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N.Y. Village Law § 1-100 Short title
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§ 1-100 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Village law".
N.Y. Village Law § 1-102 Powers of incorporated village The citizens of the state of New York, from time to time inhabitants of the territory comprised within the...
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§ 1-102. Powers of incorporated village The citizens of the state of New York, from time to time inhabitants of the territory comprised within the boundaries of any village heretofore or hereafter incorporated shall continue to be a municipal corporation in perpetuity under its …
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1000 General powers of the board of fire commissioners
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§ 10-1000 General powers of the board of fire commissioners. The board of fire commissioners of a village, subject to the approval of the board of trustees: 1. Has the care, custody and control of all village property of the fire department. 2. May purchase such equipment as is …
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1002 Rules and regulations
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§ 10-1002 Rules and regulations. The board of fire commissioners may adopt rules and regulations for the following purposes: (a) To protect and preserve the village property and apparatus of the fire department. (b) To prevent danger from fires and to protect property exposed to…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1004 Organization of companies
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§ 10-1004 Organization of companies. The board of fire commissioners, with the approval of the board of trustees, may organize and maintain fire, hose, protective and hook and ladder companies, whenever in its judgment the public interests require. The board of fire commissioner…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1006 Volunteer members of village fire companies
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§ 10-1006 Volunteer members of village fire companies. 1. The volunteer members of a fire company shall be elected and appointed as provided in this section. 2. The board of fire commissioners shall appoint residents of the village as the volunteer members of any newly organized…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1008 Incorporation of fire department
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§ 10-1008 Incorporation of fire department. The members of all the fire, hose, protective and hook and ladder companies of a village, organized and maintained in pursuance of law, constitute a corporation by the name of the "fire department of.........." The term, fire departmen…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1010 Election of company officers and delegates
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§ 10-1010 Election of company officers and delegates. Each of the several companies whose members constitute the fire department of the village shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in April in each year, except those fire companies constituting the fire department o…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1012 Chief and assistant chiefs
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§ 10-1012 Chief and assistant chiefs. 1. The chief and the first and second assistant chiefs and such additional assistant chiefs, if any, as may be provided for in the by-laws of the fire department shall each be a member thereof and a resident of the state of New York; provide…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1014 Council of fire department
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§ 10-1014 Council of fire department. In a village in which separate fire commissioners are not appointed, the chief, the assistant, and the wardens of the several companies constitute the council of the fire department. The council shall meet on the third Tuesday in April in ea…
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1016 Annual meeting of fire department
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§ 10-1016 Annual meeting of fire department. The members of the several companies constituting the fire department shall hold an annual meeting at such time and place as the council may direct.
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1018 Duties of chief and assistants
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§ 10-1018 Duties of chief and assistants. The chief shall be president of the council and of the meetings of the fire department. He shall, under the direction of a separate board of fire commissioners, if any, have exclusive control of the members at all fires, inspections and …
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firefighters
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§ 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firefighters. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution, abolish, in whole or in part, the fire department in such village, which action of the board of trustees shall be subject to a permissive referendum …
N.Y. Village Law § 10-1022 Fire inspection in contract areas
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§ 10-1022 Fire inspection in contract areas. The chief officer of the fire department or fire company which is to furnish fire protection service to a village under a contract for fire protection may inspect (1) any public building and (2) with the consent of the owner, any priv…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1100 Contracts for water supply
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§ 11-1100 Contracts for water supply. The board of water commissioners may contract, in the name of the village, with an individual or corporation for supplying water to the village for extinguishing fires or for other public purposes; but such contracts shall not be made for a …
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1102 Resolution for establishment of water works
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§ 11-1102 Resolution for establishment of water works. The board of trustees of any village may by resolution determine upon the establishment of a system of water works for supplying the village and its inhabitants with water, or for the acquisition of an existing private syste…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1104 Acquisition of existing system
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§ 11-1104. Acquisition of existing system. If a resolution be adopted for the acquisition of an existing system of water works, the board of water commissioners may purchase the same at a price not exceeding the sum specified therein. If the board cannot agree with the owners of…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1106 Establishment of water works
