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N.Y. VIL Law § 4-408 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 4 / Section 4-408
Treasurer
Status: in_force

§ 4-408 Treasurer. The treasurer of each village shall be the chief\nfiscal officer of the village and it shall be his responsibility to:\n  a. have custody of all moneys belonging to the village, and keep\naccounts of all receipts and expenditures in conformance with a uniform\nsystem of accounts formulated and prescribed by the state comptroller\npursuant to section thirty-six of the general municipal law.\n  b. deposit, within ten days after receipt thereof, in the name of the\nvillage, in a bank or trust company designated by the board of trustees,\nall monies received by him;\n  c. he may sign checks with the facsimile signature of the treasurer,\nas reproduced by a machine or device commonly known as a checksigner,\nwhen authorized by resolution or local law of the board of trustees;\n  d. pay out monies in the village treasury only as authorized by\nsections 5-524 and 5-526 of this chapter, unless in pursuance of a\njudgment or order of a court. All such payments, except as authorized by\nsection 5-526 shall be by check;\n  e. file in the office of the village clerk, within sixty days after\nthe end of the fiscal year, a statement showing in detail all revenues\nand expenditures during the previous fiscal year and the outstanding\nindebtedness of the village as of the end of the fiscal year, except\nthat the village treasurer, if authorized by the board of trustees, may,\nwithin the time period prescribed in section thirty of the general\nmunicipal law, submit to the village clerk a copy of the annual report\nrequired by section thirty of the general municipal law, provided,\nhowever, that if the time for the filing of the annual report has been\nextended by the state comptroller as provided in the said statute, then\nthe time for submitting a copy of the report to the village clerk\nsimilarly shall be extended. The board of trustees shall, within ten\ndays, cause to be published in the official newspaper either a notice\nthat the annual financial statement has been filed and is available for\ninspection or a summary of such statement in a form approved by the\nstate comptroller, with an endorsement thereon that details thereof are\non file in the office of the village clerk. The board of trustees shall\naudit, or cause to be audited by an officer or employee of the village\nor by a certified public accountant or a public accountant engaged for\nthat purpose, such report and supporting records;\n  f. shall also perform such other duties not inconsistent with his\noffice as shall be determined by resolution or local law of the board of\ntrustees.\n
N.Y. SCP Law § 1211 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 12 / Section 1211
Letters not required; notice to be filed 1
Status: in_force

§ 1211. Letters not required; notice to be filed\n  1. Without the issuance of letters the public administrator in virtue\nof his office shall have all powers of a fiduciary of a decedent's\nestate whenever the gross assets of an estate do not exceed in value the\nmonetary amount defined as a small estate pursuant to section 1301 of\nthis act.\n  2. Upon commencing to act pursuant to this section the public\nadministrator shall file with the court a statement showing the name and\ndomicile of the decedent, the date and place of death and the names,\naddresses and relationship of any known distributees. The filing of such\nnotice shall have the same effect as the issuance of formal letters.\n  3. In the event the aggregate sum of the assets of an estate in which\nthe public administrator commences to act pursuant to subdivision 1\nshall exceed the monetary amount defined as a small estate pursuant to\nsection 1301 of this act the public administrator shall forthwith apply\nfor letters and file separate bond in the estate.\n  4. In the event the public administrator acting in any estate pursuant\nto subdivision 1 shall ascertain the names and whereabouts of persons\nbelieved to be distributees in the estate, then and in that event he\nshall forthwith file a supplemental statement pursuant to subdivision 2.\n
N.Y. DEA Law § 23-D — New York Code / Act DEA / Article 3 / Section 23-D
Taking necessary steps for continuing the operation of essential railroads
Status: in_force

