Title VIL, Village

§ 1-100 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Village law".\n

§ 1-102. Powers of incorporated village\n The citizens of the state of New York, from time to time inhabitants\nof the territory comprised within the boundaries of any village\nheretofore or hereafter incorporated shall continue to be a municipal\ncorporation in perpetuity under…

§ 10-1000 General powers of the board of fire commissioners. The board\nof fire commissioners of a village, subject to the approval of the board\nof trustees:\n 1. Has the care, custody and control of all village property of the\nfire department.\n 2. May purchase such equipment…

§ 10-1002 Rules and regulations. The board of fire commissioners may\nadopt rules and regulations for the following purposes:\n (a) To protect and preserve the village property and apparatus of the\nfire department.\n (b) To prevent danger from fires and to protect property expo…

§ 10-1004 Organization of companies. The board of fire commissioners,\nwith the approval of the board of trustees, may organize and maintain\nfire, hose, protective and hook and ladder companies, whenever in its\njudgment the public interests require. The board of fire commissio…

§ 10-1006 Volunteer members of village fire companies. 1. The\nvolunteer members of a fire company shall be elected and appointed as\nprovided in this section.\n 2. The board of fire commissioners shall appoint residents of the\nvillage as the volunteer members of any newly orga…

§ 10-1008 Incorporation of fire department. The members of all the\nfire, hose, protective and hook and ladder companies of a village,\norganized and maintained in pursuance of law, constitute a corporation\nby the name of the "fire department of.........." The term, fire\ndepar…

§ 10-1010 Election of company officers and delegates. Each of the\nseveral companies whose members constitute the fire department of the\nvillage shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in April in\neach year, except those fire companies constituting the fire departmen…

§ 10-1012 Chief and assistant chiefs. 1. The chief and the first and\nsecond assistant chiefs and such additional assistant chiefs, if any, as\nmay be provided for in the by-laws of the fire department shall each be\na member thereof and a resident of the state of New York; prov…

§ 10-1014 Council of fire department. In a village in which separate\nfire commissioners are not appointed, the chief, the assistant, and the\nwardens of the several companies constitute the council of the fire\ndepartment. The council shall meet on the third Tuesday in April in…

§ 10-1016 Annual meeting of fire department. The members of the\nseveral companies constituting the fire department shall hold an annual\nmeeting at such time and place as the council may direct.\n

§ 10-1018 Duties of chief and assistants. The chief shall be president\nof the council and of the meetings of the fire department. He shall,\nunder the direction of a separate board of fire commissioners, if any,\nhave exclusive control of the members at all fires, inspections a…

§ 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid\nfirefighters. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution,\nabolish, in whole or in part, the fire department in such village, which\naction of the board of trustees shall be subject to a permissive\nreferen…

§ 10-1022 Fire inspection in contract areas. The chief officer of the\nfire department or fire company which is to furnish fire protection\nservice to a village under a contract for fire protection may inspect\n(1) any public building and (2) with the consent of the owner, any\n…

§ 11-1100 Contracts for water supply. The board of water commissioners\nmay contract, in the name of the village, with an individual or\ncorporation for supplying water to the village for extinguishing fires\nor for other public purposes; but such contracts shall not be made for…

§ 11-1102 Resolution for establishment of water works. The board of\ntrustees of any village may by resolution determine upon the\nestablishment of a system of water works for supplying the village and\nits inhabitants with water, or for the acquisition of an existing\nprivate s…

§ 11-1104. Acquisition of existing system. If a resolution be adopted\nfor the acquisition of an existing system of water works, the board of\nwater commissioners may purchase the same at a price not exceeding the\nsum specified therein. If the board cannot agree with the owners…

§ 11-1106 Establishment of water works. If a resolution to establish a\nsystem of water works be adopted, the board of water commissioners shall\nproceed to construct such system accordingly. It shall prepare a map and\nplans showing the sources of water supply and a description…

§ 11-1108 Supervision and extension of system. A system of water works\nacquired or established under this article shall be under the control\nand supervision of the board of water commissioners. The board shall\nkeep it in repair and may, from time to time, extend the mains or\…

§ 11-1110 Water pipes in highways outside of village. The board of\nwater commissioners of a village may cause water pipes to be laid,\nrelaid or repaired under any public highway in a county in which any\npart of such village is situated, or in an adjoining county, for the\npur…

§ 11-1112 Connections with mains. 1. Supply pipes, connecting with\nmains and used by private owners or occupants, shall be laid and kept in\nrepair at their expense, as in this section or in other sections of this\nact provided. Such pipes can only be connected with the mains b…

§ 11-1114 Alternative provision for connections with mains. The board\nof commissioners shall have authority to determine the manner and\nconditions under which said supply pipes shall be installed and shall\nhave authority to install and maintain said supply pipes and to adopt\…

§ 11-1116 Rules, regulations, and local laws. The board of water\ncommissioners may adopt rules, regulations and local laws not\ninconsistent with law, for enforcing the collection of water rents and\nrelating to the use of the water, and may enforce observance thereof by\ncutti…

§ 11-1118 Establishment of water rents. The board of water\ncommissioners shall establish a scale of rents for use of water, to be\ncalled "water rents", and to be paid at such times and in such manner as\nthe board may prescribe. The board may provide that a discount shall be\n…

§ 11-1120 Supplying water outside of corporate limits. The board of\nwater commissioners may sell to a corporation, individual or water\ndistrict outside the village the right to make connections with the\nmains or reservoirs of such village for the purpose of drawing water\nthe…

§ 11-1122 Outside extension of mains. The board of trustees may, by\nresolution, determine to extend water mains outside the village. Such\nresolution shall contain a general description of the proposed extension\nand the estimated expense thereof and the amount thereof, if any,…

