2023 New York Laws › PBO - Public Officers › Article 2 - Appointment and Qualification of Public Officers › 3 - Qualifications for Holding Office.

§ 3. Qualifications for holding office.  1. No person shall be capable
of  holding a civil office who shall not, at the time he or she shall be
chosen thereto, have attained the age of eighteen years, except that  in
the  case of youth boards, youth commissions, recreation commissions, or
community boards in the city of New York only, members of such boards or
commissions may be under the  age  of  eighteen  years,  but  must  have
attained the age of sixteen years on or before appointment to such youth
board,  youth  commission,  recreation commission, or community board in
the city of New York, be a citizen of the United States, a  resident  of
the  state,  and  if  it  be a local office, a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen,  or  within  which  the  electors electing him or her
reside, or within which his or her official functions are required to be
exercised, or who shall have been or shall be convicted of  a  violation
of the selective draft act of the United States, enacted May eighteenth,
nineteen  hundred  seventeen,  or  the  acts  amendatory or supplemental
thereto, or of  the  federal  selective  training  and  service  act  of
nineteen  hundred  forty  or the acts amendatory thereof or supplemental
thereto.
1-a. (i) No person shall be capable of  holding  a  civil  office  who
shall stand convicted of a felony defined in article two hundred or four
hundred ninety-six or section 195.20 of the penal law.
(ii)  Any  individual who stands convicted of a misdemeanor defined in
article two hundred, article four hundred ninety-six or  section  195.00
of  the  penal  law may not hold civil office for a period of five years
from the date of conviction, provided that in the event such  conviction
is  the result of a plea agreement resulting in a plea to such charge in
lieu of a plea or conviction of a  felony  defined  in  section  195.20,
article two hundred or article four hundred ninety-six of the penal law,
all  parties to such agreement may agree that the period of such bar may
be for a period of up to ten years from the date of conviction.
2. Neither the provisions of this section or of any  general,  special
or  local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
apply  to the appointment of a person as a member of the police force of
any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state if  such
person  resides (a) in the county in which such political subdivision or
municipal corporation is located; or (b) in a county  within  the  state
contiguous  to  the  county  in  which  such  political  subdivision  or
municipal corporation is located; or (c) in a county  within  the  state
contiguous  to  such  political subdivision or municipal corporation; or
(d) in a county within the state contiguous to  a  county  described  in
item  (c)  hereof  where the former is less than fifteen miles from such
political subdivision or  municipal  corporation,  measured  from  their
respective  nearest  boundary lines; or (e) in a county within the state
contiguous to a county described in item (d) hereof where the former  is
less  than  thirty  miles  from  such political subdivision or municipal
corporation, measured from their respective nearest boundary lines.
2-a. Neither the provisions of  this  section,  nor  of  any  general,
special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall apply to the appointment of a member of the department
of sanitation of any municipality of the state who resides in  a  county
within  the  state  contiguous  to  such  municipality.  A member of the

department of sanitation  of  any  political  subdivision  or  municipal
corporation  who  has  five or more years of service or in the case of a
member of the department of sanitation in a city with  a  population  of
one  million  or  more who has two or more years of service to such city
may reside (a) in a  county  in  which  such  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  is  located; or (b) in a county within the state
contiguous  to  the  county  in  which  such  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  is  located; or (c) in a county within the state
contiguous to such political subdivision or  municipal  corporation;  or
(d)  in  a  county within the state which is not more than fifteen miles
from such political subdivision or municipal corporation.
* 2-b. Neither the provisions of this section,  nor  of  any  general,
special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  apply to the appointment of an officer or employee of
the parole commission of an municipality of the  state  if  such  person
resides (a) in a county in which such political subdivision or municipal
corporation  is  located; or (b) in a county within the state contiguous
to  the  county  in  which  such  political  subdivision  or   municipal
corporation  is  located; or (c) in a county within the state contiguous
to such political subdivision or municipal  corporation;  or  (d)  in  a
county  within  the  state  contiguous to a county described in item (c)
hereof where the former is less than fifteen miles from  such  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation,  measured from their respective
nearest boundary lines.
* NB There are 2 sub 2-b's
* 2-b. Neither the provisions of this section,  nor  of  any  general,
special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen, shall apply to
the appointment of a person, as an emergency special deputy sheriff,  by
the  sheriff  of  a county who has declared a state of special emergency
pursuant to section two hundred nine-f of the general municipal law,  if
such person is at the time either a regular, part time or special deputy
sheriff of another county.
* NB There are 2 sub 2-b's
2-c. Neither the provisions of this section or of any general, special
or  local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of  the  state  within which his or her official
functions are required to be exercised, shall apply to a person who is a
member of the police department of the city of Yonkers on the  effective
date  of this subdivision. Every such person may reside any place within
the counties of Westchester, Dutchess and Orange.
2-d. Neither the provisions  of  this  section  nor  of  any  general,
special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state by which he or she is
employed, shall apply to a person who is employed as a deputy sheriff by
the city of New York and who resides (a) in a county  within  the  state
contiguous  to  such  municipality;  or (b) in a county within the state
contiguous to a county described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
3.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  operate  to  prevent  a  person
regularly  admitted  to  practice  as  an attorney and counsellor in the
courts of record of this state, whose office for the practice of law  is
within the state, from accepting or retaining an appointment as a notary

public,  as provided in section one hundred thirty of the executive law,
although he resides in  or  removes  to  an  adjoining  state.  For  the
purposes  of  accepting  and retaining an appointment as a notary public
such  person shall be deemed a resident of the county where he maintains
such office for the practice of law.
3-a. Nothing herein  contained  shall  operate  to  prevent  a  person
regularly  admitted  to  practice  as  an attorney and counsellor in the
courts of record of this state, whose office for the practice of law  is
within  the city of New York, from accepting or retaining an appointment
as a commissioner of deeds in and for the city of New York, as  provided
in  section  one hundred forty of the executive law, although he resides
in or removes to another city in this state or to  an  adjoining  state.
For  the  purposes  of  accepting  and  retaining  an  appointment  as a
commissioner of deeds in and for the city of New York, such person shall
be deemed a resident of the county where he maintains such office.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision nine of  this  section,
persons  heretofore or hereafter employed in the paid fire department of
a city, town, village or fire district shall not be deemed to be holding
a civil office or a local office within the meaning of this section  and
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to such persons. The
provisions of any  general,  special  or  local  law,  city  or  village
charter, code or ordinance, or any rule or regulation requiring a person
to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation
of the state for which he shall be chosen or within which  his  official
functions   are  required  to  be  exercised  shall  not  apply  to  the
appointment or continuance in office of any such person so employed,  if
such person resides in the county, or one of the counties, in which such
political subdivision or municipal corporation is located.
5.  Volunteer  firefighters  and  volunteer  fire  officers  of a fire
department or any company or unit thereof shall  not  be  deemed  to  be
holding  a  civil  office  or  a local office within the meaning of this
section and the provisions of this  section  shall  not  apply  to  such
volunteer  firefighters  and  volunteer  fire officers. This subdivision
shall not be deemed to amend, modify or  supersede  any  other  general,
special or local law, city or village charter, code or ordinance, or any
rule  or regulation governing any such fire department, which prescribes
the  qualifications  which  a  person  must  have  to  be  a   volunteer
firefighter  or  a  volunteer fire officer of a political subdivision or
municipal corporation.
6. The provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident
of  the  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for
which he shall be chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are
required to be exercised, shall not apply to the appointment of trustees
of  a  public  village  library, who reside outside the village in which
such library is located.
7.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  operate  to  prevent  a  person
regularly  admitted  to  practice  as  an attorney and counsellor in the
courts of record of this state, whose office for the practice of law  is
within  the  state,  from  accepting  or  retaining  an appointment as a
commissioner of deeds in and for the city of New York,  as  provided  in
section  one  hundred forty of the executive law, although he resides in
or removes to any other county in the state or an adjoining  state.  For
the purposes of accepting and retaining an appointment as a commissioner
of  deeds  such person shall be deemed a resident of the county where he
maintains such office for the practice of law.
8. The provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident
of  the  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for
which he shall be chosen, or within which  his  official  functions  are