§ 23-d. Taking necessary steps for continuing the operation of\nessential railroads. If cessation of operation of a railroad, whose\ncontinued operation is essential in order that it will be available as\nan operating transportation facility for materials and otherwise, in the\ninterest of the public safety and security and the health of the people\nin the event of attack, has occurred or is impending, such railroad\nbeing in receivership by order of a court having jurisdiction of an\naction or proceeding in which receivers have been appointed for such\nrailroad, the state civil defense commission may take all necessary\nsteps for the continued operation of such railroad, and for such purpose\nthe commission shall employ the moneys appropriated to it by this act.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 9-332 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 9 / Part 3 / Subpart 3 / Section 9-332
Transfer of Money; Transfer of Funds from Deposit Account
Status: in_force

Section 9--332. Transfer of Money; Transfer of Funds from Deposit\n                  Account.\n  (a) Transferee of tangible money. A transferee of tangible money takes\nthe money free of a security interest if the transferee receives\npossession of the money without acting in collusion with the debtor in\nviolating the rights of the secured party.\n  (b) Transferee of funds from deposit account. A transferee of funds\nfrom a deposit account takes the funds free of a security interest in\nthe deposit account if the transferee receives the funds without acting\nin collusion with the debtor in violating the rights of the secured\nparty.\n  (c) Transferee of electronic money. A transferee of electronic money\ntakes the money free of a security interest if the transferee obtains\ncontrol of the money without acting in collusion with the debtor in\nviolating the rights of the secured party.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 228-E — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 5-D / Section 228-E
New York specialized small business investment company; board of directors
Status: in_force

§ 228-e. New York specialized small business investment company; board\nof directors. 1. The corporate powers of the New York specialized small\nbusiness investment companies shall be exercised by a board of\ndirectors, which shall consist of thirty persons, all of whom shall be\nof full age, citizens of the United States, and residents of this state.\nOf the thirty members of the board of directors, twenty shall be\nselected by the voting shareholders and ten shall be selected by the\ngovernor, two upon the recommendation of the president pro tem of the\nNew York state senate, one upon recommendation of the senate minority\nleader, two upon the recommendation of the speaker of the New York state\nassembly and one upon recommendation of the assembly minority leader.\n  2. The president of the investment company shall be elected by a\nmajority of the board of directors.\n  3. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a director of the\nNew York specialized small business investment company from serving as a\ndirector of the New York small business investment company nor prevent\nthe president of the NYSSBIC from serving as the president of the\nNYSBIC.\n
N.Y. STL Law § 1 — New York Code / Act STL / Article 1 / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

§ 1. Short title.  This chapter shall be known as the "State Law."\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 1021 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 17-A / Section 1021
Definitions
Status: in_force

§ 1021. Definitions. As used in this article, any term defined in\narticle seventeen of this chapter shall have the same meaning herein as\nset forth therein and the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n  1. "Federal assistance" means assistance from the Farmer's Home\nAdministration pursuant to title five of the United States Housing Act\nof 1949.\n  2. "Eligible sponsor" means either a corporation organized pursuant to\nthe not-for-profit corporation law, a public housing authority as\ndefined pursuant to subdivision two of section three of the public\nhousing law, or an eligible borrower as defined in Title V of the United\nStates Housing Act of 1949.\n  3. "Eligible project" means a housing project located in a rural area\nwhich is to be owned or operated by an eligible sponsor and which has\nreceived (or which the sponsor has demonstrated to the satisfaction of\nthe commissioner will receive) federal assistance.\n
N.Y. FCT Law § 350.3 — New York Code / Act FCT / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 350.3
Dispositional hearings; evidence and required quantum of proof - appearance of presentment agency
Status: in_force

§ 350.3. Dispositional hearings; evidence and required quantum of\nproof - appearance of presentment agency. 1. Only evidence that is\nmaterial and relevant may be admitted during a dispositional hearing.\n  2. An adjudication at the conclusion of a dispositional hearing must\nbe based on a preponderance of the evidence.\n  3. The presentment agency shall appear at the dispositional hearing.\n  4. The victim has the right to make a statement with regard to any\nmatter relevant to the question of disposition. If the victim chooses to\nmake a statement, such individual shall notify the court at least ten\ndays prior to the date of the dispositional hearing. The court shall\nnotify the respondent no less than seven days prior to the dispositional\nhearing of the victim's intent to make a statement. The victim shall not\nbe made aware of the final disposition of the case.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 1-309 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 1-309
Option to Accelerate at Will
Status: in_force

