§ 88. Reduction of number of justices of the peace and election of
town council members. 1. Except in the town of Hector in the county of
Schuyler, and except as hereinafter provided, in any town of the second
class having more than two justices of the peace there shall be elected
at the next biennial town election occurring after this act shall take
effect and at every biennial town election held in such town thereafter,
one justice of the peace and one town council member for a term of four
years each to begin on the first day of January next succeeding the
election at which such officers were elected. During the period between
the first day of January next succeeding the biennial town election at
which the first town council member shall be so elected and the first
day of January next succeeding the biennial town election at which a
second town council member shall be elected, the supervisor, the
justices of the peace and the town council member of such town shall
constitute the town board thereof. On and after the first day of January
next succeeding the biennial town election at which the second town
council member shall be elected, the supervisor, the two justices of the
peace and the two town council members shall constitute such town board.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to abridge the term of a
justice of the peace heretofore elected in any town.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
the town board of any town of the second class to which this section
shall apply may, by resolution, direct that at the first biennial town
election held after this act shall take effect, there shall be elected
two town council members (but no justices of the peace except to fill a
vacancy) for a term of four years each to begin on the first day of
January next succeeding the election at which such officers were
elected, instead of one justice of the peace and one town council
member; and on and after the first day of January next succeeding the
biennial town election at which such town council members shall be so
elected the supervisor, the justices of the peace and the two town
council members of such town shall constitute the town board thereof. At
each biennial election at which no town council members are elected
(except to fill a vacancy) two justices of the peace shall be elected
for a term of four years each beginning on the first day of January next
succeeding such election.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
the town board of any town of the second class to which this section
shall apply may, by resolution, direct that at the first biennial town
election held after this act shall take effect, there shall be elected
two justices of the peace for a term of four years each to begin on the
first day of January next succeeding the election at which such officers
were elected, instead of one justice of the peace and one town council
member; and on and after the first day of January next succeeding the
biennial town election at which such justices of the peace shall be so
elected the supervisor and the justices of the peace shall constitute
the town board thereof. At the next biennial election thereafter, two
town council members shall be elected for a term of four years each, in
place of the two justices of the peace whose terms shall next expire,
and the town board shall thereafter consist of the supervisor, two
justices of the peace and two town council members.

4. The provisions of this section, however, shall not apply to the
town of Islip in the county of Suffolk and, in such town, four justices
of the peace shall continue to be elected in accordance with former
provisions of law and the supervisor and the four justices of the peace
shall continue to constitute the town board of such town.