New York § 17-1716 - 17-1716Lamp or street lighting districts
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 17-1716 — 17-1716Lamp or street lighting districts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-1716. 17-1716Lamp or street lighting districts
§ 17-1716 Lamp or street lighting districts. In every such village any lamp or street lighting districts created or organized under the provisions of the town law, shall continue and the board of trustees shall be and they are hereby vested with the full management and control of such districts, and the lighting system thereof, and the assessment of the cost and expenses of such lighting, which lighting district shall until discontinued in the manner hereinafter provided, be managed, controlled and operated and may be extended or enlarged, by said board of trustees, in the manner provided in the town law; provided, however, that the board of trustees of such village may, in its discretion, by resolution, discontinue any such lighting district, in which case the provisions of the village law in relation to street lighting shall apply to any such village.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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