Section 1--309. Option to Accelerate at Will.\n  A term providing that one party or that party's successor in interest\nmay accelerate payment or performance or require collateral or\nadditional collateral "at will" or when the party "deems itself\ninsecure," or words of similar import, means that the party has power to\ndo so only if that party in good faith believes that the prospect of\npayment or performance is impaired. The burden of establishing lack of\ngood faith is on the party against which the power has been exercised.\n
N.Y. COR Law § 651 — New York Code / Act COR / Article 22-B / Section 651
Time of execution
Status: in_force

§ 651. Time of execution. The week of execution appointed in the\nwarrant shall be not less than thirty days and not more than sixty days\nafter the issuance of the warrant. The date of execution within said\nweek shall be left to the discretion of the commissioner, but the date\nand hour of the execution shall be announced publicly no later than\nseven days prior to said execution.\n
N.Y. CNT Law § 826 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 23 / Section 826
Regional markets
Status: in_force

§ 826. Regional markets. The board of supervisors of a county located\nwithin any regional market district heretofore or hereafter created by\nlaw may purchase, acquire, or accept by gift lands for regional market\npurposes. Such lands may be situate anywhere within such regional\ndistrict. Adequate appropriations may be made for the erection of\nnecessary buildings, improvements, market facilities and equipment. The\nboards of supervisors of the counties within such district may agree\nupon the sharing in the cost of such sites, buildings, improvements,\nmarket facilities and equipment and the title shall be taken in the name\nof the county where situate. Such improvements shall be deemed for the\nbenefit of the sharing counties in proportion to their respective\ncontributions. The purchase, improvement or construction of such market\nfacilities by counties within such regional market district is hereby\ndeclared to be a lawful county purpose. Such real and personal property\nmay be leased or sold to any market authority or other public\ncorporation, or governmental agency created by law for such regional\ndistrict. The chairman of the board of supervisors of the county holding\nthe record title shall execute all necessary leases, conveyances, or\nother documents, on behalf of and only pursuant to resolutions duly\nadopted by all of the boards of supervisors of the counties interested\ntherein.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 1439-B*3 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 31-A-2*3 / Section 1439-B*3
Imposition of tax
Status: in_force

* § 1439-b. Imposition of tax. Notwithstanding any other provisions of\nlaw to the contrary, the town of Fishkill, acting through its town\nboard, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt a local law imposing\nin such town a tax on each conveyance of real property or interest\ntherein not to exceed a maximum of two percent of the consideration for\nsuch conveyance, subject to the exemptions set forth in section fourteen\nhundred thirty-nine-e of this article; any such local law shall fix the\nrate of such tax. Provided, however, any such local law imposing,\nrepealing or reimposing such tax shall be subject to a mandatory\nreferendum pursuant to section twenty-three of the municipal home rule\nlaw. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to adoption of such local law,\nthe town must establish a community preservation fund pursuant to\nsection sixty-four-i of the town law. Revenues from such tax shall be\ndeposited in such fund and may be used solely for the purposes of such\nfund. Such local law shall apply to any conveyance occurring on or after\nthe first day of a month to be designated by such town board, which is\nnot less than sixty days after the enactment of such local law, but\nshall not apply to conveyances made on or after such date pursuant to\nbinding written contracts entered into prior to such date, provided that\nthe date of execution of such contract is confirmed by independent\nevidence such as the recording of the contract, payment of a deposit or\nother facts and circumstances as determined by the treasurer.\n  * NB Repealed December 31, 2027\n  * NB There are 3 § 1439-b's\n
N.Y. LEG Law § 54-A — New York Code / Act LEG / Article 3 / Section 54-A
Scheduling of legislative consideration of budget bills
Status: in_force

