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NY Vill L § 2-220 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-220 - Conduct of Election.

§  2-220 Conduct of election. 1. Time and place.  An election shall be   held at the time and place specified in the notice of election.2. Manner of voting. Voting may be either  by  voting  machine  or  by   paper  ballots.  Paper  ballots  may  be written or printed and shall be   consecutively  numbered.  Ballots   shall   contain   the   words   "for   incorporation" and "against incorporation".3.  Inspectors of election. The election shall be conducted by a board   of inspectors of election consisting of the town clerks and  supervisors   of each town in which any portion of such territory is located. The town   clerk of each such town shall serve a copy of the notice of election and   a  notice of the composition of the board of inspectors of election upon   the supervisor or supervisors thereof at least ten days before the  date   fixed  for  such election.  The town board or boards of such towns shall   also jointly designate four alternate members of the board of inspectors   of  election  who  shall  be  qualified  voters  of  such  territory  to   substitute  for  any of the original board of inspectors of election who   do not attend at the time and place fixed for such election.  Notice  of   such  designation together with copies of the notices herein required to   be served on supervisors shall be served on such designees at least  ten   days  prior  to  such  election.  If  less  than  all  of  the  officers   constituting the original board of inspectors of election attend at  the   time  and  place  fixed  for the election, those attending shall appoint   such number of the aforementioned alternate designees as  are  necessary   to  form  a  full  board.  The  inspectors conducting the election shall   receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the town board or  boards   appointing them.4.  Powers  and duties of inspectors. The inspectors shall execute the   constitutional oath of office and file same in the office  of  the  town   clerk  wherein  was filed the original copy of the petition.  They shall   supervise and conduct such election and in  connection  therewith  shall   possess  all  the  powers conferred by law upon a board of inspectors of   election at a town election, so far as the same are applicable.5. Applicability of election law. The provisions of the  election  law   not  inconsistent  herewith  shall  apply to such election so far as the   same are practicable.
NY Vill L § 2-222 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-222 - Canvass of Election.

§  2-222 Canvass of election. 1. At the close of the polls and as soon   thereafter as the inspectors of  election  shall  have  completed  their   other  duties  as  provided  in  this  chapter  and  in  the  applicable   provisions of the election law, the inspectors  thereat  shall  publicly   canvass  and  ascertain the vote without adjournment or postponement and   upon the completion of the canvass shall make and sign a certificate  of   the holding of the election and of the canvass showing for the territory   or  for  each part of each town in the territory and computed separately   for each such part, as the case may be, the whole number of such  votes,   the   number  of  blank  and  void  ballots,  if  any,  the  number  for   incorporation and the number against incorporation. If a majority of the   valid votes cast in the territory or in each part of each  town  in  the   territory  and  computed  separately for each such part, as the case may   be, is for incorporation, the proposed village shall be incorporated  as   provided  in  section 2-234 of this article.  The inspectors of election   shall also and before  nine  thirty  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  of  the   following day file the original of such certificate in the office of the   clerk  of  the  town  wherein was filed the original of the petition for   incorporation and duplicate copies thereof in the offices of the  clerks   of all other towns in which a portion of such territory is located.2.  If  the  certificate  shows that less than a majority of the valid   votes cast in the territory or in any part of any town in the  territory   and  computed  separately  for  such  part,  as the case may be, at such   election is for incorporation then no proceeding for  the  incorporation   of  the  same territory shall be commenced within one year from the date   of such election.
NY Vill L § 2-224 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-224 - Review of Election.

§  2-224  Review  of  election.  A  person  qualified  to vote at such   election may, not more than ten days after the filing of the original of   the certificate of election, institute a  proceeding  to  determine  the   validity  or regularity of such election before the supreme court or any   justice thereof within the judicial district in which such territory  or   any  part  of  it  is located.   Such court or justice thereof shall, in   connection therewith, determine any question arising and make such order   as justice may require in respect to the validity and regularity of such   election. The proceeding shall be heard upon verified petition and  such   oral  or  written proof as may be offered and, in addition to the notice   hereinafter required, upon such further notice to such  persons  as  the   court  or  justice  shall  direct.  The  proceeding  shall  be summarily   determined and shall have  preference  over  all  other  causes  in  all   courts. Certified copies of the decision shall be filed in the office of   the  clerk  of  each  town  in  which  any  portion of such territory is   located.  No costs shall be allowed to any party to such proceeding.
NY Vill L § 2-226 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-226 - Notice of Proceeding for Review of Election.