required  to  be exercised, shall not apply in the case of any probation
officers heretofore or hereafter appointed; nor shall they be applicable
in the case of any other persons heretofore or  hereafter  appointed  to
non-judicial  positions  in  the  courts  in  this  state,  except those
appointed to positions in courts for towns, villages and cities  outside
the  city  of  New  York. This subdivision shall not be deemed to amend,
modify or supersede any other general, special or  local  law,  charter,
code  or  ordinance,  or  any  rule  or  regulation which prescribes the
qualifications which a person must have to be appointed  to  a  position
referred to herein.
9. Neither the provisions of this section, nor of any general, special
or  local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  apply  to  the  appointment  of  a paid member of the
uniformed force of a paid fire department, who,  for  purposes  of  this
section  shall include persons employed as fire alarm dispatchers, or to
the appointment of any person employed in a department of correction  in
the  correction  service classification of the classified civil service,
or to the appointment of officers and inspectors who are employees of  a
department  of  health  of  any  city of over one million population who
resides (a) in the county in which such city is located;  or  (b)  in  a
county  within  the state contiguous to the county in which said city is
located; or (c) in a county within the state contiguous to such city; or
(d) in a county within the state which is not more  than  fifteen  miles
from said city.
10.  Neither  the  provisions  of  this  section,  nor of any general,
special or local law, charter, code or ordinance,  resolution,  rule  or
regulation,  requiring  a  person  to  be  a  resident  of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
exercised, shall apply to the appointment of a member of  a  drug  abuse
prevention  council  of  any  municipality  of  the state if such person
resides in a county in which such  political  subdivision  or  municipal
corporation is located.
11.  In the city of Salamanca the provisions of this section requiring
a person to be a resident of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
corporation  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen or within which
his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
person regularly admitted to practice as an attorney  or  counsellor  in
the  courts  of  record  of  this  state from holding the office of city
attorney or city justice of  the  city  of  Salamanca,  if  such  person
resides in the county in which such city is located.
11-a.  In  the  city  of  Salamanca  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of city
comptroller of the city of Salamanca, if  such  person  resides  in  the
county in which such city is located.
12.  The  provisions  of this section or of any other provision of law
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  apply  to  the  appointment of public officers in the city of Troy,
except the city manager of  such  city,  provided  that  such  appointed
officers are residents of the county of Rensselaer.
13.  In  the city of Hudson the provisions of this section requiring a
person to be a  resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
corporation  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen or within which
his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
person  from  holding  the  office  of  city  court judge of the city of
Hudson, provided that such person resides in the county  in  which  such
city is located.
14.  In the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
engineer of the town  of  Mount  Pleasant,  provided  that  such  person
resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
county within the state of New York.
15. In the town of North Castle, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
engineer, the office  of  town  building  inspector  or  the  office  of
receiver of taxes of the town of North Castle, provided that such person
resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
county within the state of New York.
16. In the town of New Castle, Westchester county, the  provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
superintendent  of  highways or town engineer of the town of New Castle,
provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New York or such town
provides  by  resolution that such person need not be a resident of such
town, but must be a resident of New York state.
17. In the town of North Salem, Westchester county, the provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  town building inspector or deputy town building inspector of
the town of North Salem, provided that such person resides in the county
in which such town is located, an adjoining county,  or  the  county  of
Dutchess,  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the persons
performing the functions of town  building  inspector  and  deputy  town
building  inspector  in any other town shall be a resident of such town,
unless otherwise provided by law.
18. In the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, the  provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
comptroller  or  building  inspector  of  the  town  of  Mount Pleasant,
provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
19. Any person who resides in this state and who is currently employed
as a member of the police force, a paid member of the uniformed force of
a  paid fire department or department of corrections in the correctional
service classification of the classified civil service,  of  a  city  of

over  one  million  population,  shall  be exempt from the provisions of
subdivisions one, two and nine of this section upon compliance with  the
procedure  set  forth in this subdivision. Any person seeking to benefit
from  the  exemption  created  by  this  subdivision  shall  notify  his
respective employer in writing of said intention within thirty days from
the effective date of  this  subdivision  and  shall  specify  his  then
current  residence  address.  The  exemption created by this subdivision
shall be applicable only to said actual designated residence and not  to
any  residence that any subject currently employed member may thereafter
establish; provided, however, that any such  currently  employed  member
who  resides  outside  this state shall have one year from the effective
date of this subdivision within which to establish residence as required
pursuant to subdivisions one, two and nine of this  section  and  comply
with  the  notice requirements of this subdivision. Said residence shall
constitute a lawful  residence  for  all  purposes  notwithstanding  any
provision to the contrary of any general, special or local law, charter,
code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation.
* 20.  In  the  town  of Carmel, Putnam county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from holding the office of  town  engineer  of  the
town of Carmel or the office of wetlands inspector of the town of Carmel
provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 4 sub 20's
* 20. In the town of Bolivar, Allegany county, the provisions of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a person from holding the office of town superintendent of
highways of the town of Bolivar, provided that such  person  resides  in
the county in which such town is located.
* NB There are 4 sub 20's
* 20.  In  the city of Ithaca, Tompkins county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from holding the office of member of the  board  of
fire  commissioners  of  the  city  of Ithaca, provided that such person
resides in the county in which such city is located and within the  town
of Ithaca.
* NB There are 4 sub 20's
* 20. In the town of Mamaroneck, Westchester county, the provisions of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  deputy
town  clerk of the town of Mamaroneck, provided that such person resides
in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining  county
within the state of New York.
* NB There are 4 sub 20's
21.  In  the  town of Lewisboro, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
engineer of the town of Lewisboro provided that such person  resides  in

the  county  in which such town is located or an adjoining county within
the state of New York.
22.  In  the  town of Lewisboro, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
building inspector or deputy town building  inspector  of  the  town  of
Lewisboro  provided  that  such  person  resides within the state of New
York.
23. In the town of Sweden,  Monroe  county,  the  provisions  of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the town
of Sweden, provided that such person resides in the county in which such
town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* 24. In the town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised  shall  not prevent a person from holding any appointed public
office, provided that such person resides in the state of New York.
* NB There are 3 sub 24's
* 24. In the town of Ogden, Monroe  county,  the  provisions  of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the town
of Ogden, provided that such person resides in the county in which  such
town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 3 sub 24's
* 24.  In  the  towns of Aurora, Holland and Marilla, Erie county, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
shall  be  chosen or within which his official functions are required to
be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the  office  of
court  clerk to the justices of the towns of Aurora, Holland and Marilla
provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 3 sub 24's
25.  In  the  town of Patterson, Putnam county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from  holding  the  office  of  wetlands  inspector
provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
26. In the town of Ithaca, Tompkins county,  the  provisions  of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a  person  from holding the office of town engineer of the
town of Ithaca provided that such person resides in the county in  which
such  town  is  located  or  an adjoining county within the state of New
York.
27. In the town of Bedford, Westchester county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision