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§ 11-1106 Establishment of water works. If a resolution to establish a system of water works be adopted, the board of water commissioners shall proceed to construct such system accordingly. It shall prepare a map and plans showing the sources of water supply and a description of…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1108 Supervision and extension of system
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§ 11-1108 Supervision and extension of system. A system of water works acquired or established under this article shall be under the control and supervision of the board of water commissioners. The board shall keep it in repair and may, from time to time, extend the mains or dis…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1110 Water pipes in highways outside of village
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§ 11-1110 Water pipes in highways outside of village. The board of water commissioners of a village may cause water pipes to be laid, relaid or repaired under any public highway in a county in which any part of such village is situated, or in an adjoining county, for the purpose…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1112 Connections with mains
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§ 11-1112 Connections with mains. 1. Supply pipes, connecting with mains and used by private owners or occupants, shall be laid and kept in repair at their expense, as in this section or in other sections of this act provided. Such pipes can only be connected with the mains by t…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1114 Alternative provision for connections with mains
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§ 11-1114 Alternative provision for connections with mains. The board of commissioners shall have authority to determine the manner and conditions under which said supply pipes shall be installed and shall have authority to install and maintain said supply pipes and to adopt suc…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1116 Rules, regulations, and local laws
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§ 11-1116 Rules, regulations, and local laws. The board of water commissioners may adopt rules, regulations and local laws not inconsistent with law, for enforcing the collection of water rents and relating to the use of the water, and may enforce observance thereof by cutting o…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1118 Establishment of water rents
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§ 11-1118 Establishment of water rents. The board of water commissioners shall establish a scale of rents for use of water, to be called "water rents", and to be paid at such times and in such manner as the board may prescribe. The board may provide that a discount shall be allo…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1120 Supplying water outside of corporate limits
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§ 11-1120 Supplying water outside of corporate limits. The board of water commissioners may sell to a corporation, individual or water district outside the village the right to make connections with the mains or reservoirs of such village for the purpose of drawing water therefr…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1122 Outside extension of mains
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§ 11-1122 Outside extension of mains. The board of trustees may, by resolution, determine to extend water mains outside the village. Such resolution shall contain a general description of the proposed extension and the estimated expense thereof and the amount thereof, if any, to…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1124 Contracts for purchase and sale of water
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§ 11-1124 Contracts for purchase and sale of water. 1. The board of water commissioners may contract with the town board on behalf of the town or a water supply, fire alarm or fire protection district thereof, or with the board of trustees of a village or the board of fire commi…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1126 Water mains connecting with reservoirs of New York city
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§ 11-1126 Water mains connecting with reservoirs of New York city. A proposition may be submitted at a village election to authorize any incorporated village of the state of New York to contract with the city of New York to take and receive from any of the reservoirs, aqueducts,…
N.Y. Village Law § 11-1128 Sale or lease of water supply and distribution system
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§ 11-1128 Sale or lease of water supply and distribution system. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, general or special, a village may (1) sell or lease its water supply and distribution system, or any part thereof, to a water authority, a county water district or a…
N.Y. Village Law § 12-1200 Contracts for lighting
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§ 12-1200 Contracts for lighting. The board of light commissioners may contract, for a period not to exceed ten years, in the name of the village, with an individual or corporation, for lighting the streets, public grounds and public buildings of the village by gas, electricity …
N.Y. Village Law § 12-1202 Establishment of lighting system
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§ 12-1202 Establishment of lighting system. The board of trustees may, by resolution, provide for the establishment of a system for supplying the village and its inhabitants with light by any approved method, or for the acquisition of an existing private system, at an expense in…
N.Y. Village Law § 12-1204 Supervision and extension of system
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§ 12-1204 Supervision and extension of system. The lighting system acquired or established under this article shall be under the control and supervision of the board of light commissioners. The board shall keep it in repair and shall have authority to purchase such supplies and …
N.Y. Village Law § 12-1206 Rules and regulations
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§ 12-1206 Rules and regulations. The board of light commissioners may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for enforcing the collection of light rents and relating to the use of light, and may enforce observance thereto by cutting off the supply of light.
N.Y. Village Law § 12-1208 Establishment of light rents
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§ 12-1208 Establishment of light rents. The board of light commissioners shall establish a scale of rents for the use of light, to be called "light rents" and to be paid at such times and in such manner as the board may prescribe.
