§ 553. Village of Horseheads housing authority. A municipal housing
authority, to be known as the Village of Horseheads housing authority,
is hereby created and established for the Village of Horseheads in the
county of Chemung for the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes
specified in article eighteen of the constitution of the state of New
York. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in
duration and consist of five members. It shall have the powers and
duties now or hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing
authorities. It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and
subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the authority, its
members, officers and employees and its operations and activities shall
in all respects be governed by the provisions of this chapter.