Assembly Bill A7273A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis County to be a resident of the town of Lewis or the town of Osceola

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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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2015-A7273 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4817
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2015-A7273 - Summary

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis County to be a nonresident of the town of Lewis.

2015-A7273 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7273

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH -- 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 the town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis  County  to
  be a resident of the town of Lewis or the town of Osceola

  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 29 to read as follows:
  29. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN  THE  TOWN OF LEWIS, LEWIS COUNTY, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION
OF TOWN JUSTICE, NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN  BUT  SHALL  BE  AN
ELECTOR  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  LEWIS  OR THE TOWN OF OSCEOLA, LEWIS COUNTY,
UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
  S 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 64 to read as follows:
  64. IN THE TOWN OF LEWIS, LEWIS 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 FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXER-
CISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A PERSON FROM HOLDING THE OFFICE OF TOWN  COURT
JUSTICE  OF  THE TOWN OF LEWIS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN THE
TOWN OF LEWIS OR THE TOWN OF OSCEOLA, LEWIS COUNTY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10463-04-5

2015-A7273A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4817
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2015-A7273A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis County to be a nonresident of the town of Lewis.

2015-A7273A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7273--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
  authorizing  the  town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis County to
  be a nonresident of the town of Lewis under certain circumstances

  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 29 to read as follows:
  29. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE TOWN OF LEWIS, LEWIS COUNTY, THE PERSON PERFORMING  THE  FUNCTION
OF  TOWN JUSTICE, NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN.  PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER, 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.
  S 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 64 to read as follows:
  64. IN THE TOWN OF LEWIS, LEWIS 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 FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXER-
CISED, SHALL NOT PREVENT A  PERSON  FROM  HOLDING  THE  OFFICE  OF  TOWN
JUSTICE  OF  THE  TOWN  OF LEWIS; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON RESIDES IN A
TOWN WHICH ADJOINS SUCH TOWN AND  WHICH  IS  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  LEWIS.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION 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.
                                                           LBD10463-08-5

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