Assembly Bill A5670

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the town justice of the town of Piercefield, in the county of St. Lawrence, need not be a resident of such town

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3933 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2013-A5670 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3933
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2013-A5670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the town justice of the town of Peircefield, in the county of St. Lawrence, need not be a resident of such town; must be a resident of the county of St. Lawrence or an adjoining county within the state.

2013-A5670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5670

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DUPREY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
  authorizing town justices in the town of Piercefield, in the county of
  St. Lawrence, to reside outside such town

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

  Section 1. Section 23 of the town law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 26 to read as follows:
  26. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN  THE  TOWN OF PIERCEFIELD, IN THE COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE, THE PERSONS
PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF TOWN JUSTICE NEED NOT BE  ELECTORS  OF  SUCH
TOWN.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THE PERSONS PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF TOWN
JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE ELECTORS OF SUCH TOWN  UNLESS  OTHER-
WISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S  2.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 60 to read as follows:
  60. IN THE TOWN OF PIERCEFIELD, IN THE COUNTY  OF  ST.  LAWRENCE,  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH HE
OR SHE SHALL BE CHOSEN OR WITHIN WHICH HIS OR HER OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE
REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON  FROM  HOLDING  THE
OFFICE  OF  TOWN  JUSTICE OF THE TOWN OF PIERCEFIELD, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
PERSON RESIDES IN ST. LAWRENCE OR AN ADJOINING COUNTY WITHIN  THE  STATE
OF  NEW  YORK. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF
TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SUCH TOWN,  UNLESS
OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09392-01-3

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