§  2-226  Notice  of  proceeding  for  review  of  election.  A person   instituting a proceeding under section 2-224 of this article shall serve   a copy of the verified petition on which same is to  be  heard  on  each   town  clerk  with  whom  the  original  or  a copy of the certificate of   election was filed and also upon each person designated in the  petition   for incorporation, or designated in written objections to said petition,   to  receive  service  of  papers  in  connection with the proceeding for   incorporation.   In addition the  person  instituting  such  proceedings   shall  cause  copies  of  such petition to be posted in five conspicuous   places in such territory.
NY Vill L § 2-228 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-228 - Stay of Further Proceedings.

§  2-228  Stay of further proceedings. The institution of a proceeding   under section 2-224 of this article shall  serve  to  stay  all  further   proceedings  in  connection  with  the  proposed  incorporation  of such   territory until the final determination thereof and  the  expiration  of   the  time  within  which  to  take  an appeal with no appeal having been   taken.
NY Vill L § 2-230 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-230 - New Election.

§  2-230  New  election. If the election is set aside as a result of a   final determination in a proceeding instituted pursuant to section 2-224   of this article, a new election shall be held.  The  right  to  such  an   election  shall  be complete upon the filing of certified copies of such   final determination with the town clerks  of  the  towns  in  which  any   portion of such territory is located. Upon such filing such clerks shall   give  notice  of  a  new  election.  All  the provisions of this article   regulating the first election shall apply to a new election. Further new   elections shall be held in like manner if any subsequent election is set   aside.
NY Vill L § 2-232 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-232 - Report of Incorporation.

§  2-232  Report  of  incorporation. After ten and within fifteen days   from the filing  of  the  certificate  of  election  certifying  that  a   majority  of  the  votes  cast  were  cast  for  incorporation and if no   proceeding is instituted to review the validity and  regularity  of  the   election   or   within   fifteen  days  after  the  filing  of  a  final   determination  in  such  a  proceeding  sustaining  the   validity   and   regularity of the election, the town clerk with whom the original of the   certificate  of election was filed shall prepare and deliver a report of   incorporation to the secretary of state, state comptroller, commissioner   of taxation and finance and to the county clerk and county treasurer  of   each county and to the clerk of any other town in which any part of such   territory is located. Such report of incorporation shall include:a.  A  copy of the certificate of election certified by the inspectors   of election.b. A statement that the time to institute a proceeding for a review of   the election has expired and that no such proceeding has been commenced;   or a certified copy of the final determination, if any, of the court  or   justice sustaining the results of the election.c.  An outline map and a metes and bounds description of the territory   within such village which  the  clerk  shall  furnish  or  cause  to  be   prepared at the original expense of the towns in which such territory is   located.  Such original expense shall be borne equally by each such town   unless otherwise agreed.d. A statement of the population of the territory as it appears by the   exhibit attached to the petition for incorporation.
NY Vill L § 2-234 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-234 - Date and Certificate of Incorporation and Effective Dates.

§  2-234 Date and certificate of incorporation and effective dates. 1. The secretary of state upon receipt of the report of incorporation shall forthwith  file  same  in  his  office  and,   in   a   certificate   of incorporation, shall certify, under the seal of his office, to the clerk of each town in which any portion of such territory is located that said report  has  been filed in his office giving the date of filing thereof. The village shall be incorporated as of the date of the filing  of  said report;  provided,  however,  that  such incorporation shall only become effective on the following dates for the following purposes:   a. from the date of incorporation:  (1) to perform any and all acts authorized in sections  2-236  through 2-250 inclusive, hereof  (2) to appoint a village clerk, treasurer, attorney  (3) to hold meetings of the board of trustees  (4) to appoint a zoning commission  (5) to engage necessary clerical assistants to the clerk  (6) to designate an official newspaper  (7)  to  fix  the compensation of and to pay all salaries, fees, costs and disbursements in connection with any of the foregoing and to  borrow by  tax  anticipation  notes in the manner provided in the local finance law, such money as may be needed to make such payments.  (8) such officers, commission, and employees as are authorized by this paragraph shall have power to perform their necessary duties.   b. from  the  first  day  of  January  next  succeeding  the  date  of incorporation:  (1)  to  perform all acts and fulfill all requirements of title two of article fourteen of the real property tax law  (2) to perform all acts and fulfill all requirements of  this  chapter in the article entitled "Finances".  (3)  to  pay  all necessary costs and disbursements in connection with the foregoing and to borrow by tax  anticipation  notes  in  the  manner provided  in  the local finance law, such money as may be needed to make such payments.   c. from the first day of June following the first day of January  next succeeding  the  date  of  incorporation,  to  have and exercise all the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities  granted  villages  by the constitution or any other provision of law.   2. The town clerks of all towns in which any part of such territory is located  shall, uopn the appointment of the village clerk as provided in section 2-240 of this article, deliver to said clerk the certificates of incorporation filed with them for permanent inclusion  in  the  official records of said village.
NY Vill L § 2-236 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-236 - Payment of Expenses Incurred in Proceedings for Incorporation if Village Not Incorporated.

