2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VIL - Village
Article 9 - (9-900 - 9-916) PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM
9-910 - Referendum for adoption of local law at village elections.

 
    §  9-910 Referendum for adoption of local law at village elections. 1.
  Whenever, pursuant  to  law,  public  sports,  exercises  or  shows  are
  permitted  on  the  first  day  of  the week after five minutes past one
  o'clock in the afternoon upon the adoption of a local law by  the  board
  of  trustees  of  a village and the board of trustees of any village has
  neglected, failed or refused  to  adopt  a  local  law  permitting  such
  sports,  exercises  or  shows  on  the  first day of the week after five
  minutes past one o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  a  petition,  signed  and
  acknowledged by electors of the village qualified to vote as provided by
  the  election  law  may  be  filed with the village clerk requesting the
  board of trustees to submit, at a village election, a  proposition  upon
  the  question of permitting such sports, exercises or shows on the first
  day of the week after five minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon.
    2. Upon the presentation of such petition, the board of trustees shall
  cause the proposition to be submitted as hereinafter provided.
    3. The proposition shall embody therein  the  language  of  local  law
  designed  to  permit such sports, exercises or shows on the first day of
  the week after five minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon.
    4. If such local law shall be approved by the affirmative  vote  of  a
  majority  of  the  qualified electors of such village as above described
  voting on such proposition, it shall be and become a local law  of  such
  village without being adopted by the board of trustees thereof.
    5.  A  local law adopted as provided in this section may be amended or
  repealed in the same manner herein provided for its adoption.
    6. If a petition under this section be filed after the  first  day  of
  the month in which the general village election is to be held and before
  the  first day of the month two months prior to the next general village
  election, a special election shall be held not less than  ten  nor  more
  than sixty days after the filing of such petition.
    7.  If  a  petition be so filed on or after the first day of the month
  two months prior to the month in which the general village  election  is
  to  be  held  and  on  or before the first day of the month in which the
  general village election  is  to  be  held,  the  proposition  shall  be
  submitted at the said general village election.
    8. No special election shall be held hereunder in the month of March.
    9. A special election hereunder shall be noticed, conducted, canvassed
  and otherwise held in the same manner as a general village election.