Title VIL, Village

§ 2-200 Population and area requirements. 1. A territory containing a\npopulation of at least one thousand five hundred persons who are regular\ninhabitants thereof, as hereinafter defined, may be incorporated as a\nvillage under this chapter provided such territory does not inc…

§ 2-202 Petition for incorporation. 1. A proceeding for the\nincorporation of such territory as a village shall commence with a\npetition. The requirements for such petition are as follows:\n a. Petitioners. Signatures from at least twenty percent of the\nresidents of such terri…

§ 2-204 Notice of hearing. 1. No later than three days after the\nfiling of a petition, the study and all exhibits and certifications\nrequired by section 2-202 of this article or copies thereof, the\ncommission shall direct the town clerk of each town in which any portion\nof s…

§ 2-206 Proceeding on hearing. 1. The commission shall meet at the\ntime and place specified in such notice and shall hear objections which\nmay be presented as to the incorporation based upon any of the following\ngrounds:\n a. That a person signing such petition was not qualif…

§ 2-208 Decision to commence village incorporation election. 1. Within\nten days after such hearing is concluded the commission shall determine\nwhether the petition complies with the requirements of this article and\nshall make and sign a decision as to whether a village incorp…

§ 2-210 Review of decision. 1. The decision of the commission as to\nthe petition and whether a village incorporation shall proceed to\nelection shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with article\nseventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.\n 2. Such proceedin…

§ 2-212 Right to election. 1. An election to determine the question of\nincorporation shall be held no later than one hundred eighty days and no\nearlier than ninety days after the first occurring of either of the\nfollowing two events:\n a. The expiration of thirty days from th…

§ 2-214 Notice of election. No later than three days after the right\nto an election is complete, the commission shall direct the town clerk\nof each town in which any portion of such territory is located to post\nin six public places in that part of such territory located in su…

§ 2-216 Qualification of voters. Each resident in such territory\nqualified to vote for town officers may vote at such election.\n

§ 2-218 Registration list of voters. 1. Preparation. It shall be the\nduty of the clerk of each town in which a portion of such territory is\nlocated to make and file in their office, at least twenty days before\nsuch election an accurate list of voters, alphabetically arranged,…

§ 2-220 Conduct of election. 1. Time and place. An election shall be\nheld at the time and place specified in the notice of election.\n 2. Manner of voting. Voting may be either by voting machine or by\npaper ballots. Paper ballots may be written or printed and shall be\nconsecu…

§ 2-222 Canvass of election. 1. At the close of the polls and as soon\nthereafter as the inspectors of election shall have completed their\nother duties as provided in this chapter and in the applicable\nprovisions of the election law, the inspectors thereat shall publicly\ncanv…

§ 2-224 Review of election. A person qualified to vote at such\nelection may, not more than ten days after the filing of the original of\nthe certificate of election, institute a proceeding to determine the\nvalidity or regularity of such election before the supreme court or any…

§ 2-226 Notice of proceeding for review of election. A person\ninstituting a proceeding under section 2-224 of this article shall serve\na copy of the verified petition on which same is to be heard on each\ntown clerk with whom the original or a copy of the certificate of\nelect…

§ 2-228 Stay of further proceedings. The institution of a proceeding\nunder section 2-224 of this article shall serve to stay all further\nproceedings in connection with the proposed incorporation of such\nterritory until the final determination thereof and the expiration of\nth…

§ 2-230 New election. If the election is set aside as a result of a\nfinal determination in a proceeding instituted pursuant to section 2-224\nof this article, a new election shall be held. The right to such an\nelection shall be complete upon the filing of certified copies of s…

§ 2-232 Report of incorporation. After ten and within fifteen days\nfrom the filing of the certificate of election certifying that a\nmajority of the votes cast were cast for incorporation and if no\nproceeding is instituted to review the validity and regularity of the\nelection…

§ 2-234 Date and certificate of incorporation and effective dates. 1.\nThe secretary of state upon receipt of the report of incorporation shall\nforthwith file same in his office and, in a certificate of\nincorporation, shall certify, under the seal of his office, to the clerk\n…

§ 2-236 Payment of expenses incurred in proceedings for incorporation\nif village not incorporated. If the incorporation of the proposed\nvillage be not effected by the proceedings authorized in this article,\nthe expenses incurred by the towns in which any part of such territor…

§ 2-240 Appointment of village clerk. 1. Within five days after the\nfiling of the certificate of incorporation in the offices of the clerks\nof each town in which any portion of the village is located, such clerks\nshall jointly appoint a resident of the village to serve as vil…

§ 2-242 First election of officers, terms of office. 1. Except as\nprovided in section 17-1703 of this chapter, an election, which shall be\ndeemed a special election, shall be held pursuant to the election law in\nthe village no more than sixty days after the appointment of the…

§ 2-244 Notice of election, appointment of inspectors. 1. Within ten\ndays after his appointment, the village clerk shall cause to be\nconspicuously posted, in at least six public places in the village, and\nalso to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulatio…

§ 2-246 Conduct of first village election. 1. All persons qualified to\nvote for town officers and who have been residents of the village for\nthirty days prior to such election may vote for such village officers.\n 2. The inspectors of election appointed by the village clerk sh…

§ 2-248 First meeting of the board of trustees. As soon as is\npracticable after such first election the mayor and trustees elected\nthereat shall meet and appoint a clerk and treasurer and such other\nofficers as are authorized by law.\n

§ 2-250 Town legislation to carry over. For a period of two years\nafter the date of incorporation, all local laws, ordinances, rules or\nregulations, which otherwise would apply to and affect only such part of\na town as is outside the limits of any incorporated village, of any…