or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  court  clerk,  deputy
court  clerk or any position within the court clerk's office of the town
of Bedford.
28. In respect to public officers employed by Westchester county,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised shall not prevent a  person  from  holding  any
appointed  public office, provided that such person resides in the state
of New York.
29. In the town of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a  person  from holding the office of town engineer of the
town of Somers.
31. In the town of Victor, Ontario  county,  the  provisions  of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
exercised,  shall  not prevent a person from holding the office of court
clerk of the town of Victor, provided that such  person  resides  in  an
adjoining town in the county in which such town is located.
* 32. In the village of Penn Yan, Yates county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a person from holding the office of justice court clerk of
the village of Penn Yan, provided that such person resides in the county
in which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state
of New York.
* NB There are 2 sub 32's
* 32. In the town of North East, Dutchess county,  the  provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
engineer of the town of North East, provided that such person resides in
the  county  in which such town is located or an adjoining county within
the state of New York.
* NB There are 2 sub 32's
33. In the Flint Creek Small  Watershed  Protection  district  in  the
counties  of Ontario and Yates, the provisions of this section requiring
a person to be a resident of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
corporation  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen or within which
his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
person from holding a district office, provided that  such  person  owns
real property within the district boundaries.
* 34.  In the town of Hamlin, county of Monroe, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office  of  court
clerk  of  the  town of Hamlin, provided that such person resides in the
county in which such town is located or an adjoining county  within  the
state of New York.
* NB There are 3 sub 34's
* 34.  In the village of Goshen, Orange county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from holding the office of treasurer of the village
of Goshen, provided that such person resides within  the  state  of  New
York.
* NB There are 3 sub 34's
* 34.  In  the  town of Grove, Allegany county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
justice  of  the town of Grove, provided that such person resides in the
county in which such town is  located.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of town justice in any other town shall be a
resident of such town unless otherwise provided by an act of  the  state
legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 34's
* 35.  Nothing  herein contained shall operate to prevent an otherwise
qualified officer or agent of any society for the prevention of  cruelty
to  children  in Rockland county from accepting or retaining appointment
as a peace  officer  with  such  society  when  such  officer  or  agent
satisfies the provisions as to residence set forth in subdivision two of
this section.
* NB Repealed August 11, 2025
36.  In the village of Arkport, Steuben county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from holding the office of clerk/treasurer  of  the
village  of  Arkport, provided that such person resides in the county in
which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of
New York.
37. In the town of Independence, Allegany county,  the  provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such  person
shall  be  chosen  or  within which such person's official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  town justice of the town of Independence, provided that such
person resides in the county in which such town  is  located.  Provided,
however,  the  person  performing  the  functions of town justice in any
other town shall be a resident of such town, unless  otherwise  provided
by an act of the state legislature.
38. In the county of Yates, the provisions of this section requiring a
person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political subdivision or municipal
corporation of the state for which he shall be chosen  or  within  which
his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
person  from  holding  the  office of assistant district attorney of the
county of Yates, other  than  the  first  assistant  district  attorney,
provided that such person resides in Yates county or an adjoining county
within the state of New York.
38-a. In the county of Yates, the provisions of this section requiring
a  person  to  be  a  resident of the political subdivision or municipal
corporation of the state for which he or she shall be chosen  or  within
which  his or her official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person regularly admitted to practice as  an  attorney  or

counselor  in the courts of record of this state from holding the office
of assistant public defender of the county of Yates, provided that  such
person  resides in the county of Yates or an adjoining county within the
state of New York.
39.  In  the town of Birdsall, Allegany county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
of municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
justice  of  the  town of Birdsall, provided that such person resides in
the county in which such town is located. Provided, however, the  person
performing  the  functions  of town justice in any other town shall be a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the  state
legislature.
* 40.  In  the  town  of West Union, Steuben county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which such person
shall be chosen or within which such  person's  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town justice of the town of West  Union,  provided  that  such
person  resides  in  the county in which such town is located. Provided,
however, the person performing the functions  of  town  justice  in  any
other  town  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided
by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 4 sub 40's
* 40. In the town of Granger, Allegany county, the provisions of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
of  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
justice of the town of Granger, provided that such person resides in the
county in which such town is  located.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of town justice in any other town shall be a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the  state
legislature.
* NB There are 4 sub 40's
* 40.  In  the  town  of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within his official functions are required  to  be  exercised,
shall  not  prevent  a  person  from holding the office of town building
inspector provided that such person resides in the county in which  such
town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 4 sub 40's
* 40.  In  the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
superintendent of highways of the town of Pound Ridge provided that such
person resides in the county  in  which  such  town  is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of town superintendent  of  highways  in
any  other  town  shall  be  a  resident  of such town, unless otherwise
provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 4 sub 40's
* 41. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or

municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
sheriff in Putnam county, provided, however, that such person performing
the  duties  and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Putnam county or
any adjoining county within New York state unless otherwise provided  by
an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 41's
* 41.  In  the  town  of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within his official functions are required  to  be  exercised,
shall not prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the
town  of Somers provided that such person resides in the county in which
such town is located or an adjoining county  within  the  state  of  New
York.
* NB There are 3 sub 41's
* 41.  In  the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
building inspector of the town of Pound Ridge provided that such  person
resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
county within the state of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of town building inspector in any other town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of
the state legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 41's
* 42. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
correction officer in Putnam county, provided, however, that such person
performing the duties and functions of  correction  officer  resides  in
Putnam  county  or  any  adjoining  county  within New York state unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 2 sub 42's
* 42. In the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county,  the  provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  deputy
building  inspector of the town of Pound Ridge provided that such person
resides in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining
county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person
performing the functions of deputy building inspector in any other  town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of
the state legislature.
* NB There are 2 sub 42's
* 43.  In  the  city  of  Jamestown,  the  provisions  of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a  person  from  holding such office of director of public
works in the city of Jamestown, provided that such person resides in the
county in which such city is located.
* NB There are 2 sub 43's
* 43.  In  the  town  of  Ogden, Monroe county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of a  political  subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
building inspection and code enforcement officer of the  town  of  Ogden
provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
located. Provided, however,  the  person  performing  the  functions  of
building inspection and code enforcement officer in any other town shall
be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sub 43's
* 44. In the county of Tioga, the provisions of this section requiring
a  person  to  be  a  resident of the political subdivision or municipal
corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within
which such person's official functions are  required  to  be  exercised,
shall not prevent a person from holding the office of correction officer
in  Tioga  county,  provided,  however,  that such person performing the
duties and functions of correction officer resides in  Tioga  county  or
any adjoining county within New York state, unless otherwise provided by
an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 4 sub 44's
* 44.  In  the  town  of Hamlin, Monroe county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporations of the state for which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
building  inspector/code  enforcement  officer  of  the  town  of Hamlin
provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
located  or  an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided,
however,  the  person  performing  the  functions   of   town   building
inspector/code enforcement officer in any other town shall be a resident
of  such  town,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  an  act  of  the state
legislature.
* NB There are 4 sub 44's
* 44. In the town of Clarkson, in the county of Monroe, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of building inspector in the town of Clarkson provided that  such
person  resides  in  the  county  in  which  such  town is located or an
adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
person  performing the functions of building inspector in any other town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 4 sub 44's
* 44. In the  county  of  Madison,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from  holding  the  office  of  assistant  district
attorney  of the county of Madison, provided that such person resides in
Madison county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 4 sub 44's
* 45. In the town of Hamlin, Monroe county,  the  provisions  of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be

exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
fire marshall of the town of Hamlin provided that such person resides in
the county in which such town is located or an adjoining  county  within
the  state  of  New  York.  Provided, however, the person performing the
functions of town fire marshall in any other town shall be a resident of
such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 2 sub 45's
* 45. In the town of Clarkson, in the county of Monroe, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of code enforcement officer in the town of Clarkson provided that
such person resides in the county in which such town is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of code enforcement officer in any other
town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sub 45's
* 46. In  the  town  of  Andover,  in  the  county  of  Allegany,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of town justice of the town of Andover, provided that such person
resides  in the county in which such town is located. Provided, however,
the person performing the functions of town justice in  any  other  town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sub 46's
* 46.  In  the  town  of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
chosen or within his official functions are required  to  be  exercised,
shall  not  prevent  a  person  from holding the office of town building
inspector provided that such person resides in the county in which  such
town  is located, Dutchess county, or an adjoining county to Westchester
county, within the state of New York.
* NB There are 3 sub 46's
* 46. In the city of Mechanicville  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  acting
judge  of  the  city  court  of Mechanicville, provided that such person
resides in the county of Saratoga.
* NB There are 3 sub 46's
47. In the town of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
within his official functions are required to be  exercised,  shall  not
prevent  a  person from holding the office of court clerk of the town of
Somers provided that such person resides in the  county  in  which  such
town  is located, Dutchess county, or an adjoining county to Westchester
county, within the state of New York.
* 48. In the  town  of  Colesville,  in  the  county  of  Broome,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the

office  of  court  clerk  of  the town of Colesville, provided that such
person resides in the county  in  which  such  town  is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person  performing  the functions of court clerk in any other town shall
be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sub 48's
* 48. In  the  county  of  Fulton,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
sheriff in Fulton county, provided, however, that such person performing
the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Fulton  county  or
any  adjoining county within New York state unless otherwise provided by
an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 48's
* 48. In the county of Montgomery,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
sheriff in  Montgomery  county,  provided,  however,  that  such  person
performing  the  duties  and  functions  of  deputy  sheriff  resides in
Montgomery county or any adjoining county within New York  state  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 48's
* 49.  In  the  county  of  Madison,  the  provisions  of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
sheriff of the county of Madison, provided that such person  resides  in
Madison  county  or  an  adjoining  county within New York state, unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 49. In the county  of  Tompkins,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
sheriff  in  Tompkins  county,  provided,  however,  that  such   person
performing  the  duties  and  functions  of  deputy  sheriff  resides in
Tompkins county or any adjoining county within  New  York  state  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
*NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 49.  In  the  village of Trumansburg, in the county of Tompkins, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village clerk-treasurer and deputy clerk  of  the  village  of
Trumansburg,  provided  that  such person resides in the county in which
such village is located or an adjoining county within the state  of  New
York.  Provided, however, the person performing the functions of village
clerk-treasurer and deputy  clerk  in  any  other  village  shall  be  a
resident  of  such  village,  unless otherwise provided by an act of the
state legislature.
* NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 49. In the town of Copake, in the county of Columbia, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of court clerk or deputy court  clerk  of  the  town  of  Copake,
provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New  York.  Provided,
however,  the persons performing the functions of court clerk and deputy
court clerk in any other town shall be a resident of such  town,  unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 49.  In  the town of Barker, in the county of Broome, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of court clerk of the town of Barker, provided that  such  person
resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
county within the state of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of  court clerk in any other town shall be a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 49. In the town of Maine, in the county of Broome, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of building inspector/code enforcement  of  the  town  of  Maine,
provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 49. In  the  town  of  Nanticoke,  in  the  county  of  Broome,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  court  clerk  of  the  town of Nanticoke, provided that such
person resides in the county  in  which  such  town  is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of court clerk in any other  town  shall
be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sub 49's
* 50.  In  the  city  of  Peekskill,  the  provisions  of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person regularly admitted to practice as
an attorney or counselor in the courts of  record  of  this  state  from
holding  the  office  of  city court judge for the city of Peekskill, if
such person resides in Westchester county unless otherwise  provided  by
an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 5 sub 50's
* 50. In the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the

office of court clerk of the town of Kirkwood, provided that such person
resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
county within the state of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of  court clerk in any other town shall be a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sub 50's
* 50. In the town  of  Big  Flats,  in  the  county  of  Chemung,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office   of   assessor,   town   attorney   or   director   of  building
inspection/code enforcement office in the town of  Big  Flats,  provided
that  such person resides in the county in which such town is located or
an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided, however, any
person performing such functions or holding such offices  in  any  other
town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sub 50's
* 50.  In  the  county  of  Nassau,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or  within  which  such  person's  official functions are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  deputy
sheriff  in  the  county of Nassau, provided that such person performing
the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Nassau  county  or
any adjoining county within New York state, unless otherwise provided by
an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 5 sub 50's
* 50.  In  the  county  of  Schuyler,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of assistant district
attorney of the county of  Schuyler,  other  than  the  chief  assistant
district  attorney, provided that such person resides in Schuyler county
or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 5 sub 50's
* 51. In the village of Honeoye Falls, in the county  of  Monroe,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of code enforcement officer and building inspector of the village
of  Honeoye  Falls,  provided  that such person resides in the county in
which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of
New York. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of code
enforcement officer and building inspector in any other village shall be
a resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by an act  of  the
state legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 51's
* 51. In the town of Maine, in the county of Broome, the provisions of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  court  clerk of the town of Maine, provided that such person
resides in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining
county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person

performing the functions of court clerk in any other  town  shall  be  a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sub 51's
* 51.  In  the  village  of  Deposit,  in  the  counties of Broome and
Delaware, the provisions of this section requiring  a  person  to  be  a
resident  of  the  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the
state for which he or she shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her
official  functions  are  required  to be exercised, shall not prevent a
person from  holding  the  office  of  village  clerk-treasurer,  deputy
clerk-treasurer  or court clerk of the village of Deposit, provided that
such person resides in the county in which such village is located or an
adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
person  performing  the  functions  of  village  clerk-treasurer, deputy
clerk-treasurer or court clerk in any other village shall be a  resident
of  such  village,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  an act of the state
legislature.
* NB There are 3 sub 51's
52. In  the  county  of  Schuyler,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  shall  be  chosen  or
within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy  sheriff  of  the
county of Schuyler, provided that such person resides in Schuyler county
or  an  adjoining  county within the state of New York, unless otherwise
provided by law.
* 53. In the town of  Wellsville,  in  the  county  of  Allegany,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  town  justice  of the town of Wellsville, provided that such
person resides in a town which adjoins such town and  which  is  in  the
county  of  Allegany.  Provided,  however,  the  person  performing  the
functions of town justice in any other town shall be a resident of  such
town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sb 53's
* 53.  In  the  county  of  Montgomery, the provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county of Montgomery,  provided  that
such  person  resides in Montgomery county or an adjoining county within
the state of New York; provided, however that any person performing such
functions or holding the office of assistant district  attorney  in  any
other  county  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county unless otherwise
provided by law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not  apply  to
any  person  holding  the office of first assistant district attorney or
chief assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume  the
duties  of  the  district  attorney upon the district attorney's absence
from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his
or her duties.
* NB There are 2 sb 53's
* 54. In the village of Wellsville, in the  county  of  Allegany,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the