§  2-236 Payment of expenses incurred in proceedings for incorporation   if village not  incorporated.  If  the  incorporation  of  the  proposed   village  be  not effected by the proceedings authorized in this article,   the expenses incurred by the towns in which any part of  such  territory   is  located  for  payment  of  cost  of  posting, publishing and serving   required notices, stenographic services and services  of  inspectors  of   election  shall  be paid from the fund deposited with the supervisor. If   such fund so deposited is not sufficient to pay all  of  such  expenses,   the  costs  in  excess  of such fund shall be a general town charge. Any   unexpended balance of such fund shall become a part of the general  fund   of the town.
NY Vill L § 2-240 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-240 - Appointment of Village Clerk.

§  2-240  Appointment  of village clerk. 1. Within five days after the   filing of the certificate of incorporation in the offices of the  clerks   of each town in which any portion of the village is located, such clerks   shall  jointly  appoint  a  resident  of the village to serve as village   clerk until his successor is  chosen  by  the  first  elected  board  of   trustees.2. A copy of such joint appointment shall be delivered to such village   clerk  and copies thereof shall be filed in the office of each such town   clerk. Within three days after his appointment the village  clerk  shall   file the constitutional oath of office with the town clerk with whom the   original  of the certificate of election was filed and shall file a copy   thereof with the town clerks of all other towns in which any part of the   village is located.
NY Vill L § 2-242 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-242 - First Election of Officers, Terms of Office.

§  2-242  First  election  of  officers, terms of office. 1. Except as   provided in section 17-1703 of this chapter, an election, which shall be   deemed a special election, shall be held pursuant to the election law in   the village no more than sixty days after the appointment of the village   clerk.2. At such first election a mayor and four trustees shall be chosen.3. If such first election be held on or  after  the  first  Monday  in   April  and before the first Monday of October in any one year, the terms   of office of two of the trustees shall  expire  at  noon  on  the  first   Monday in April next succeeding such first election.4.  If  such  first  election  be held at any other time, the terms of   office of such two trustees shall expire one year after the first Monday   in April next succeeding such first election.5. The terms of office of the mayor and the other two  trustees  shall   expire  at  noon  on  the  first  Monday  in  April  next succeeding the   expiration of the terms of  office  of  the  first  two  trustees  above   mentioned.6. The terms of office of officers elected under this section commence   as  soon  as  they  have qualified in the manner hereinafter provided in   this chapter.
NY Vill L § 2-244 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-244 - Notice of Election, Appointment of Inspectors.

§  2-244  Notice of election, appointment of inspectors. 1. Within ten   days after  his  appointment,  the  village  clerk  shall  cause  to  be   conspicuously  posted, in at least six public places in the village, and   also to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation   therein, a notice of such election specifying  the  time  and  place  of   holding  the  election, the hours of opening and closing the polls which   shall be from twelve o'clock noon to nine o'clock in  the  evening,  and   the offices and the terms thereof to be filled. For the purposes of this   section,  in  the event that the village maintains a website, one of the   posting requirements required by this subdivision may  be  fulfilled  by   posting such information on the website.2.  Also within ten days after his appointment the village clerk shall   appoint four persons qualified to vote at the first election of officers   to serve as inspectors of such election. The persons so appointed  shall   file  their  constitutional oath of office with the village clerk within   three days after their appointment.3. The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  villages   incorporated to embrace the entire territory of a town.
NY Vill L § 2-246 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-246 - Conduct of First Village Election.

§ 2-246 Conduct of first village election. 1. All persons qualified to   vote  for  town  officers and who have been residents of the village for   thirty days prior to such election may vote for such village officers.2. The inspectors of election appointed by  the  village  clerk  shall   conduct  such  election  in  the manner provided in this chapter for the   election of village officers at an annual village  election  so  far  as   practicable and shall be paid at the same rate as inspectors at the last   preceding general election held in such territory.
NY Vill L § 2-248 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-248 - First Meeting of the Board of Trustees.

