§ 17-1700 Application
§ 17-1702 Effect of alteration of town boundaries
§ 17-1703 Filling of village offices, election of officers
§ 17-1703-A Filling of town offices; election of officers
§ 17-1704 Succession of powers and duties
§ 17-1706 Succession of powers and duties relating to public bridges and highways
§ 17-1708 Trustees as town board
§ 17-1710 Bond or undertaking by town and village officer
§ 17-1712 Water districts
§ 17-1714 Establishment and maintenance of hospitals
§ 17-1716 Lamp or street lighting districts
§ 17-1718 Sewer districts
§ 17-1719 Wastewater disposal districts
§ 17-1720 Fire districts; preservation of fire districts, fire protection districts and fire alarm districts
§ 17-1722 Assessment-roll; completion; notice, tax
§ 17-1722-A Single assessment roll for both town and village purposes
§ 17-1724 Taxation and assessment
§ 17-1726 Obligations and property
§ 17-1728 Town budgets
§ 17-1729 Change in fiscal years
§ 17-1730 Officers
§ 17-1732 Trees and shrubs and shade tree commission
§ 17-1734 Town assessment-roll official
§ 17-1735 Town legislation to carry over
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Terms Used In New York Laws > Village > Article 17 - Provisions Applicable to a Village Embracing the Entire Territory of a Town

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.