New York Laws
Article 4 - Town Boards
66 - Place of Trial of Actions and Proceedings Against Towns; Inhabitants Not Incompetent to Act Thereat.

ยง 66. Place of trial of actions and proceedings against towns;
inhabitants not incompetent to act thereat. 1. The place of trial of all
actions and proceedings against a town or any of its officers or boards
shall be the county in which the town is situated.

2. Upon the trial of any issue or the prosecution of any proceeding,
or upon the taking or making of any inquisition, appraisal or award, or
upon the judicial investigation of any facts whatever, to which issue,
proceedings, inquest, investigation or award a town is a party, or in
which a town may in any way be interested, no person shall be deemed
incompetent as a judge, referee, commissioner, witness or juror by
reason of his being an inhabitant, freeholder or taxpayer of the town.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

TWN - Town

Article 4 - Town Boards

60 - Town Board Constituted.

60-A - Removal of Town Justices From Town Board.

61 - Commissions Abolished.

62 - Meetings of Town Board.

63 - Presiding Officer and Rules of Procedure.

64 - General Powers of Town Boards.

64-A - Payment in Lieu of Taxes for Property Acquired for Park or Recreational Purposes.

64-B - Powers of Town With Respect to Municipal Deposits in National Banks in Liquidation.

64-C - Payment in Lieu of Taxes for Property Acquired for Park and Recreational Purposes.

64-D - Payment in Lieu of Taxes for Property Acquired for Open Space Purposes.

64-E - Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Funds.

64-EE - Peconic Bay Region Septic System Replacement Loan Program.

64-F - Town of Brookhaven Community Preservation Fund.

64-G - Town of Warwick Preservation Funds.

64-H - Town of Red Hook Preservation Funds.

64-I - Town of Chatham Preservation Funds.

64-I*2 - Town of Fishkill Preservation Funds.

64-J - Town of Northeast Preservation Funds.

64-K - Peconic Bay Region Community Housing Fund.

65 - Actions and Proceedings by and Against Towns.

65-A - Liability of Towns and Town Superintendents of Highways in Certain Actions.

66 - Place of Trial of Actions and Proceedings Against Towns; Inhabitants Not Incompetent to Act Thereat.

67 - Presentation of Claims for Torts: Actions Against Towns.

68 - Compromise of Actions, Proceedings or Claims.

69 - Duties of Town Board With Respect to Justice Courts.