New York Laws
Title 23 - River Improvement
15-2305 - River Improvement Associations.

There shall be in each river improvement district an association to be
known by the name of the district, as..................River Improvement
Association. It shall be the object of this association to represent the
interests of its members before the department and elsewhere and to
serve as a channel of communication between the members thereof and the
department. Each public corporation and each owner of land within the
district and each lessee of such land shall be a member of and shall
have an equal vote in the association. Such association may be formed
voluntarily as soon as the department has filed its first description of
the boundaries of the district. As soon as practicable after recording
the final order creating the district the association, if already
formed, shall call a meeting of the members of the association and
perfect a permanent organization. If no association has been formed the
department shall call a meeting for the purpose of forming such an
association and a representative of the department shall preside thereat
until a temporary chairman is elected. Such association shall adopt
by-laws for the transaction of its business. The association shall
choose from among its members a president, secretary and executive
committee and such other officers and committees as the by-laws may
provide. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a list of the
members and their addresses and to furnish the department with a list of
such members on request. The association may require the payment of
annual dues or contributions to the association treasury, the amount of
such contribution and the manner of collecting the same to be decided by
the association. The annual meeting of the association shall be held
during the month of February in each year, at which meeting the officers
shall be elected and the association shall determine what further work,
if any, it desires during the ensuing year. Immediately after the close
of the annual meeting the secretary of the association shall submit to
the department a list of names and addresses of the officers for the
year and a petition setting forth the desires of the association.