§ 2-252 Town and district services continued. 1. a. Any town in which\nany part of a newly incorporated village is located shall, from the date\nof such incorporation until the first day of June following the first\nday of January next succeeding such date of incorporation, cont…

§ 2-254 Effect of incorporation on all districts entirely within\nvillage. 1. Whenever the term "district" is used in this section it\nshall be construed as referring to a fire district, fire protection\ndistrict or fire alarm district, or a town special district, or a town\nimp…

§ 2-256 Liability to special districts and collection of funds. If\nthe territory so incorporated as a village includes within its\nboundaries part of a special district established by the town for a\nsewer, water, light, fire, park, health, police or any other special\ndistrict…

§ 2-258 Apportionment of property and obligations of a special\ndistrict of a town upon the incorporation of a part in a village. If the\nterritory so incorporated as a village includes within its boundaries\npart of a special district established by the town for a sewer, water,…

§ 2-259 Fiscal study reporting. 1. A fiscal study required pursuant to\nparagraph g of subdivision one of section 2-206 of this article shall be\ncompleted prior to any village incorporation election takes place.\n 2. Such fiscal study referenced in subdivision one of this secti…

§ 2-260 Village incorporation commission and general administration.\n1. a. There is hereby established within the department of state a\nvillage incorporation commission. The commission shall consist of three\nmembers appointed as follows:\n (1) one member appointed by the secr…

§ 20-2000 Orders, rules and regulations. An order, rule or regulation\nwhich contains a penalty therein may be adopted by local law. Any rule,\nby-law or regulation adopted by any separate board, the violation of\nwhich shall result in a fine or imprisonment shall be approved by…

§ 20-2002 Traffic orders, rules or regulations. In the event the board\nof trustees of a village adopts any order, rule or regulation pursuant\nto the authority of the vehicle and traffic law or delegates any powers\ngranted to such village by the vehicle and traffic law to any …

§ 20-2003 Discharge of firearms in the village of Green Island. The\nlocal legislative body of the village of Green Island in the county of\nAlbany is authorized to prohibit by local law, rule or regulation the\ndischarge of firearms in areas in which such activity may be hazard…

§ 20-2004 Proof of ordinance adopted prior to September first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-four. The certificate of the village clerk\nsetting forth the records of the village showing the adoption of one or\nmore ordinances and the publishing of the notice of adoption shall be\npr…

§ 20-2006 Violation of ordinances. 1. The board of trustees of a\nvillage may enforce obedience to its ordinances adopted prior to\nSeptember first, nineteen hundred seventy-four as follows:\n a. by prescribing therefor fines for each violation thereof not to\nexceed two hundred…

§ 21-2100 Notice of hearings. l. Any local law adopted pursuant to the\npowers granted by this chapter shall be in accordance with the procedure\nprescribed by the municipal home rule law. Any other action taken by a\nvillage board of trustees in the exercise of its powers and u…

§ 21-2102 Conduct of hearings. l. The hearing shall be held at the\ntime and place designated in the notice. Such hearing may be adjourned\nby the board conducting such hearing provided the adjourned date is\nannounced at such public hearing. The board conducting such hearing\ns…

§ 22-2200 Local improvements; apportionment; bonds. l. Whenever the\nboard of trustees of any village shall make local improvements at the\nexpense of the owners of the lands benefited thereby, or partly at the\nexpense of such owners and partly at the expense of the village at\…

§ 22-2210 Establishment of joint fire districts. The town board of a\ntown or the town boards of more than one town, and the board of trustees\nof an incorporated village or the boards of trustees of more than one\nincorporated village located in said town or towns are hereby au…

§ 22-2212 Operation of joint fire districts in towns. In all respects\nthe provisions of article eleven-A of the town law shall apply to the\nestablishment, extension, operation and management of any joint fire\ndistrict provided for by this article.\n

§ 23-2200 Savings clause. The repeal of the village law, chapter\nsixty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred nine and amendments thereto,\nshall not affect or impair the validity or operation of any local law,\nordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to such law. For the purpos…

§ 23-2202 Exceptions. This chapter shall not be deemed to repeal or\notherwise affect the provisions of any special or local law or ordinance\nof any county, city or village charter, or other special form of\ngovernment, it being the intention of the legislature that the same\ns…

§ 23-2204 Effect of chapter. Provisions of this chapter that are\nsubstantially the same in substance and effect as those which are in\nforce immediately prior to the time this chapter shall take effect and\nwhich are repealed by this chapter are intended to be codifications and…

§ 23-2206 Pending actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding\npending at the time when this chapter shall take effect shall be\naffected by any provision of this chapter, but the same may be\nprosecuted, defended or enforced as if this chapter had not been\nenacted.\n

§ 23-2208 Existing rights and remedies preserved. No existing right or\nremedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of\nthis chapter, nor shall the validity of any action taken by any public\nofficial under the law in force immediately prior to the time…

§ 3-300 Eligibility for election or appointment to, and continuance in\noffice. 1. In addition to any other legal requirements or prohibitions,\nno person shall be eligible to be elected or appointed as mayor, trustee\nor member of any board or commission, and, no person, if ele…

§ 3-301 Village officers. 1. Every village shall have the following\nofficers:\n a. a mayor;\n b. four trustees, except that the board of trustees of a village may\nchange the number of trustees as authorized by section 3-304 of this\narticle;\n c. a treasurer;\n d. a clerk.\n 2…

§ 3-302 Official year, terms of office, extension or reduction of\nterms, biennial elections. 1. An official year begins at noon on the\nfirst Monday in the month following the date of the general village\nelection or the date such an election would have been held had elections\…

§ 3-303 Additional village justices in certain villages. At least one\nhundred fifty days prior to any village general election and subject to\na permissive referendum, as provided by article nine of this title, the\nboard of trustees of the following villages may adopt a resolu…