§ 43. Qualifications. All members of such board shall be citizens and
actual residents of the cities in which they are appointed, except in
the city of Niagara Falls where such members shall be citizens and
actual residents of the county wherein the city is situated, the city of
Middletown where such members shall either be citizens and actual
residents of the county wherein the city is situated or anywhere within
a twenty-five mile radius of such city within this state, and except in
the city of Corning where such members shall be citizens and actual
residents of the county wherein the city is situated or in an abutting
or adjacent county, and except in the city of Rochester where such
members shall be citizens and actual residents of the county wherein the
city is situated, and except in the city of Watertown where such members
shall be citizens and actual residents of the county wherein the city is
situated. Provided however, in any city with a population of less than
twenty-five thousand, or in any city which has less than four master
plumbers, such members may be residents of the county or counties
wherein the city is situated.