§ 54-a. Scheduling of legislative consideration of budget bills. The\nlegislature shall by concurrent resolution of the senate and assembly\nprescribe by joint rule or rules a procedure for:\n  1. establishing a joint budget conference committee or joint budget\nconference committees within ten days following the submission of the\nbudget by the governor pursuant to article seven of the constitution, to\nconsider and reconcile such budget resolution or budget bills as may be\npassed by each house; and\n  2. promulgating a schedule within ten days following the submission of\nthe budget by the governor pursuant to article seven of the\nconstitution, for considering and acting upon such budget appropriation\nand related bills which shall include:\n  (a) dates for those actions required to be taken by the legislature\npursuant to section fifty-three of this chapter;\n  (b) dates for public hearings on submissions by the governor as\nrequired by section thirty-two-a of this chapter;\n  (c) a date for the establishment of joint budget conference committee\nor committees; and\n  (d) a date by which such joint budget conference committee or\ncommittees shall issue their final reports.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 362 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 7-A / Section 362
Voluntary dissolution
Status: in_force

§ 362. Voluntary dissolution. At any time after the expiration of ten\nyears after the occupancy date, a company may be voluntarily dissolved,\nwith the consent of the commissioner, upon repayment in full of all\nobligations under the mortgage and payment of all obligations of the\ncompany, as approved by the commissioner.\n
N.Y. UCC Law § 7-403 — New York Code / Act UCC / Article 7 / Part 4 / Section 7-403
Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse
Status: in_force

Section 7--403. Obligation of Bailee to Deliver; Excuse.\n  (a) A bailee shall deliver the goods to a person entitled under a\ndocument of title if the person complies with subsections (b) and (c),\nunless and to the extent that the bailee establishes any of the\nfollowing:\n  (1) delivery of the goods to a person whose receipt was rightful as\nagainst the claimant;\n  (2) damage to or delay, loss, or destruction of the goods for which\nthe bailee is not liable;\n  (3) previous sale or other disposition of the goods in lawful\nenforcement of a lien or on a warehouse's lawful termination of storage;\n  (4) the exercise by a seller of its right to stop delivery pursuant to\nSection 2--705 or by a lessor of its right to stop delivery pursuant to\nSection 2-A--526;\n  (5) a diversion, reconsignment, or other disposition pursuant to\nSection 7--303;\n  (6) release, satisfaction, or any other personal defense against the\nclaimant; or\n  (7) any other lawful excuse.\n  (b) A person claiming goods covered by a document of title shall\nsatisfy the bailee's lien if the bailee so requests or if the bailee is\nprohibited by law from delivering the goods until the charges are paid.\n  (c) Unless a person claiming the goods is a person against which the\ndocument of title does not confer a right under Section 7--503(a):\n  (1) the person claiming under a document shall surrender possession or\ncontrol of any outstanding negotiable document covering the goods for\ncancellation or indication of partial deliveries; and\n  (2) the bailee shall cancel the document or conspicuously indicate in\nthe document the partial delivery or the bailee is liable to any person\nto which the document is duly negotiated.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 24 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 2-A / Section 24
Construction of this act
Status: in_force

§ 24. Construction of this act. This article shall be construed, not\nas an act in derogation of the powers of the state, but as one intended\nto aid the state in the execution of its duties, by providing adequate\npower of local government for the cities of the state.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 89-L — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 4-B / Section 89-L
Municipal water systems
Status: in_force

