Senate Bill S4076

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Waives the residency requirement for the town justice in the town of Boylston, in Oswego county

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

2017-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5697
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2017-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the residency requirement for the town justice in the town of Boylston, in Oswego county.

2017-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4076
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
   waiving the residency requirement for the town justice in the town  of
   Boylston, in Oswego county

   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 31 to read as follows:
   31.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN THE TOWN OF
 BOYLSTON, OSWEGO COUNTY, THE PERSON  PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTION  OF  TOWN
 JUSTICE  NEED  NOT  BE  AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
 PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN ANY OTHER  TOWN  SHALL
 BE  AN  ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE
 STATE LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 66 to read as follows:
   66.  IN  THE  TOWN  OF BOYLSTON, OSWEGO COUNTY, 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 FUNCTION IS REQUIRED TO BE
 EXERCISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE  OFFICE  OF  TOWN
 JUSTICE  OF THE TOWN OF BOYLSTON; PROVIDED THAT SAID PERSON RESIDES IN A
 TOWN WHICH ADJOINS SUCH TOWN AND WHICH  IS  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  OSWEGO.
 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09357-01-7

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.