ยง  303.  Copy  and notice to be served. The applicant on receiving the
  copy and notice shall, on the same day,  or  the  next  day  thereafter,
  excluding  Sundays and holidays, cause such copy and notice to be served
  upon the persons to whom it is addressed, by delivering to each of  them
  who  reside  in the same town a copy thereof, or in case of his absence,
  by leaving the same at his residence and upon such as reside  elsewhere,
  by  depositing  in  the  postoffice  a  copy  thereof  to each, properly
  enclosed in  an  envelope,  addressed  to  them  respectively  at  their
  postoffice  address,  and  paying  the  postage  thereon, or, in case of
  infant owners, by like service upon their parent or guardian.
Structure New York Laws
Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
301 - Jury to Determine Necessity and Assess Damages.
302 - Copy Application and Notice Delivered to Applicant.
303 - Copy and Notice to Be Served.
304 - List of Jurors, and Drawing Jurors.
305 - Delivery, Execution and Return of Venire.
306 - Jury to Determine and Assess Damages; Fees of Justice of Peace and Constable.
308 - Value of Highway Discontinued.
309 - Papers to Be Recorded in the Town Clerk's Office.
310 - Damages to Be Paid Before Opening the Road.
312 - Motion to Confirm, Vacate or Modify.
314 - For What Purpose Private Road May Be Used.
315-A - Improvement Corporations; Right of Acquisition.
316 - Entitled to Free Use of Highways.
317 - Drug Free School Zone Signs.
319 - Obstructions and Their Removal.
322 - Trees, Removal From Highway Bounds.
323 - Injuring Fruit or Shade Trees.
324 - Penalty for Falling Trees.
325 - Fallen Trees to Be Removed.
326 - Penalties, How Recovered.
327 - Lighting Roads, Highways and Bridges.
328 - Lighting of Public Highways or Bridges.
330 - Ramps in Street Curbing.