§ 11-1124 Contracts for purchase and sale of water. 1. The board of\nwater commissioners may contract with the town board on behalf of the\ntown or a water supply, fire alarm or fire protection district thereof,\nor with the board of trustees of a village or the board of fire\nc…

§ 11-1126 Water mains connecting with reservoirs of New York city. A\nproposition may be submitted at a village election to authorize any\nincorporated village of the state of New York to contract with the city\nof New York to take and receive from any of the reservoirs, aqueduc…

§ 11-1128 Sale or lease of water supply and distribution system.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any other law, general or special, a\nvillage may (1) sell or lease its water supply and distribution system,\nor any part thereof, to a water authority, a county water district o…

§ 12-1200 Contracts for lighting. The board of light commissioners may\ncontract, for a period not to exceed ten years, in the name of the\nvillage, with an individual or corporation, for lighting the streets,\npublic grounds and public buildings of the village by gas, electrici…

§ 12-1202 Establishment of lighting system. The board of trustees may,\nby resolution, provide for the establishment of a system for supplying\nthe village and its inhabitants with light by any approved method, or\nfor the acquisition of an existing private system, at an expense…

§ 12-1204 Supervision and extension of system. The lighting system\nacquired or established under this article shall be under the control\nand supervision of the board of light commissioners. The board shall\nkeep it in repair and shall have authority to purchase such supplies a…

§ 12-1206 Rules and regulations. The board of light commissioners may\nadopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for enforcing\nthe collection of light rents and relating to the use of light, and may\nenforce observance thereto by cutting off the supply of light.\n…

§ 12-1208 Establishment of light rents. The board of light\ncommissioners shall establish a scale of rents for the use of light, to\nbe called "light rents" and to be paid at such times and in such manner\nas the board may prescribe.\n

§ 13-1300 Definitions. As used in this article:\n The term, "self-supporting improvement" shall mean any recreational\nfacility, and parking areas in connection therewith, established\npursuant to this article from which revenues are obtained by the\nimposition and collection of…

§ 13-1302 Acquisition or establishment of self-supporting\nimprovements. The board of trustees of any village may, by local law,\nprovide for the acquisition, construction, lease or purchase of any\nself-supporting improvement, or may establish any existing recreational\nfacilit…

§ 13-1304 Use of self-supporting improvements. The board of trustees\nof any village may, by local law, rule, or regulation after a public\nhearing, held on notice, limit the use of such self-supporting\nimprovement to residents of the village and/or limit the number of\npersons…

§ 13-1306 Charges for use of self-supporting improvements. The board\nof trustees of any village may by local law, rule, or regulation after a\npublic hearing held on notice, held on notice, establish or revise\ncharges for the use or enjoyment of self-supporting improvement. Su…

§ 14-1400 Establishment of sewerage system. The board of trustees of\nany village may, upon its own motion or shall upon the petition of\ntwenty five owners of real property within the village, according to the\nlast completed village assessment roll, cause a map and plan to be\…

§ 14-1402 Extension of sewerage systems beyond village limits and\nacquisition of property therefor. The board of sewer commissioners of a\nvillage may construct or extend the sewerage system without the village\nlimits and may construct a sewage disposal plant without such vill…

§ 14-1404 Use by the state, individuals and corporations outside\ncorporate limits. The board of sewer commissioners may sell to a\ncorporation, or to an individual, the right to make connection with its\nsewerage system for the purpose of discharging sewage or wastewater\nthere…

§ 14-1406 Construction of a sewerage system at expense of village.\nThe board of trustees of any village may, by resolution adopted at a\nregular meeting, determine upon the construction of the whole or any\npart of the sewerage system at the expense of the village. The\nresolut…

§ 14-1408 Establishment or enlargement of sewage treatment plant. The\nboard of trustees of any village may establish a sewage treatment plant\nor enlarge or remodel an existing sewage treatment plant at the expense\nof the village by resolution adopted at a regular meeting. The…

§ 14-1410 Construction of sewerage system at joint expense of village\nand of property benefited. The board of trustees of any village may, by\nresolution adopted at a regular meeting, determine upon the construction\nof the whole or any part of the sewerage system at the joint …

§ 14-1414 Contracts for construction of system. The board of sewer\ncommissioners of a village authorized to construct the whole or any part\nof a sewerage system shall provide for the construction thereof, either\nunder an entire contract, or in parts or sections, as the board …

§ 14-1416 Apportionment of local assessment. If the whole or any part\nof the expense of constructing a sewerage system is to be assessed upon\nthe lands benefited, the board of sewer commissioners shall prepare and\nfile in the office of the village clerk a map and plan of the …

§ 14-1418 Appeal from apportionment. A person aggrieved by an\napportionment may, within fifteen days after the filing thereof, appeal\ntherefrom to the county court of a county in which any part of the\nvillage is situated. Such appeal shall be taken by a notice, stating the\ng…

§ 14-1420 Hearing of appeal. Either party may bring on the appeal upon\na notice of not less than ten nor more than twenty days. All appeals\nfrom the same apportionment must be consolidated and heard as one\nappeal. The county court may affirm or reverse the apportionment. If i…

§ 14-1422 Reapportionment. A reapportionment shall be made in the\nfollowing cases:\n 1. By the commissioners appointed by the county court, where the\noriginal apportionment is reversed on the ground that it is erroneous,\nunequal or inequitable.\n 2. By the board of sewer comm…

§ 14-1424 Procedure by new commissioners. The commissioners appointed\nby the county court shall give notice of the time and place at which\nthey will meet to make such reapportionment, and shall serve notice\nthereof at least ten days before such meeting upon each owner of land…