Assembly Bill A5791

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to changing the hours of the library's annual election and the organization of the board of trustees

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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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2011-A5791 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4078
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 158 of 1988

2011-A5791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to changing the hours of the library's annual election and the organization of the board of trustees.

2011-A5791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5791

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Libraries and Education Technology

AN  ACT  to amend chapter 158 of the laws of 1988 relating to establish-
  ment of a library district in the town of Hurley,  Ulster  county,  in
  relation  to  changing  the hours of the library's annual election and
  the organization of the board of trustees

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2 of chapter 158
of the laws of 1988, relating to establishment of a library district  in
the town of Hurley, Ulster county, is amended to read as follows:
  (c)  the  election  of  [three]  trustees as hereinafter provided. The
trustees of the West Hurley library shall give notice of  said  election
by the publication of a notice in one or more newspapers having a gener-
al  circulation  in  the district to be served. The first publication of
such notice shall be not less than thirteen days and not more than twen-
ty days prior to the date of such election. In addition,  the  board  of
trustees of the West Hurley library shall cause copies of such notice to
be  posted  conspicuously in five public places in the district at least
thirteen days prior to the date of  such  election.  Such  notice  shall
specify  the  time  when and the place where such election will be held,
the issues to be decided at said election and the hours during which the
polls will be open for receipt of ballots. The board of trustees of  the
West Hurley library shall prepare the ballots for such elections and the
polls  shall  remain  open for the receipt thereof at all elections from
[seven] FOUR o'clock p.m. until [ten] EIGHT o'clock p.m., and such addi-
tional consecutive hours prior thereto as the board of trustees  of  the
West  Hurley  library  may  have  determined and specified in the notice
thereof. The board of trustees shall designate a  resident  taxpayer  of
such  district  to  act as chairman of any election of such district and
shall designate not less than two nor more than four resident  taxpayers

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08416-02-1
              

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