State Ex Rel. Sanborn v. Kalb

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether a class A private club (K. S. A. 1974 Supp. 41-2601 [b] [2]), which has a federal income tax exemption under section 501 (c) (7) of the internal revenue code of 1954, is eligible to receive a bingo license. A determination of the issue involves a construction of the recently enacted statute regulating the operation and conduct of games of “bingo” within the State of Kansas. (Senate Rill No. 116, L. 1975, ch. 491 [K. S. A. 1975 Supp. 79-4701, et seq.}.)

Article 15, Section 3, of the Kansas…