office  of  village  justice of the village of Wellsville, provided that
such person resides in the town of Wellsville.  Provided,  however,  the
person  performing the functions of village justice in any other village
shall be a resident of such village unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sb 54's
* 54.  In  the  town  of  Lewisboro, in the county of Westchester, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office  of  town  wetlands  inspector.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of town wetlands inspector in any other town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sb 54's
* 55. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant  district attorney of the county of Putnam, provided that such
person resides in Putnam county or an adjoining county within the  state
of New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions
or holding the office of assistant district attorney in any other county
shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the
office  of first assistant district attorney or chief assistant district
attorney, the holder of which would assume the duties  of  the  district
attorney  upon  the  district attorney's absence from the county or upon
the district attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 5 sb 55's
* 55. In  the  county  of  Fulton,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant  district attorney of the county of Fulton, provided that such
person resides in Fulton county or an adjoining county within the  state
of  New  York;  provided,  however,  that  any  person  performing  such
functions or holding the office of assistant district  attorney  in  any
other  county  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county unless otherwise
provided by law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not  apply  to
any  person  holding  the office of first assistant district attorney or
chief assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume  the
duties  of  the  district  attorney upon the district attorney's absence
from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his
or her duties.
* NB There are 5 sb 55's
* 55. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding  the  office  of  the
deputy  county  attorney  of  the  county  of Putnam, provided that such
person resides in Putnam county or an adjoining county within the  state
of New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions
or  holding the office of the deputy county attorney in any other county
shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sb 55's
* 55. In  the  town  of  Gerry,  in  the  county  of  Chautauqua,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of court clerk of  the  justice  court  of  the  town  of  Gerry,
provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
located or an adjoining county, within the state of New York.  Provided,
however,  the  person  performing  the  functions  of court clerk in the
justice court in any other town shall be a resident of such town, unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sb 55's
* 55. In the town of Poughkeepsie, in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen, or within which his or her official function  is
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town comptroller of the town of  Poughkeepsie;  provided  that
said  person  resides  in the county in which such town is located or an
adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided,  however,  that
the  persons  performing  such  functions  in  any  other  town shall be
electors of such town unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sb 55's
* 56. In  the  town  of  Willing,  in  the  county  of  Allegany,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of town justice of the town of Willing, provided that such person
resides  in a town which adjoins such town and which is in the county of
Allegany. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town
justice in any other town shall be  a  resident  of  such  town,  unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sub 56's
* 56.  In the town of Windsor, in the county of Broome, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within his or her official functions are required  to
be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of town
building  inspector  and  code  enforcement  officer  provided that such
person resides in the county  in  which  such  town  is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of town building inspector in any  other
town  shall  be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided by an
act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 2 sub 56's
57. In the village of Sag  Harbor,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  village  justice of the village of Sag Harbor, provided that
such person resides  in  the  town  of  East  Hampton  or  the  town  of
Southampton.  Provided,  however, the person performing the functions of
village justice in any other village shall be a resident of such village
unless otherwise provided by law.
* 58. In the village of Haverstraw, in the  county  of  Rockland,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the

political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  assessor of the village provided that such person resides in
the county in which such village  is  located  or  an  adjoining  county
within  the  state of New York. Provided, however, the person performing
the functions of village assessor in  any  other  village  shall  be  an
elector of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 4 sub 58's
* 58.  In  the  village  of  Aurora,  in  the  county  of  Cayuga, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of clerk of the village provided that such person resides in  the
county  in  which  such village is located or an adjoining county within
the state of New York. Provided,  however,  the  person  performing  the
functions  of  village clerk in any other village shall be an elector of
such  village,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  an  act  of  the  state
legislature.
* NB There are 4 sub 58's
* 58. In the town of Benson, in the county of Hamilton, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of town justice of the town of Benson, provided that such person
resides in a town which adjoins such town. Provided, however, the person
performing the functions of town justice in any other town  shall  be  a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 4 sub 58's
* 58.  In  the  town  of  Genesee,  in  the  county  of  Allegany, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town justice of the town of Genesee, provided that such person
resides in a town which is in the county of Allegany. Provided, however,
the person performing the functions of town justice in  any  other  town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 4 sub 58's
* 59. In the incorporated village of West Hampton Dunes, in the county
of  Suffolk,  the  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a
resident of the political subdivision or municipal  corporation  of  the
state  for  which  he  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her
official functions are required to be exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a
person  from holding the office of constable of the incorporated village
of West Hampton Dunes provided such person  resides  in  the  county  of
Suffolk,  state  of  New  York.  Provided that the person performing the
functions of constable in any other village shall be a resident of  such
village unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sb 59's
* 59.  In  the  town  of  Fishkill,  in  the  county  of Dutchess, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of comptroller of the town of Fishkill, provided that such person

resides in  the  state  of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of  comptroller in any other town shall be a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sb 59's
* 59. In the town of Cambria, in the county of Niagara, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen,  or  within  which  his  or  her official function is
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of building inspector of the town of Cambria; provided that said
person resides in the county  in  which  such  town  is  located  or  an
adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 3 sb 59's
* 60.  In  the  village of Macedon, county of Wayne, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of clerk/treasurer of the village of Macedon, provided that  such
person  resides in the county of Wayne or an adjoining county within the
state of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  persons  performing  the
functions of clerk/treasurer in any other village shall be a resident of
such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 60. In the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  town code enforcement officer/building inspector of the town
of Kirkwood, provided that such person resides in the county  of  Broome
or  an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided, however,
the  persons  performing  the  functions  of   town   code   enforcement
officer/building inspector in any other town shall be a resident of such
town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 60.  In  the village of Penn Yan, county of Yates, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village clerk-treasurer of the village of Penn  Yan,  provided
that  such person resides in the county in which such village is located
or in an adjoining county  within  the  state  of  New  York.  Provided,
however,  the person performing the functions of village clerk-treasurer
in any other village  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  village,  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 60.  In  the town of Piercefield, in the county of St. Lawrence, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town justice of the town of Piercefield,  provided  that  such
person  resides  in St. Lawrence or an adjoining county within the state
of New York. Provided, however, the person performing the  functions  of
town  justice in any other town shall be a resident of such town, unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 60.  In  the  town  of  Lyndon,  in  the  county of Cattaraugus, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town justice of the town of Lyndon, provided that such persons
resides in a town which is  in  the  county  of  Cattaraugus.  Provided,
however,  the  person  performing  the  functions of town justice in any
other town shall be a resident of such town, unless  otherwise  provided
by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 60.  In  the  county  of  Herkimer,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of public
health director of the county of Herkimer,  provided  that  such  person
resides  in  a  county adjoining Herkimer county within the state of New
York.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 60. In the city of Utica  in  the  county  of  Oneida,  neither  the
provisions  of  this  section, nor of any general, special or local law,
charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or  regulation,  requiring  a
person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political subdivision or municipal
corporation of the state for which he shall be chosen  or  within  which
his  official functions are required to be exercised, shall apply to the
appointment of a paid member of the  uniformed  force  of  a  paid  fire
department,  who,  for  purposes  of  this section shall include persons
employed as fire alarm dispatchers,  if  such  person  resides:  (a)  in
Oneida  county; or (b) in a county within the state contiguous to Oneida
county.
* NB There are 7 sb 60's
* 61. In the village of Macedon, county of Wayne,  the  provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  deputy  clerk/treasurer  of the village of Macedon, provided
that such person resides in the county of Wayne or an  adjoining  county
within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the persons performing
the functions of deputy clerk/treasurer in any other village shall be  a
resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sb 61's
* 61. In the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  code  officer  of  the  town of Kirkwood, provided that such
person resides in the county of Broome or an adjoining county within the
state of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  persons  preforming  the
functions  of code officer in any other town shall be a resident of such
town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sb 61's
* 62. In the town  of  Wheatfield,  in  the  county  of  Niagara,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he

or she shall be chosen, or within which his or her official function  is
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of building inspector of the town of  Wheatfield;  provided  that
said  person  resides  in the county in which such town is located or an
adjoining county within the state of New York.
* NB There are 5 sb 62's
* 62. In the village of Victory, county of Saratoga, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village clerk-treasurer of the village  of  Victory,  provided
that  such  person  resides  in  the  county of Saratoga or an adjoining
county within the state of New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  persons
performing the functions of village clerk-treasurer in any other village
shall be a resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sb 62's
* 62.  In the town of Conklin, in the county of Broome, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to  be  a  resident  of  a  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of building inspector and code enforcement officer of the town of
Conklin, provided that such person resides in the county in  which  such
town  is located. Provided, however, the person performing the functions
of building inspector and code enforcement officer  in  any  other  town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sb 62's
* 62. In the town of Wallkill, in the county of Orange, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of comptroller of the town of Wallkill, provided that such person
resides  in the county of Orange or an adjoining county within the state
of New York. Provided, however, the persons performing the functions  of
comptroller  in  any other town shall be a resident of such town, unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 5 sb 62's
* 62. In the county of Essex, the provisions of this section requiring
a person to be a resident of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
corporation  of  the state for which he or she shall be chosen or within
which his or her official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of assistant district
attorney of the county of Essex, provided that such  person  resides  in
Essex  county  or  an  adjoining  county  within  the state of New York;
provided, however, that any person performing such functions or  holding
the office of assistant district attorney in any other county shall be a
resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions
of  this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the office of
first assistant district attorney or chief assistant district  attorney,
the  holder  of  which  would assume the duties of the district attorney
upon the district  attorney's  absence  from  the  county  or  upon  the
district attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 5 sb 62's
63.  In  the village of Victory, county of Saratoga, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she

shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of deputy clerk-treasurer of the  village  of  Victory,  provided
that  such  person  resides  in  the  county of Saratoga or an adjoining
county within the state of New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  persons
performing  the functions of deputy clerk-treasurer in any other village
shall be a resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* 64. In the  county  of  Wyoming,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant district attorney of the county of Wyoming, provided that such
person resides in Wyoming county or an adjoining county within the state
of New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions
or holding the office of assistant district attorney in any other county
shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the
office  of first assistant district attorney or chief assistant district
attorney, the holder of which would assume the duties  of  the  district
attorney  upon  the  district attorney's absence from the county or upon
the district attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 2 sb 64's
* 64. In the town of Lewis,  Lewis  county,  the  provisions  of  this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
justice of the town of Lewis; provided that such  person  resides  in  a
town  which  adjoins  such  town  and  which  is in the county of Lewis.
Provided, however, the person performing the function of town justice in
any other town shall be  a  resident  of  such  town,  unless  otherwise
provided by law.
* NB There are 2 sb 64's
* 65.  In  the  village  of  Aurora,  in  the  county  of  Cayuga, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised  shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of code enforcement officer, provided that such person resides in
the county of Cayuga or an adjoining county  within  the  state  of  New
York.  Provided,  however,  the  person performing the functions of code
enforcement officer in any other village shall be  a  resident  of  such
village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sb 65's
* 65.  In the town of Allen, in the county of Allegany, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town justice of the town of Allen; provided that  such  person
resides  in a town which adjoins such town and which is in the county of
Allegany. Provided, however, the person performing the function of  town
justice  in  any  other  town  shall  be a resident of such town, unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sb 65's
* 65. In the  town  of  LaGrange,  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the

political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised shall not prevent a  person  from  holding  the
office  of  building  inspector, comptroller and administrator of public
works provided that such persons  reside  in  the  county  of  Dutchess.
Provided,  however, the persons performing the functions of the building
inspector, comptroller and administrator of public works  in  any  other
town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 3 sb 65's
* 66. In the town of Wallkill, in the county of Orange, the provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a  person  to be a resident of a political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of building inspector and code enforcement officer of the town of
Wallkill,  provided that such person resides in the county in which such
town is located. Provided, however, the persons performing the functions
of building inspector and code enforcement officer  in  any  other  town
shall be residents of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 66.  In  the town of Boylston, Oswego county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen,  or  within which his or her official function is required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
justice  of the town of Boylston; provided that said person resides in a
town which adjoins such town and which  is  in  the  county  of  Oswego.
Provided,  however,  the person performing the functions of town justice
in any other town shall be a resident of  such  town,  unless  otherwise
provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 66.  In  the  county  of  Sullivan,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county  of  Sullivan,  provided  that
such person resides in Sullivan county or an adjoining county within the
state  of  New  York;  provided, however that any person performing such
functions or holding the office of assistant district  attorney  in  any
other  county  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county unless otherwise
provided by law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not  apply  to
any  person  holding  the office of first assistant district attorney or
chief assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume  the
duties  of  the  district  attorney upon the district attorney's absence
from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his
or her duties.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 66. In the town  of  Somers,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  assistant  court  clerk of the town of Somers, provided that
such person resides in the county in  which  such  town  is  located  or
Putnam county. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of
assistant  court  clerk  in  any  other town shall be a resident of such
town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 66.  In  the  county  of  Chenango,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
or  within  which  such  person's  official functions are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
correction  officer  in  Chenango  county,  provided, however, that such
person performing the duties and functions of correction officer resides
in Chenango county or any adjoining county within New York state  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 66.  In  the village of Fair Haven, Cayuga county, the provisions of
this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk of the village of Fair
Haven, provided that such person resides in the  county  in  which  such
village  is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
Provided, however,  the  person  performing  the  functions  of  village
clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk in any other village shall be a resident
of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 66.  In  the  village of Mannsville, in the county of Jefferson, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village clerk of the village of Mannsville, provided that such
person resides in the county in which such  village  is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of village clerk in  any  other  village
shall be a resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by an act
of the state legislature.
* NB There are 7 sb 66's
* 67.  In  the  town of Wilson, Niagara county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen,  or  within which his or her official function is required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
building  inspector of the town of Wilson, Niagara county; provided that
said person resides in the county in which such town is  located  or  an
adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of building inspector in any other  town
shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67.  In  the  town  of  Sodus,  Wayne County, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen,  or  within which his or her official function is required to be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office  of  court
clerk  of  the  town  of Sodus; provided that said person resides in the
county in which such town is  located.  Provided,  however,  the  person
performing  the  functions  of  court clerk in any other town shall be a
resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67. In the town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, the  provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a  resident  of a political

subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office    of    building    inspector/code   enforcement   officer   and
assistant/deputy building inspector/code enforcement officer of the town
of Putnam Valley, provided that such person resides in Putnam County  or
any  adjoining  county  within the state of New York. Provided, however,
the  persons  performing  the  functions  of   building   inspector/code
enforcement   officer   and   assistant/deputy  building  inspector/code
enforcement officer in any other town shall be a resident of such  town,
unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67.  In  the  county  of  Oswego,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county  of  Oswego,  other  than  the
first  assistant district attorney, provided that such person resides in
Oswego county or in an adjoining county within the state  of  New  York;
provided,  however, that any person performing such functions or holding
the office of assistant district attorney in any other county shall be a
resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions
of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the office  of
first  assistant district attorney or chief assistant district attorney,
the holder of which would assume the duties  of  the  district  attorney
upon  the  district  attorney's  absence  from  the  county  or upon the
district attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67. In the village of Spring Valley, in the county of Rockland,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of village justice of the village of Spring Valley, provided that
such  person  resides  in  the town of Ramapo or the town of Clarkstown.
Provided, however,  the  person  performing  the  functions  of  village
justice  in any other village shall be a resident of such village unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67.  In  the  village  of  Mount  Morris,  Livingston  county,   the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  village court clerk or deputy clerk/treasurer of the village
of Mount Morris, provided that such person  resides  in  the  county  in
which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of
New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person performing the functions of
village court clerk or deputy clerk/treasurer in any other village shall
be a resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by  an  act  of
the state legislature.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67.  In  the  county  of  Chenango,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy

sheriff of the county of Chenango, provided that such person resides  in
Chenango  county  or  an  adjoining county within the state of New York;
unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 67.  In  the village of St. Johnsville, in the county of Montgomery,
the provisions of this section requiring a person to be  a  resident  of
the  political  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for
which he or she shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official
functions  are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from
holding the office  of  village  clerk/treasurer  and  code  enforcement
officer  of  the  village  of  St. Johnsville, provided that such person
resides in the county in which such village is located or  an  adjoining
county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person
performing the functions of village clerk/treasurer and code enforcement
officer in any other village shall be a resident of such village, unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 8 sb 67's
* 68. In the county  of  Chenango,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant  district  attorney  of  the county of Chenango, provided that
such person resides in Chenango county or an adjoining county within the
state of New York; provided, however that  any  person  performing  such
functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any
other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
any person holding the office of first assistant district attorney,  the
holder  of  which  would assume the duties of the district attorney upon
the district attorney's absence from the county  or  upon  the  district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68.  In  the county of Nassau, the provisions of this section, or of
any general, special or local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution,
rule or regulation, requiring a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such  person
shall  be  chosen  or  within which such person's official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  correction officer in Nassau county, provided, however, that
such person performing the duties and functions  of  correction  officer
resides  in  Nassau county or any adjoining county within New York state
unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68. In the county of Washington,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant  district  attorney of the county of Washington, provided that
such person resides in Washington county or an adjoining  county  within
the state of New York; provided, however that any person performing such
functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any
other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
any person holding the office of first assistant  district  attorney  or
chief  assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume the
duties of the district attorney upon  the  district  attorney's  absence

from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his
or her duties.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68. In the county of Lewis, the provisions of this section requiring
a  person  to  be  a  resident of the political subdivision or municipal
corporation of the state for which he or she shall be chosen  or  within
which  his or her official functions are required to be exercised, shall
not prevent a person from  holding  the  office  of  assistant  district
attorney of the county of Lewis, other than the first assistant district
attorney,  provided  that  such  person resides in Lewis county or in an
adjoining county within the state of New York; provided,  however,  that
any  person performing such functions or holding the office of assistant
district attorney in any other county shall be a resident of such county
unless otherwise provided by law. The  provisions  of  this  subdivision
shall  not  apply  to  any  person holding the office of first assistant
district attorney or chief assistant district attorney,  the  holder  of
which would assume the duties of the district attorney upon the district
attorney's  absence  from  the  county  or  upon the district attorney's
inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68. In  the  county  of  Cayuga,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant district attorney or senior assistant district attorney of the
county  of Cayuga, provided that such person resides in Cayuga county or
an adjoining county within the state of  New  York;  provided,  however,
that  any  person  performing  such  functions  or holding the office of
assistant district attorney in any other county shall be a  resident  of
such  county  unless  otherwise  provided by law. The provisions of this
subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the  office  of  chief
assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume the duties
of  the  district attorney upon the district attorney's absence from the
county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his  or  her
duties.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68.  In  the  town  of  Somers,  in  the  county of Westchester, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised  shall not prevent a person from holding the
position of court attendant for the town of Somers, provided  that  such
person  resides  in  the county in which such town is located. Provided,
however, the person performing the functions of court attendant  in  any
other  town  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided
by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68. In the village of  Airmont,  in  the  county  of  Rockland,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  building  inspector,  fire  inspector  and  code enforcement
officers of the village of Airmont, provided that  such  person  resides
within  Rockland  county  or an adjoining county within the state of New
York. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of building
inspector, fire inspector and code enforcement  officers  in  any  other

village shall be a resident of such village unless otherwise provided by
an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68.  In the town of Pavilion, Genesee county, the provisions of this
section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
chosen, or within which his or her official functions are required to be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
superintendent of highways or town engineer of  the  town  of  Pavilion,
provided that such person resides in an adjoining town or village within
an  adjoining  town within the state of New York. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of town superintendent  of  highways  or
town engineer in any other town shall be a resident of such town, unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
* 68.  In  the  county  of  Oswego,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of special
patrol  officer  for  the  county  of  Oswego, provided that such person
resides in Oswego county or an adjoining county within the state of  New
York;  provided,  however,  that any person performing such functions or
holding the office of special patrol officer in any other  county  shall
be  a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by an act of the
state legislature.
* NB There are 9 sb 68's
69. In  the  county  of  Chenango,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant  public defender of the county of Chenango, provided that such
person resides in Chenango county or  an  adjoining  county  within  the
state  of  New  York;  provided, however that any person performing such
functions or holding the office of  assistant  public  defender  in  any
other  county  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county unless otherwise
provided by law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not  apply  to
any  person  holding  the office of first assistant public defender, the
holder of which would assume the duties of the public defender upon  the
public  defender's absence from the county or upon the public defender's
inability to perform his or her duties.
* 70. In the village of Riverside,  in  the  county  of  Steuben,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  village  clerk/treasurer and code enforcement officer of the
village of Riverside, provided that such person resides in the county in
which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of
New York. Provided, however, the  person  performing  the  functions  of
village  clerk/treasurer  and  code  enforcement  officer  in  any other
village shall be a resident of such village, unless  otherwise  provided
by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 6 sb 70's
* 70.  In  the  county  of  Orleans,  the  provisions  of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen

or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county of Orleans, provided that such
person resides in Orleans county or an adjoining county within the state
of  New  York;  provided,  however,  that  any  person  performing  such
functions or holding the office of assistant district  attorney  in  any
other  county  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county unless otherwise
provided by law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not  apply  to
any  person holding the office of first assistant district attorney, the
holder of which would assume the duties of the  district  attorney  upon
the  district  attorney's  absence  from the county or upon the district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 6 sb 70's
* 70. In the city of Amsterdam,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  corporation  counsel in the city of Amsterdam, provided that
such person resides in Montgomery county or an adjoining  county  within
the state of New York; provided, however that any person performing such
functions  or  holding such office in any other city shall be a resident
of such city unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 6 sb 70's
* 70. In the village of South Glens Falls, in the county of  Saratoga,
the  provisions  of  this section requiring a person to be a resident of
the political subdivision or municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for
which  he  or  she  shall  be chosen or within which his or her official
functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from
holding  the  office of clerk-treasurer, deputy clerk, deputy treasurer,
code enforcement officer  or  building  inspector,  provided  that  such
person  resides  in  Saratoga  county  or an adjoining county; provided,
however that any person performing such functions or holding such office
in any other  village  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  village  unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 6 sb 70's
* 70.  In the city of Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office  of  deputy  mayor,  deputy  commissioner  of   finance,   deputy
commissioner  of  public  works, deputy commissioner of public safety or
deputy commissioner of accounts, provided that such  person  resides  in
Saratoga  county;  provided,  however  that  any  person performing such
functions or holding such office in any other city shall be  a  resident
of such city unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 6 sb 70's
* 70.  In  the  town  of  Angelica,  in  the  county  of Allegany, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of town justice of the  town  of  Angelica;  provided  that  such
person  resides  in  a  town which adjoins such town and which is in the
county  of  Allegany.  Provided,  however,  the  person  performing  the
function  of  town justice in any other town shall be a resident of such
town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 6 par 70's
* 71.  In  the  city  of Mechanicville, in the county of Saratoga, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of city attorney of the city of Mechanicville, provided that such
person resides in Saratoga county or  an  adjoining  county  within  the
state  of  New  York;  provided, however that any person performing such
functions or holding the office of the city attorney in any  other  city
shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 4 sb 71's
* 71.  In  the  village of Buchanan, in the county of Westchester, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of  building  inspector,  fire  inspector  and  code  enforcement
officers  of  the village of Buchanan, provided that such person resides
within Westchester county or an adjoining county within the state of New
York. Provided, however that the  person  performing  the  functions  of
building  inspector, fire inspector and code enforcement officers in any
other village shall be a  resident  of  such  village  unless  otherwise
provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 4 sb 71's
* 71.  In  the  village  of  Northville,  in the county of Fulton, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of treasurer, village clerk and code enforcement officer  of  the
village  of  Northville,  provided  that  such  person resides in Fulton
county, or in  an  adjoining  county  within  the  state  of  New  York;
provided,   however   that  any  person  performing  such  functions  of
treasurer, village clerk, and code  enforcement  officer  in  any  other
village shall be a resident of such village unless otherwise provided by
law.
* NB There are 4 sb 71's
* 71.  In  the  village of Upper Nyack, in the county of Rockland, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of assessor of the village provided that such person  resides  in
the  county  in  which  such  village  is located or an adjoining county
within the state of New York. Provided, however, the  person  performing
the  functions  of  village  assessor  in  any other village shall be an
elector of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 4 sb 71's
* 72. In the county  of  Rockland,  the  provisions  of  this  section
requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
assistant  district  attorney  of  the county of Rockland, provided that
such person resides in Rockland county or an adjoining county within the
state of New York; provided, however, that any  person  performing  such
functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any

