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N.Y. CNT Law § 575 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 14 / Section 575
County comptroller; term; vacancy
Status: in_force

§ 575. County comptroller; term; vacancy. The office of county\ncomptroller may be created in any county upon the adoption of a\nproposition submitted at a general election. The board of supervisors of\nits own motion by local law adopted prior to September first in any\nyear, may create the office of county comptroller. Any such local law\nshall be subject to a mandatory referendum. A copy of such local law\nduly certified by the clerk of the board shall be filed forthwith with\nthe board of elections of the county which shall cause the proposition\nto be submitted at the next general election occurring not less than\nsixty days after the local law is filed with the board. Upon the filing\nwith the board of elections prior to September first in any year of a\npetition duly signed and acknowledged or authenticated in the same\nmanner as a primary petition, by electors of the county equal to at\nleast five per centum of the total vote cast for governor in the county\nat the last general election at which a governor was elected, praying\nthat the office of county comptroller be created in the county, the\nboard of elections shall cause the proposition to be submitted to the\nelectors of the county at the next general election following the filing\nof the petition. The proposition shall be substantially in the following\nform: "Shall the office of county comptroller be created in the county\nof .......... ?" The proposition shall be submitted to the electors of\nthe county in the manner provided by this chapter for the submission of\na mandatory or permissive referendum. If the vote be in the affirmative,\nat the first general election held thereafter there shall be elected a\ncounty comptroller whose term shall be three years from and including\nthe first day of January following his election. Until such office be\nabolished in the same manner as created, there shall continue to be\nelected a county comptroller for the term of three years. The county\ncomptroller shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take\nthe constitutional oath of office and execute to the county and file an\nofficial undertaking as provided in section eleven of the public\nofficers law. Any vacancy in the office of county comptroller shall be\nfilled by the governor in the same manner as other elective county\nofficers.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 17-1714 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 17 / Section 17-1714
Establishment and maintenance of hospitals
Status: in_force

§ 17-1714 Establishment and maintenance of hospitals. 1. For the\npurpose of enabling such villages to procure federal aid under the\nprovisions of the national industrial recovery act in the establishment\nof hospitals, the board of trustees of any village which has been or may\nhereafter be incorporated or which has annexed territory to embrace the\nentire territory of a town, and which is adjacent to a city or town in\nwhich a hospital is maintained by a duly incorporated membership\ncorporation, may acquire by gift or purchase title to lands in such city\nor town in trust for hospital purposes. If such land is to be acquired\nby gift, the acquisition shall be subject to a permissive referendum or\nif such land is to be acquired by purchase, the acquisition shall be\nsubject to a permissive referendum if it is to be paid from taxes levied\nfor the fiscal year in which such expenditure is made. The board may\nconstruct and maintain on such land suitable buildings and equip the\nsame for hospital purposes and, from time to time, enter into one or\nmore agreements with such membership hospital corporation for the\ncontrol and operation thereof, and such board of trustees may accept on\nsuch terms as the president of the United States shall prescribe, any\ngrants made by him pursuant to the provisions of the said national\nindustrial recovery act in aid of the establishment of the said\nhospital.\n  2. There shall be levied and assessed annually upon the taxable\nproperty in the said village in the manner prescribed by law a sum\nsufficient to defray the cost of the operation and maintenance of the\nsaid hospital in each year, as estimated by the board of trustees of\nsuch village.\n  3. Hospital corporations duly incorporated under the provisions of the\nmembership corporation law are hereby empowered to dedicate, grant and\nrelease to any such village lands for said purposes, upon terms and\nconditions to be approved by its board of governors, and to enter into\nagreements with the board of trustees of any such village for the\ncontrol, operation and maintenance of any hospital or hospitals to be\nconstructed as hereinbefore provided.\n
N.Y. BSC Law § 705 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 7 / Section 705
Newly created directorships and vacancies
Status: in_force

§ 705. Newly created directorships and vacancies.\n  (a) Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the\nnumber of directors and vacancies occurring in the board for any reason\nexcept the removal of directors without cause may be filled by vote of\nthe board. If the number of the directors then in office is less than a\nquorum, such newly created directorships and vacancies may be filled by\nvote of a majority of the directors then in office. Nothing in this\nparagraph shall affect any provision of the certificate of incorporation\nor the by-laws which provides that such newly created directorships or\nvacancies shall be filled by vote of the shareholders, or any provision\nof the certificate of incorporation specifying greater requirements as\npermitted under section 709 (Greater requirements as to quorum and vote\nof directors).\n  (b) Unless the certificate of incorporation or the specific provisions\nof a by-law adopted by the shareholders provide that the board may fill\nvacancies occurring in the board by reason of the removal of directors\nwithout cause, such vacancies may be filled only by vote of the\nshareholders.\n  (c) A director elected to fill a vacancy, unless elected by the\nshareholders, shall hold office until the next meeting of shareholders\nat which the election of directors is in the regular order of business,\nand until his successor has been elected and qualified.\n  (d) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or\nby-laws, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of\nthis section, whenever the holders of any class or classes of shares or\nseries thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the\ncertificate of incorporation, any vacancy that may be filled by the\nboard or a majority of the directors then in office, as the case may be,\nshall be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or\nclasses or series thereof then in office, or, if no such director is in\noffice, then as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, as the\ncase may be.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4218 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 42 / Section 4218
When actual premium is less than net premium; minimum reserve
Status: in_force