N.Y. Village Law § 13-1300 Definitions
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§ 13-1300 Definitions. As used in this article: The term, "self-supporting improvement" shall mean any recreational facility, and parking areas in connection therewith, established pursuant to this article from which revenues are obtained by the imposition and collection of rate…
N.Y. Village Law § 13-1302 Acquisition or establishment of self-supporting improvements
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§ 13-1302 Acquisition or establishment of self-supporting improvements. The board of trustees of any village may, by local law, provide for the acquisition, construction, lease or purchase of any self-supporting improvement, or may establish any existing recreational facility, a…
N.Y. Village Law § 13-1304 Use of self-supporting improvements
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§ 13-1304 Use of self-supporting improvements. The board of trustees of any village may, by local law, rule, or regulation after a public hearing, held on notice, limit the use of such self-supporting improvement to residents of the village and/or limit the number of persons who…
N.Y. Village Law § 13-1306 Charges for use of self-supporting improvements
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§ 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…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1400 Establishment of sewerage system
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§ 14-1400 Establishment of sewerage system. The board of trustees of any village may, upon its own motion or shall upon the petition of twenty five owners of real property within the village, according to the last completed village assessment roll, cause a map and plan to be pre…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1402 Extension of sewerage systems beyond village limits and acquisition of property therefor
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§ 14-1402 Extension of sewerage systems beyond village limits and acquisition of property therefor. The board of sewer commissioners of a village may construct or extend the sewerage system without the village limits and may construct a sewage disposal plant without such village…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1404 Use by the state, individuals and corporations outside corporate limits
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§ 14-1404 Use by the state, individuals and corporations outside corporate limits. The board of sewer commissioners may sell to a corporation, or to an individual, the right to make connection with its sewerage system for the purpose of discharging sewage or wastewater therein f…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1406 Construction of a sewerage system at expense of village
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§ 14-1406 Construction of a sewerage system at expense of village. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, determine upon the construction of the whole or any part of the sewerage system at the expense of the village. The resolution …
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1408 Establishment or enlargement of sewage treatment plant
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§ 14-1408 Establishment or enlargement of sewage treatment plant. The board of trustees of any village may establish a sewage treatment plant or enlarge or remodel an existing sewage treatment plant at the expense of the village by resolution adopted at a regular meeting. The re…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1410 Construction of sewerage system at joint expense of village and of property benefited
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§ 14-1410 Construction of sewerage system at joint expense of village and of property benefited. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, determine upon the construction of the whole or any part of the sewerage system at the joint exp…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1414 Contracts for construction of system
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§ 14-1414 Contracts for construction of system. The board of sewer commissioners of a village authorized to construct the whole or any part of a sewerage system shall provide for the construction thereof, either under an entire contract, or in parts or sections, as the board may…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1416 Apportionment of local assessment
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§ 14-1416 Apportionment of local assessment. If the whole or any part of the expense of constructing a sewerage system is to be assessed upon the lands benefited, the board of sewer commissioners shall prepare and file in the office of the village clerk a map and plan of the pro…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1418 Appeal from apportionment
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§ 14-1418 Appeal from apportionment. A person aggrieved by an apportionment may, within fifteen days after the filing thereof, appeal therefrom to the county court of a county in which any part of the village is situated. Such appeal shall be taken by a notice, stating the groun…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1420 Hearing of appeal
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§ 14-1420 Hearing of appeal. Either party may bring on the appeal upon a notice of not less than ten nor more than twenty days. All appeals from the same apportionment must be consolidated and heard as one appeal. The county court may affirm or reverse the apportionment. If it b…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1422 Reapportionment
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§ 14-1422 Reapportionment. A reapportionment shall be made in the following cases: 1. By the commissioners appointed by the county court, where the original apportionment is reversed on the ground that it is erroneous, unequal or inequitable. 2. By the board of sewer commissione…
N.Y. Village Law § 14-1424 Procedure by new commissioners
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§ 14-1424 Procedure by new commissioners. The commissioners appointed by the county court shall give notice of the time and place at which they will meet to make such reapportionment, and shall serve notice thereof at least ten days before such meeting upon each owner of land wi…