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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7412
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the town law and the public officers law, in relation to
authorizing the town justice of the town of Montour, county of Schuyl-
er, to be a nonresident of such town
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 23 of the town law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 37 to read as follows:
37. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE TOWN OF MONTOUR, IN THE COUNTY OF SCHUYLER, THE PERSON PERFORMING
THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE, NEED NOT BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PERSON PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF TOWN JUSTICE IN
ANY OTHER TOWN SHALL BE AN ELECTOR OF SUCH TOWN, UNLESS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
§ 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 76 to read as follows:
76. IN THE TOWN OF MONTOUR, 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 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 MONTOUR; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON
RESIDES IN A TOWN WHICH IS IN THE COUNTY OF SCHUYLER. 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.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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