supplementing services which government would normally render to the people; or (iv) the improving, expanding, maintaining or repairing real property owned or leased by an organization. "Lawful purpose" does not include the erection or acquisition of any real property unless the City Council specifically authorizes the expenditures after finding that the property will be used exclusively for one or more of the purposes specified in this clause. . (e) "Organization" means any fraternal, religious, veterans, or other nonprofit organization covered by Minnesota Statutes, Section 290.05, subdivision 1, clause (i) or (k), no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private member, stockholder, or individual.