§  2-248  First  meeting  of  the  board  of  trustees.  As soon as is   practicable after such first election the  mayor  and  trustees  elected   thereat  shall  meet  and  appoint  a clerk and treasurer and such other   officers as are authorized by law.
NY Vill L § 2-250 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-250 - Town Legislation to Carry Over.

§  2-250  Town  legislation  to  carry over. For a period of two years   after the date of incorporation, all local laws,  ordinances,  rules  or   regulations, which otherwise would apply to and affect only such part of   a town as is outside the limits of any incorporated village, of any town   in  which  the  village,  or a part thereof, is located in effect on the   date of incorporation of the  village,  including  but  not  limited  to   zoning  ordinances,  shall remain in effect in such village or such part   thereof as if same had been duly  adopted  by  the  board  of  trustees,   provided,   however,   that  such  local  laws,  ordinances,  rules  and   regulations so carried over shall be enforced and  administered  by  the   appropriate  town  officials  until  the first day of June following the   first day of January next  succeeding  the  date  of  incorporation  and   thereafter  by  the appropriate village officials; and provided further,   however, that any such local law, ordinance, rule  or  regulation  shall   cease  to  be  in  effect  in  the  village  or any part thereof when so   determined by any general, special or local law, or when replaced by any   general or special law covering the same subject  matter;  and  provided   further, however, from the date of incorporation the village may prepare   and  enact  local  laws,  resolutions,  rules,  and  regulations  to  be   effective as  provided  in  such  local  laws,  resolutions,  rules  and   regulations.
NY Vill L § 2-256 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-256 - Liability to Special Districts and Collection of Funds.

§  2-256  Liability  to special districts and collection of funds.  If   the  territory  so  incorporated  as  a  village  includes  within   its   boundaries  part  of  a  special  district established by the town for a   sewer, water, light, fire, park, health, police  or  any  other  special   district  for  municipal  purposes  the territory so included within the   boundaries of the  village  shall  not  be  relieved  from  bearing  its   proportionate  share  of any liability or indebtedness incurred for such   special district purposes while  such  territory  was  a  part  of  such   special  district  and  until  such  liability  is  discharged,  or such   indebtedness paid the proportionate share to which such territory  would   be  liable  if it had not been included in the boundaries of the village   shall be levied upon, assessed and collected from such territory by  the   proper  officers of such village in the same manner as if such territory   had not been included within the boundaries of the village.  All  moneys   so  collected  shall  be  paid  over  from  time  to time by the village   treasurer to the supervisor of the town to discharge such liability. The   collector or receiver of taxes of a town and the treasurer of  a  county   shall continue in the execution of his duties in respect to the property   included   in  the  boundaries  of  a  village  incorporated  under  the   provisions of this article until  he  shall  have  collected  the  taxes   authorized  or assessed for the year of such incorporation or which have   been extended on the town assessment roll and become a lien  after  such   incorporation and pay to the treasurer of the village when collected the   taxes  extended  on  the  assessment  roll  against  property within the   village for highway, health, water, light, fire, park, sewer, police  or   other special district purposes.
NY Vill L § 2-258 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VIL - Village Article 2 - Incorporation 2-258 - Apportionment of Property and Obligations of a Special District of a Town Upon the Incorporation of a Part in a Village.

§  2-258  Apportionment  of  property  and  obligations  of  a special   district of a town upon the incorporation of a part in a village. If the   territory so incorporated as a village includes  within  its  boundaries   part  of  a special district established by the town for a sewer, water,   light, fire, park, health, police or  any  other  special  district  for   municipal  purposes,  the  proportion of the bonded debt incurred by the   town and payable  by  a  tax  against  the  property  within  a  special   district, for whose benefit the bonds were issued which shall be assumed   by  the  village  and  the  apportionment  of personal and real property   belonging to the special district shall be determined according  to  the   relative  assessed  valuation  of the personal and real property in that   portion of the special district without the  village  and  that  portion   within  the village, in the following manner: the town board of the town   when acting as a board for special district exclusive of  a  member  who   may  reside  in  the  village  or the commissioner or commissioners of a   special district where the special district is managed by a commissioner   or commissioners exclusive of a member who may reside in the village and   the trustees of the village being unable  to  agree  within  six  months   after  the  incorporation  of  the  village  becomes  complete  upon the   proportion of the debt and the apportionment of the  personal  and  real   property,  then  the  supreme  court  shall have power to determine such   division and to enforce such award, division and determination as  shall   be made in the premises in a suit in equity to be brought in the name of   either of the said parties.