§ 89-l. Municipal water systems. 1. For the purposes of this section,\nand for the purposes of any jurisdiction conferred by it upon the public\nservice commission, a municipality is one which owns, maintains or\noperates, or proposes to own, maintain or operate, a water system, or\nwhich sells, furnishes or distributes, or proposes to sell, furnish or\ndistribute, water for domestic, commercial or public uses, whether\nprovided by its own system or the system of a water-works corporation or\nanother municipality. As so limited, the term "municipality" for the\npurposes of this section, means a city, town, village or public\ndistrict; and a "public district," as here used, is a district or other\nterritorial division, whether incorporated or not, whose affairs are\nmanaged by any officer or officers, person or persons, elected by voters\nor taxpayers or appointed by a public officer or officers, and includes,\nwithout excluding others, a water district, water supply district and a\nfire district. The other provisions of this chapter shall not apply to\nsuch a municipality, nor to its said business of owning, maintaining or\noperating a water system or of selling, furnishing or distributing\nwater, except such provisions as are applied by this section by express\nreference. The jurisdiction of the public service commission, with\nrespect to such a municipality or its said business, is that, and only\nthat, provided for in this section.\n  2. Each such municipality shall file with the public service\ncommission a copy of the annual report of its division, bureau or\ndepartment of water.\n
N.Y. FDC Law § 4 — New York Code / Act FDC / Section 4
Facilities Development corporation
Status: in_force

§ 4. Facilities Development corporation. There is hereby created the\nfacilities development corporation. The corporation shall be a corporate\ngovernmental agency constituting a public benefit corporation. From and\nafter the effective date of the health care financing consolidation act,\nas provided in subdivision 1 of section 1699-f of the public authorities\nlaw, the corporation shall continue its corporate existence in and\nthrough the dormitory authority, and the dormitory authority shall\nsucceed to all of the powers, duties and functions of the corporation.\n
N.Y. CPL Law § 620.50 — New York Code / Act CPL / Part 3 / Title R / Article 620 / Section 620.50
Material witness order; hearing, determination and execution of order
Status: in_force

§ 620.50 Material witness order; hearing, determination and execution of\n             order.\n  1. The hearing upon the application must be conducted as follows:\n  (a) The applicant has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the\nevidence all facts essential to support a material witness order, and\nany testimony so adduced must be given under oath;\n  (b) The prospective witness may testify under oath or may make an\nunsworn statement;\n  (c) The prospective witness may call witnesses in his behalf, and the\ncourt must cause process to be issued for any such witness whom he\nreasonably wishes to call, and any testimony so adduced must be given\nunder oath;\n  (d) Upon the hearing, evidence tending to demonstrate that the\nprospective witness does or does not possess information material to the\ncriminal action in issue, or that he will or will not be amenable or\nrespond to a subpoena at the time his attendance will be sought, is\nadmissible even though it consists of hearsay.\n  2. If the court is satisfied after such hearing that there is\nreasonable cause to believe that the prospective witness (a) possesses\ninformation material to the pending action or proceeding, and (b) will\nnot be amenable or respond to a subpoena at a time when his attendance\nwill be sought, it may issue a material witness order, adjudging him a\nmaterial witness and fixing bail to secure his future attendance.\n  3. A material witness order must be executed as follows:\n  (a) If the bail is posted and approved by the court, the witness must,\nas provided in subdivision two of section 510.40 of this part, be\nreleased and be permitted to remain at liberty; provided that, where the\nbail is posted by a person other than the witness himself, he may not be\nso released except upon his signed written consent thereto;\n  (b) If the bail is not posted, or if though posted it is not approved\nby the court, the witness must, as provided in subdivision two of\nsection 510.40 of this part, be committed to the custody of the sheriff.\n
N.Y. ACA Law § 4.01 — New York Code / Act ACA / Title B / Article 4 / Section 4.01
Legislative findings and declaration of policy
Status: in_force

§ 4.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that the Governor Nelson A.\nRockefeller empire state plaza is a unique architectural entity and is\nintensively used by the public for recreation, for conventions of\nbusiness and governmental groups and for participation in exhibits and\nexhibitions of the visual and performing arts.\n  It is hereby declared a policy of the state that there be created in\nthe executive department the empire state plaza art commission, with a\nlegislative mandate regarding the works of art of great value to the\npeople of the state of New York which are located in the empire state\nplaza.\n