Assembly Bill A6726

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the requirements for individuals serving as town justice

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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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2013-A6726 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4579
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2013-A6726 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for individuals serving as town justice in the town of Lyndon, Cattaraugus county.

2013-A6726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6726

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- 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
  requirements for individuals serving as town justice

  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  LYNDON,  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF CATTARAUGUS, 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  LYNDON,  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  CATTARAUGUS,  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 LYNDON, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSONS
RESIDES  IN  A  TOWN  WHICH  IS  IN THE COUNTY OF CATTARAUGUS. 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.
                                                           LBD10109-01-3


              

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