Assembly Bill A9443

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Wallkill, county of Orange, to elect a third town justice

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A9443 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7479
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง20, Town L

2013-A9443 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Wallkill, county of Orange, to elect a third town justice.

2013-A9443 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9443

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 30, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to providing for the  election
  of  a  third  town  justice  in  the town of Wallkill in the county of
  Orange

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 20 of the town law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (p) to read as follows:
  (P) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL
LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WALLKILL, COUNTY OF
ORANGE MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION, SUBJECT TO  A  PERMISSIVE  REFERENDUM  AS
PROVIDED  BY ARTICLE SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO
ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL ELECTION DETERMINING THAT SUCH  TOWN  SHALL  HAVE
THREE  TOWN  JUSTICES. IF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUCH TOWN SHALL HAVE ADOPTED
SUCH A RESOLUTION AND NO PETITION SHALL HAVE BEEN FILED WITHIN THE  TIME
SPECIFIED  FOR  A REFERENDUM THEREON, OR IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST
ON ANY SUCH PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO THE VOTE OF THE ELECTORS BE IN  THE
AFFIRMATIVE,  THE  ELECTORS  OF  SUCH TOWN SHALL ELECT AT THE SUCCEEDING
GENERAL ELECTION A TOWN JUSTICE WHO SHALL TAKE OFFICE FOR A TERM OF FOUR
YEARS BEGINNING ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY NEXT SUCCEEDING SUCH BIENNI-
AL TOWN ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14841-01-4

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