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CHAPTER 58-A OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS STATUTE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Article 1. Short title; legislative intent; definitions. 2. Grants of powers to local governments. 3. Construction; effective date.
ARTICLE 1 SHORT TITLE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT; DEFINITIONS Section 1. Short title. 2. Legislative intent. 3. Definitions.
§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known, cited and referred to as the "statute of local governments."
§ 2. Legislative intent. In providing for effective local self-government and intergovernmental cooperation which the bill of rights for local governments in article nine of the constitution declares to be purposes of the people of the state of New York, it is the intention of the legislature by the enactment of this c…
§ 3. Definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean or include: 1. "Chief executive officer." The elective or appointive chief executive officer, if there be one, or otherwise the chairman of the board of supervisors, in the case of a county, the mayor in the case of a city or village or the superv…
ARTICLE 2 GRANTS OF POWERS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Section 10. Grants of powers to local governments. 11. Reservation of power by legislature. 12. Effective date provisions of bills requiring re-enactment and approval. 13. Publication of statutes requiring re-enactment and approval.
§ 10. Grants of powers to local governments. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each of the following powers, which shall include but not be limited to those of local legislation and administration, is hereby granted to each local government which shall at all times be subject to such purposes,…
§ 11. Reservation of power by legislature. The legislature hereby excludes from the scope of the grants of powers to local governments in this statute and reserves to itself the right and power to enact any law described in this section notwithstanding the fact that it repeals, diminishes, impairs or suspends a power g…
§ 12. Effective date provisions of bills requiring re-enactment and approval. 1. Where a bill introduced in the legislature would have the effect of repealing, diminishing, impairing or suspending a power granted by this statute of local governments and thus would be ineffective unless re-enacted and approved in the fo…
§ 13. Publication of statutes requiring re-enactment and approval. Whenever the governor shall approve a statute enacted in accordance with subdivision one of section twelve of this chapter it shall be deposited with the secretary of state in accordance with section forty-two of the legislative law and shall be publish…
ARTICLE 3 CONSTRUCTION; EFFECTIVE DATE Section 20. Construction. 21. Time of taking effect; reservation of power to amend.
§ 20. Construction. 1. Where a power granted by this statute relates to the property, affairs or government of a local government, its inclusion herein shall not be deemed to imply that the legislature has construed such power as not relating to the property, affairs or government of such local government or as restric…
§ 21. Time of taking effect; reservation of power to amend. 1. This statute shall take effect July first, nineteen hundred sixty-five. 2. This statute is hereby enacted subject to the reservation that it or any part thereof shall be subject to amendment or revision prior to its effective date notwithstanding the fact t…