ยง 15-136. Refusal of officer to surrender his office. If a person who
has been an officer of a village refuses or neglects to deliver to his
successor in office, within ten days after written notification and
request sent by order of board of trustees all the moneys, books,
papers, records, property and effects of every description, which have
come into his possession or under his control by virtue of his office
and which belong to the village or pertain to the office, he shall
forfeit and pay to the village the sum of twenty-five dollars for each
and every day he shall so neglect or refuse, and he shall also pay all
damages, costs and expenses caused by such neglect or refusal.
Structure New York Laws
Article 15 - Village Elections
15-100 - Application of Article.
15-104 - General Village Election.
15-106 - Special Village Elections for Officers.
15-108 - Designation and Nomination of Candidates.
15-112 - Registers and Poll-Books; How Used.
15-114 - Number of Voting Machines.
15-116 - Inspectors of Election.
15-118 - Registration of Voters.
15-120 - Absentee Voting at Village Elections.
15-124 - Duties of Village Clerk.
15-128 - Notice to Person Chosen to a Village Office.
15-130 - Election of Trustees by Wards.
15-132 - Votes Upon Propositions to Be by Ballot or Voting Machine.
15-134 - Failure to Designate Terms.
15-136 - Refusal of Officer to Surrender His Office.
15-138 - Judicial Review of Matters Relating to Village Elections.