Senate Bill S5475

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes town justices in the town of Benson, in the county of Hamilton, to reside outside of such town

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7933 - 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-S5475 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7933
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Town L; amd §3, Pub Off L

2011-S5475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes town justices in the town of Benson, in the county of Hamilton, to reside outside of such town.

2011-S5475 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 5475                                                  A. 7933

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- 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  town  justices  in  the  town of Benson, in the county of
  Hamilton, to reside outside such town

  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 24 to read as follows:
  24. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE TOWN OF BENSON, IN THE COUNTY OF HAMILTON, 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  OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S  2.  Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 58 to read as follows:
  58. IN THE TOWN OF BENSON, IN THE COUNTY OF HAMILTON,  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 BENSON, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON
RESIDES IN A TOWN WHICH ADJOINS  SUCH  TOWN.    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.
                                                           LBD11757-01-1

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