§ 4218. When actual premium is less than net premium; minimum reserve.\n(a) (1) When the actual premium or consideration charged for life\ninsurance under any life insurance policy, issued by any life insurance\ncompany doing business in this state, is less than the modified net\npremium calculated on the basis of the commissioners reserve valuation\nmethod as defined in paragraph six of subsection (c) of section four\nthousand two hundred seventeen of this article and using the rate of\ninterest and mortality tables contained in the minimum valuation\nstandards in paragraphs two and four of such subsection, or in the case\nof future renewals under a renewable term insurance policy issued prior\nto the operative date of subsection (k) of section four thousand two\nhundred twenty-one of this article, the Modern CSO Mortality Table\npublished in the Transactions of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. XXVII\n(1975), the minimum reserve required for such policy shall be the\ngreater of either the reserve calculated according to the mortality\ntable, rate of interest, and method actually used for such policy, or\nthe reserve calculated by the commissioners reserve valuation method as\ndefined in paragraph six of subsection (c) of section four thousand two\nhundred seventeen of this article and using the mortality table and rate\nof interest prescribed in this section for calculating the commissioners\nreserve valuation method modified net premium and replacing such\nmodified net premium by the actual premium charged for the policy in\neach contract year for which such modified net premium exceeds the\nactual premium.\n  (2) This section shall not authorize any such company to issue any\npolicy or contract in violation of any other provision of this chapter.\n  (b) (1) In the case of any life insurance policy issued on or after\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, for which the actual premium\nin the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and for which\nno comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for such\nexcess and which provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value\nor a combination thereof in an amount greater than such excess premium,\nthe foregoing provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall be applied as if\nthe method actually used in calculating the reserve for such policy were\nthe method described in paragraph six of subsection (c) of section four\nthousand two hundred seventeen of this article, ignoring the proviso of\nsuch paragraph.\n  (2) The minimum reserve at each policy anniversary of such a policy\nshall be the greater of the minimum reserve calculated in accordance\nwith paragraph six of subsection (c) of section four thousand two\nhundred seventeen of this article, including the proviso of that\nparagraph, and the minimum reserve calculated in accordance with this\nsection.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 153 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 12 / Section 153
Adulteration and sale of raw linseed oil
Status: in_force

§ 153. Adulteration and sale of raw linseed oil. No person shall\nmanufacture or mix for sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell under the\nname of raw linseed oil, or any compounding of the name raw linseed oil,\nor under any name or device illustrating or suggesting raw linseed oil,\nany article which is not wholly the product of commercially pure linseed\nor flaxseed.\n  No person shall sell such adulterated raw linseed oil unless the\npackage containing the same shall be plainly marked in legible black\nletters two inches high and one inch in width "adulterated linseed oil"\nor without informing the purchaser at the time of sale that the same is\nnot pure linseed oil; and the invoice shall accordingly read\n"adulterated linseed oil."\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 111 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5-B / Section 111
Contracts
Status: in_force

§ 111. Contracts.  Two or more municipalities are hereby empowered to\nenter into a contract to provide for a common supply of water, including\njoint acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance. Such\ncontract shall provide for the method of acquisition or construction of\nthe common supply; the management and operation of the system; the\nmethod of fixing the proportionate share of each participating\nmunicipality and of making contributions; the method of making annual\nadjustments of the proportionate shares of the annual cost and expense;\nthe method of collection of water rates and other charges, and\nenforcement thereof; the accumulation of reserves; the fixing of rate\nschedules and other charges; the adoption of rules and regulations\ncovering the operation of the system and the conditions of sale; the\nadjudication of disputes and all other matters necessary to effectuate\nsuch an arrangement.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 906 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 30 / Section 906
Regulations
Status: in_force

