§ 59. Time of taking effect. This chapter shall take effect January first, nineteen hundred sixty-four, in the event that the amendment of the constitution of the state of New York proposing a new article nine, in relation to a bill of rights and home rule powers for local governments, shall have been approved and ratified by the people at the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred sixty-three.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Municipal Home Rule Law 59

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.