ยง 2-204 Notice of hearing. Within twenty days after the filing of such
petition or copies thereof, each supervisor with whom same were filed
shall cause to be posted in five public places in that part of such
territory located in his town and also to be published at least twice in
the newspaper or newspapers designated pursuant to subdivision eleven of
section sixty-four of the town law, a joint notice of all such
supervisors: that a petition for the incorporation of the village of
(naming it) has been received; that at a place in such territory and on
a day, not less than twenty nor more than thirty days after the date of
the posting and first publication of such notice, which date and place
shall be specified therein, a hearing will be had upon such petition;
that such petition will be available for public inspection in the office
of each town clerk until the date of such hearing; that the purpose of
the hearing is to consider the legal sufficiency of the petition; that
objections to the legal sufficiency of the petition must be in writing
and signed by one or more of the residents of such town; and that any
group of persons having one or more objections in common may make
designation in writing and signed by them of at least one but no more
than three persons giving the full names and addresses on whom and at
which addresses all papers required to be served in connection with the
proceeding for incorporation shall be served. A majority of such
designees must reside in such town or towns. In the absence of any other
suitable place, such hearing shall be held in a school building, if any,
located in such territory. If such territory is located in more than one
town the hearing shall be noticed and publicized as a joint hearing of
all such towns. For the purposes of this section, in the event that the
town maintains a website, one of the posting requirements required by
this section may be fulfilled by posting such information on the town's
website.
Structure New York Laws
2-200 - Population and Area Requirements.
2-202 - Petition for Incorporation.
2-206 - Proceeding on Hearing.
2-208 - Decision as to Legal Sufficiency of Petition.
2-216 - Qualification of Voters.
2-218 - Registration List of Voters.
2-226 - Notice of Proceeding for Review of Election.
2-228 - Stay of Further Proceedings.
2-232 - Report of Incorporation.
2-234 - Date and Certificate of Incorporation and Effective Dates.
2-236 - Payment of Expenses Incurred in Proceedings for Incorporation if Village Not Incorporated.
2-240 - Appointment of Village Clerk.
2-242 - First Election of Officers, Terms of Office.
2-244 - Notice of Election, Appointment of Inspectors.
2-246 - Conduct of First Village Election.
2-248 - First Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
2-250 - Town Legislation to Carry Over.
2-252 - Town and District Services Continued.
2-254 - Effect of Incorporation on All Districts Entirely Within Village.
2-256 - Liability to Special Districts and Collection of Funds.