Senate Bill S7402

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Allen, in the county Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town

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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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2015-S7402 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10039
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2015-S7402 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Allen, in the county Allegany, to be a nonresident of such town.

2015-S7402 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7402

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
  authorizing the town justice of the town of Allen, county of Allegany,
  to be a nonresident of such town

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

  Section  1.  Section  23  of  the  town law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 30 to read as follows:
  30. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE TOWN OF ALLEN, IN THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, THE  PERSON  PERFORMING
THE  FUNCTION  OF  TOWN  JUSTICE,  NEED  NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN
ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE  AN  ELECTOR  OF  SUCH  TOWN,  UNLESS  OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
  S  2.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 65 to read as follows:
  65. IN THE TOWN OF ALLEN, IN THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL SUBDI-
VISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE OR  SHE  SHALL
BE  CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO
BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF TOWN
JUSTICE OF THE TOWN OF ALLEN; PROVIDED THAT SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES  IN  A
TOWN  WHICH  ADJOINS  SUCH  TOWN AND WHICH IS IN THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN
ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  SUCH  TOWN,  UNLESS  OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15136-01-6

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