A5239-2011 Actions

• May 31, 2012: held for consideration in libraries and education technology
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to libraries and education technology
• Feb 14, 2011: referred to libraries and education technology

A5239-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         5239
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 14, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Libraries and Education Technology
 AN  ACT  in relation to taxes levied for library purposes by the village
 of Lakeview, Nassau county
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or
 local law to the contrary, no tax shall be levied for  library  purposes
 or services by the village of Lakeview, Nassau county, until such tax is
 approved  by  a vote of the majority of the qualified voters voting in a
 general village election  or  meeting  at  which  taxes  may  be  voted,
 provided  that  due public notice of the proposed action shall have been
 given. After such vote is  complete,  the  election  spectators,  ballot
 clerks  or  appropriate  designated  official  shall  immediately canvas
 publicly the ballots cast and the chairperson of the election or  appro
 priate  designated  official shall publicly announce the result.  Within
 seventy-two hours of such announcement, the  chairperson,  the  election
 inspectors  and ballot clerks, or appropriate designated official, shall
 execute and file a certificate of the result  of  the  canvas  with  the
 appropriate  library  officials  and the village clerk of the village of
 Lakeview. Upon receiving such certification,  the  village  clerk  shall
 notify  the  local assessor of such certified results. No voting results
 affecting tax levies pursuant to this act shall apply to more  than  one
 taxable  year per general village election or meeting at which taxes may
 be voted.
 Except as otherwise provided by this act, the provisions of the educa
 tion law relating to public libraries shall  remain  applicable  to  the
 village of Lakeview.
 

S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 taxes, levied for library purposes or services by the village  of  Lake
 view,  Nassau  county,  and  taxable  years commencing on and after such
 effective date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06885-01-1

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