other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
any person holding the office of chief assistant district attorney,  the
holder  of  which  would assume the duties of the district attorney upon
the district attorney's absence from the county  or  upon  the  district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72.  In  the  county  of  Orange,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county of Orange, provided that  such
person  resides in Orange county or an adjoining county within the state
of  New  York;  provided,  however,  that  any  person  performing  such
functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any
other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
any person holding the office of chief assistant district attorney,  the
holder  of  which  would assume the duties of the district attorney upon
the district attorney's absence from the county  or  upon  the  district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72.  In the city of Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political  subdivision  or  municipal corporation of the state for which
such person shall be  chosen  or  within  which  the  person's  official
functions  are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person from
holding the office of city attorney of the  city  of  Saratoga  Springs,
provided  that  such  person  resides in Saratoga county or an adjoining
county within the state of New York; provided, however that  any  person
performing such functions or holding such office of the city attorney in
any  other  city  shall  be  a  resident  of  such city unless otherwise
provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72. In the village of Scarsdale, Westchester county, the  provisions
of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office of court clerk, building inspector, assistant building inspector,
village  clerk,  assistant  village  clerk, village treasurer, assistant
village treasurer,  assessor,  village  engineer,  or  village  planner,
provided  that  such  person  resides  within  Westchester  county or an
adjoining county within the state of New York, except that  the  village
treasurer may also reside within Dutchess county. Provided, however that
persons  performing  the  functions  of  such appointed positions in any
other municipality shall be  a  resident  of  such  municipality  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72.  In  the  city  of  Johnstown,  in  the  county  of  Fulton, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of city attorney of the city of  Johnstown,  provided  that  such
person  resides in Fulton county or an adjoining county within the state
of New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions

or holding the office of the city attorney in any other city shall be  a
resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72.  In  the  county  of  Oneida,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney, provided that such person resides in Oneida
county or in an adjoining county within the state of New York; provided,
however, that any person performing such functions or holding the office
of assistant district attorney in any other county shall be  a  resident
of  such county unless otherwise provided by law. The provisions of this
subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the  office  of  first
assistant  district  attorney  or chief assistant district attorney, the
holder of which would assume the duties of the  district  attorney  upon
the  district  attorney's  absence  from the county or upon the district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72. In the village of Voorheesville, in the county  of  Albany,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of clerk, treasurer, clerk-treasurer, deputy clerk, deputy clerk
treasurer, and  building  inspector  of  the  village  of  Voorheesville
provided that such person resides in the county in which such village is
located  or  an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided,
however, the person performing the functions  of  an  appointed  village
officer in any other village shall be an elector of such village, unless
otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72. In the village of Chestnut Ridge, in the county of Rockland, the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  village  justice  of the village of Chestnut Ridge, provided
that such person resides in the county of Rockland.  Provided,  however,
the  person  performing  the  functions  of village justice in any other
village shall be a resident of such village unless otherwise provided by
law.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72. In the town  of  Van  Etten,  in  the  county  of  Chemung,  the
provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of  town  justice  of  the town of Van Etten; provided that such
person resides in a town which is in the county  of  Chemung.  Provided,
however, the person performing the function of town justice in any other
town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 72.  In  the  county  of  Herkimer,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of

information services director for the county of Herkimer, provided  that
such  person  resides  in  a county adjoining Herkimer county within the
state of New York; provided, however that  any  person  performing  such
functions  or holding the office of the information services director in
any other county shall be a resident of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 72's
* 73.  In  the  county  of  Seneca,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not prevent a person from holding the office of clerk
to the board of supervisors of Seneca county, provided that such  person
resides  in  a  county  adjoining  Seneca county within the state of New
York; provided, however that any person  performing  such  functions  or
holding  the  office  of  clerk to the board of supervisors in any other
county shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise  provided  by
law.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  village  of  Maybrook,  in  the  county of Orange, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village justice of the village of Maybrook, provided that such
person resides in the town of Montgomery or the  town  of  Hamptonburgh.
Provided,  however,  the  person  performing  the  functions  of village
justice in any other village shall be a resident of such village  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
commissioner of planning, development, and public transportation of  the
county  of Putnam, provided that such person resides in Putnam county or
an adjoining county within the state of New York; provided, however that
any  person  performing  such  functions  or  holding  the   office   of
commissioner  of planning, development, and public transportation in any
other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  county  of  Rensselaer, the provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county of Rensselaer,  provided  that
such  person  resides in Rensselaer county or an adjoining county within
the state of New York; provided, however,  that  any  person  performing
such  functions  or holding the office of assistant district attorney in
any other county shall be a resident of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
any person holding the office of chief assistant district attorney,  the
holder  of  which  would assume the duties of the district attorney upon
the district attorney's absence from the county  or  upon  the  district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  county  of  Greene,  the  provisions  of  this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
assistant district attorney of the county of Greene, provided that  such
person  resides in Greene county or an adjoining county within the state
of  New  York;  provided,  however,  that  any  person  performing  such
functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any
other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
any person holding the office of first assistant district attorney,  the
holder  of  which  would assume the duties of the district attorney upon
the district attorney's absence from the county  or  upon  the  district
attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  county  of  Herkimer,  the  provisions of this section
requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
Herkimer county commissioner of  social  services,  provided  that  such
person resides in a county adjoining Herkimer county within the state of
New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions or
holding  the  office  of  county  commissioner of social services in any
other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  city  of  Amsterdam,  in the county of Montgomery, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of city controller or city engineer in  the  city  of  Amsterdam,
provided  that  such person resides in Montgomery county or an adjoining
county within the state of New York; provided, however that  any  person
performing such functions or holding such office in any other city shall
be a resident of such city unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In  the  village of Laurel Hollow, in the county of Nassau, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village justice and/or associate justice  of  the  village  of
Laurel Hollow, provided that such person resides in the county of Nassau
or  the  town  of  Huntington, county of Suffolk. Provided, however, the
person performing the functions of village justice in any other  village
shall be a resident of such village unless otherwise provided by law.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73.  In the village of Cold Spring, in Putnam county, the provisions
of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village clerk/treasurer and the deputy clerk of the village of
Cold Spring, provided that such person resides in the  county  in  which

such  village  is located or an adjoining county within the state of New
York. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of  village
clerk/treasurer  and  the  deputy  clerk in any other village shall be a
resident  of  such  village,  unless otherwise provided by an act of the
state legislature.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
* 73. In the village of Otisville, Orange county,  the  provisions  of
this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
office  of village clerk/treasurer and deputy village clerk/treasurer of
the village of Otisville, provided  that  such  person  resides  in  the
county  in  which  such village is located or an adjoining county within
the state of New York.   Provided, however, the  person  performing  the
functions  of village clerk/treasurer and deputy village clerk/treasurer
in any other village  shall  be  a  resident  of  such  village,  unless
otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
* NB There are 10 sb 73's
74.  In  the village of Cayuga Heights, in the county of Tompkins, the
provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
office of village justice and/or associate justice  of  the  village  of
Cayuga  Heights,  provided  that  such  person  resides in the county of
Tompkins. Provided, however, the  person  performing  the  functions  of
village justice in any other village shall be a resident of such village
unless otherwise provided by law.