§ 906. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and\nregulations as shall be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes\nand provisions of this article and to comply with the requirements of\nthe Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act and any other\napplicable federal standards. Such regulations shall include but not be\nlimited to (1) standards for asbestos projects including methods of\nremoving, encapsulating, enclosing or disturbing friable asbestos and\nstandards for any handling of asbestos material which may result in the\ncreation of friable asbestos or any handling of asbestos material that\nmay result in the release of asbestos fibers, as shall be necessary to\nprotect the public health and safety and shall include regulations which\nwill permit such disturbance that results from actions that are\nnecessary to abate an emergency which poses an immediate threat to\nsafety or the public health; (2) standards for asbestos projects and\nin-plant operations setting licensing and certification requirements;\nand (3) standards for asbestos projects and in-plant operations setting\ngoal air monitoring and clearance requirements, including those\nnecessary to insure that asbestos work is properly designated as an\nin-plant operation as defined in subdivision twelve of section nine\nhundred one of this chapter.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 250-J — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 20 / Section 250-J
Penalties
Status: in_force

§ 250-j. Penalties. Each transaction by a dealer may be considered a\nseparate violation subjecting the dealer to liability pursuant to\nsection thirty-nine of this chapter, in addition to remedies provided in\nthis article.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 6313 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 63 / Section 6313
Temporary restraining order
Status: in_force

§ 6313. Temporary restraining order.  (a) Generally.  If, on a motion\nfor a preliminary injunction, the plaintiff shall show that immediate\nand irreparable injury, loss or damages will result unless the defendant\nis restrained before a hearing can be had, a temporary restraining order\nmay be granted without notice. Upon granting a temporary restraining\norder, the court shall set the hearing for the preliminary injunction at\nthe earliest possible time. No temporary restraining order may be\ngranted in an action arising out of a labor dispute as defined in\nsection eight hundred seven of the labor law, nor against a public\nofficer, board or municipal corporation of the state to restrain the\nperformance of statutory duties.\n  (b) Service.  Unless the court orders otherwise, a temporary\nrestraining order together with the papers upon which it was based, and\na notice of hearing for the preliminary injunction, shall be personally\nserved in the same manner as a summons.\n  (c) Undertaking.  Prior to the granting of a temporary restraining\norder the court may, in its discretion, require the plaintiff to give an\nundertaking in an amount to be fixed by the court, containing terms\nsimilar to those set forth in subdivision (b) of rule 6312, and subject\nto the exception set forth therein.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 181 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 9 / Section 181
Procurement of federal funds for construction, et cetera
Status: in_force

§ 181. Procurement of federal funds for construction, et cetera.  1.\nThe division of military and naval affairs is hereby designated as the\nagency of the state (a) to take such steps, not inconsistent with law,\nas may be necessary to develop programs for the expenditure of federal\nfunds and to procure the allotment of such funds as may be provided by\nor pursuant to any act of congress for the construction, demolition,\nreconstruction, expansion, conversion, purchase, lease, repair,\nrehabilitation, improvement, equipping, furnishing, maintenance and\noperation of armories, camps, ranges, bases or any building, structure\nor facility for the organized militia, and (b) to execute and administer\nsuch programs and to cooperate with the federal authorities responsible\ntherefor.\n  2. The adjutant general is hereby authorized and empowered to\nnegotiate for, accept and approve projects, proposals, contracts and\nagreements for the construction, reconstruction, expansion, conversion,\npurchase, lease, repair, rehabilitation, improvement, equipping,\nfurnishing, maintenance and operation, in whole or in part with federal\nfunds, of armories, camps, ranges, bases or any building, structure or\nfacility for the organized militia.\n  3. When federal funds are made available or provided by the United\nStates to the state either directly or by way of reimbursement in whole\nor in part for any moneys expended by the state for the construction,\ndemolition, reconstruction, expansion, conversion, purchase, lease,\nrepair, rehabilitation, improvement, equipping, furnishing, maintenance\nand operation of any armory, camp, range, base, building, structure or\nfacility for the organized militia, the comptroller of the state is\nhereby authorized to receive such funds in behalf of the state.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2982 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 29-C / Section 2982
Rights and duties of agent
Status: in_force

§ 2982. Rights and duties of agent. 1. Scope of authority. Subject to\nany express limitations in the health care proxy, an agent shall have\nthe authority to make any and all health care decisions on the\nprincipal's behalf that the principal could make. Such authority shall\nbe subject to the provisions of section twenty-nine hundred eighty-nine\nof this article.\n  2. Decision-making standard. After consultation with a licensed\nphysician, registered nurse, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,\nlicensed psychologist, licensed master social worker, or a licensed\nclinical social worker, the agent shall make health care decisions: (a)\nin accordance with the principal's wishes, including the principal's\nreligious and moral beliefs; or (b) if the principal's wishes are not\nreasonably known and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, in\naccordance with the principal's best interests; provided, however, that\nif the principal's wishes regarding the administration of artificial\nnutrition and hydration are not reasonably known and cannot with\nreasonable diligence be ascertained, the agent shall not have the\nauthority to make decisions regarding these measures.\n  3. Right to receive information. Notwithstanding any law to the\ncontrary, the agent shall have the right to receive medical information\nand medical and clinical records necessary to make informed decisions\nregarding the principal's health care.\n  4. Priority over other surrogates. Health care decisions by an agent\non a principal's behalf pursuant to this article shall have priority\nover decisions by any other person, except as otherwise provided in the\nhealth care proxy or in subdivision five of section two thousand nine\nhundred eighty-three of this article.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 577-B — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 11 / Section 577-B
Payment of arrears for certain taxes
Status: in_force

