Senate Bill S4078

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to changing the hours of the library's annual election and the organization of the board of trustees

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5791 - 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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2011-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5791
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2 & 3, Chap 158 of 1988

2011-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to changing the hours of the library's annual election and the organization of the board of trustees.

2011-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4078

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend chapter 158 of the laws of 1988 relating  to  establish-
  ment  of  a  library district in the town of Hurley, Ulster county, in
  relation to changing the hours of the library's  annual  election  and
  the organization of the board of trustees

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2 of chapter  158
of  the laws of 1988, relating to establishment of a library district in
the town of Hurley, Ulster county, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) the election of [three]  trustees  as  hereinafter  provided.  The
trustees  of  the West Hurley library shall give notice of said election
by the publication of a notice in one or more newspapers having a gener-
al circulation in the district to be served. The  first  publication  of
such notice shall be not less than thirteen days and not more than twen-
ty  days  prior  to the date of such election. In addition, the board of
trustees of the West Hurley library shall cause copies of such notice to
be posted conspicuously in five public places in the district  at  least
thirteen  days  prior  to  the  date of such election. Such notice shall
specify the time when and the place where such election  will  be  held,
the issues to be decided at said election and the hours during which the
polls  will be open for receipt of ballots. The board of trustees of the
West Hurley library shall prepare the ballots for such elections and the
polls shall remain open for the receipt thereof at  all  elections  from
[seven] FOUR o'clock p.m. until [ten] EIGHT o'clock p.m., and such addi-
tional  consecutive  hours prior thereto as the board of trustees of the
West Hurley library may have determined  and  specified  in  the  notice
thereof.  The  board  of trustees shall designate a resident taxpayer of
such district to act as chairman of any election of  such  district  and
shall  designate not less than two nor more than four resident taxpayers

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08416-02-1
              

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