New York § 4-406 - 4-406Permits; franchises; filing; duty of clerk
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 4-406 — 4-406Permits; franchises; filing; duty of clerk, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-406. 4-406Permits; franchises; filing; duty of clerk
§ 4-406 Permits; franchises; filing; duty of clerk. Duplicate originals of every resolution, certificate or other instrument whereby a village, or any board or officer thereof, grants a franchise, including a privilege or consent of any kind, to a public service corporation shall be executed and deposited with the village clerk; and such franchise shall not be operative for any purposes until so executed and deposited. The village clerk, upon receiving the same, shall file one such duplicate in his office with the records and papers of the village and shall immediately cause the other to be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the village is situated.
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Section 4-406 ("4-406Permits; franchises; filing; duty of clerk") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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