§ 577-b. Payment of arrears for certain taxes. 1. The term eligible\nproperty as used in this section shall mean a multiple dwelling located\nin a city with a population of one million or more and owned by a\ncompany established pursuant to this article which:\n  (a) is controlled by and provides housing accommodations to its\nresident shareholders or members or agrees, on terms approved by the\nsupervising agency, to offer to the residents of the multiple dwelling\nthe opportunity to acquire ownership and control of the company; and\n  (b) on January first, two thousand two, had outstanding municipal real\nestate taxes relating to any period prior to January first, two thousand\none.\n  2. (a) The supervising agency may offer to each company that owns an\neligible property an opportunity to enter into a regulatory agreement\npursuant to which the obligation to pay arrears of real estate taxes\nattributable to such property, including interest and penalties if any,\nshall be dealt with as provided in such agreement.\n  (b) The regulatory agreement shall include the following provisions:\n  (1) a term of thirty years;\n  (2) that the suspension of the obligation to pay arrears shall\ncontinue provided that the company complies with the terms of the\nregulatory agreement;\n  (3) that all suspended arrears including interest and penalties shall\nbe forgiven provided that the company complies with the regulatory\nagreement for an initial period of ten years;\n  (4) that portions of the suspended arrears may be forgiven during the\ninitial ten year period pursuant to a schedule established in the\nregulatory agreement;\n  (5) that any suspended obligations which have not been forgiven may be\nreinstated if the company fails to comply with the regulatory agreement;\n  (6) that all new municipal charges must be paid in a timely fashion;\n  (7) that the supervising agency shall be authorized to assume control\nof the company if the company fails to comply with the agreement;\n  (8) that the company must comply with customary financial and other\nreporting requirements; and\n  (9) that the company shall be required to increase maintenance charges\nor impose assessments to insure that the company can provide for its\nobligations.\n  (c) The regulatory agreement shall also include terms to address the\nfollowing matters as well as any other issues that the supervising\nagency deems appropriate:\n  (1) establishment of a structured reserve fund;\n  (2) restrictions to insure sales and rentals only to low income\nindividuals and families;\n  (3) establishment of a transfer fee payable to the company's reserve\nfund upon the sale of any units;\n  (4) restrictions on subletting;\n  (5) primary residence requirements; and\n  (6) certification of annual elections.\n  (d) The regulatory agreement may contain such alterations to the terms\nof the original disposition as the supervisory agency deems necessary.\n
N.Y. PEN Law § 170.47 — New York Code / Act PEN / Part 3 / Title K / Article 170 / Section 170.47
Criminal possession of an anti-security item
Status: in_force

§ 170.47 Criminal possession of an anti-security item.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of an anti-security item,\nwhen with intent to steal property at a retail mercantile establishment\nas defined in article twelve-B of the general business law, he knowingly\npossesses in such an establishment an item designed for the purpose of\novercoming detection of security markings or attachments placed on\nproperty offered for sale at such an establishment.\n  Criminal possession of an anti-security item is a class B misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 342-H — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 342-H
Portion of state highway system to be designated as the "Past V
Status: in_force

§ 342-h. Portion of state highway system to be designated as the "Past\nV.F.W. Commander Alfred Bleich Highway". All that portion of the state\nhighway system beginning at the intersection of route twenty-eight and\nroute seven in the hamlet of Colliersville, county of Otsego, travelling\nnorth on route twenty-eight, and terminating at the intersection of\nroute twenty-eight and U.S. route twenty in the village of Richfield\nSprings, county of Otsego, shall be designated and known as the "Past\nV.F.W. Commander Alfred Bleich Highway".\n
N.Y. DOM Law § 143 — New York Code / Act DOM / Article 9 / Section 143
Jury trial
Status: in_force

§ 143.  Jury trial. In an action to annul a marriage, except where it\nis founded upon an allegation of the physical incapacity of one of the\nparties thereto, there is a right to trial by a jury of all the issues\nof fact.\n