§ 201. Jurisdiction; in general.

a. The court shall have jurisdiction as set forth in this article and
as elsewhere provided by law, subject, in the case of a city court
governed by this act, to the limitations stated in §2300 (b) (2) (i) of
this act. The phrase "$3000", whenever it appears herein, shall be taken
to mean "$3000 exclusive of interest and costs", except that, in the
case of a city court governed by this act whose monetary jurisdiction
is, pursuant to §2300 (b) (2) (i) of this act, below $3000, it shall be
taken to mean such lesser sum as is applicable in the particular court,
exclusive of interest and costs.

b. Concurrent civil jurisdiction of town court and village court in
village. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or section one
hundred eighty-six of the village law, the town court and the village
court of a village wholly or partly within such town and wherein a court
has been established, shall have concurrent civil jurisdiction over
causes of action arising within such village.