2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VIL - Village
Article 10 - (10-1000 - 10-1022) FIRE DEPARTMENT
10-1010 - Election of company officers and delegates.

 
    §  10-1010  Election  of  company officers and delegates.  Each of the
  several companies whose members constitute the fire  department  of  the
  village  shall  hold  an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in April in
  each year. At such meeting the members of each company  shall  elect  by
  ballot  from  their  own  number  a  captain  and a lieutenant, and such
  further officers if any as may be provided for in  the  by-laws  of  the
  company,  who  must  be approved by the board of fire commissioners, one
  warden  and  one  delegate  to  the  general  convention  of  the   fire
  department.  The  terms of office of the captain and lieutenant and such
  further officers if any, as are elected as herein provided, shall be one
  year,  the  wardens  two  years,  and   the   delegates   three   years,
  respectively,  and  any vacancies occurring in any such offices shall be
  filled by election in like manner. At the  first  annual  meeting  after
  this  act takes effect two wardens and three delegates shall be elected,
  the wardens to serve for  one  and  two  years,  respectively,  and  the
  delegates for one, two and three years, respectively. Any person who has
  been convicted of arson in any degree shall not be eligible for election
  to  the  office  of  captain, lieutenant, warden, delegate and any other
  offices provided for  in  the  by-laws  of  the  company.  Any  captain,
  lieutenant,  warden,  delegate  or  other  officer of the company who is
  convicted of arson in any degree during his  term  of  office  shall  be
  disqualified from completing such term of office.