2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBO - Public Officers
Article 2 - (3 - 19) APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
3 - Qualifications for holding office.


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    § 3. Qualifications  for holding office. 1. No person shall be capable
  of holding a civil office who shall not, at the time he shall be  chosen
  thereto,  have  attained  the  age of eighteen years, except that in the
  case of youth boards, youth commissions or recreation commissions  only,
  members  of  such boards or commissions may be under the age of eighteen
  years, but must have attained the age of  sixteen  years  on  or  before
  appointment   to  such  youth  board,  youth  commission  or  recreation
  commission, be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the  state,
  and  if it be a local office, a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which  he  shall  be  chosen,  or
  within  which  the  electors  electing  him  reside, or within which his
  official functions are required to be exercised, or who shall have  been
  or  shall  be convicted of a violation of the selective draft act of the
  United States, enacted May eighteenth, nineteen  hundred  seventeen,  or
  the acts amendatory or supplemental thereto, or of the federal selective
  training  and  service  act  of  nineteen  hundred  forty  or  the  acts
  amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
    2. Neither the provisions of this section or of any  general,  special
  or  local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  apply  to the appointment of a person as a member of the police force of
  any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state if  such
  person  resides (a) in the county in which such political subdivision or
  municipal corporation is located; or (b) in a county  within  the  state
  contiguous  to  the  county  in  which  such  political  subdivision  or
  municipal corporation is located; or (c) in a county  within  the  state
  contiguous  to  such  political subdivision or municipal corporation; or
  (d) in a county within the state contiguous to  a  county  described  in
  item  (c)  hereof  where the former is less than fifteen miles from such
  political subdivision or  municipal  corporation,  measured  from  their
  respective  nearest  boundary lines; or (e) in a county within the state
  contiguous to a county described in item (d) hereof where the former  is
  less  than  thirty  miles  from  such political subdivision or municipal
  corporation, measured from their respective nearest boundary lines.
    2-a. Neither the provisions of  this  section,  nor  of  any  general,
  special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
  regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
  chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall apply to the appointment of a member of the department
  of sanitation of any municipality of the state who resides in  a  county
  within  the  state  contiguous  to  such  municipality.  A member of the
  department of sanitation  of  any  political  subdivision  or  municipal
  corporation  who  has  five or more years of service may reside (a) in a
  county in which such political subdivision or municipal  corporation  is
  located; or (b) in a county within the state contiguous to the county in
  which such political subdivision or municipal corporation is located; or
  (c)   in  a  county  within  the  state  contiguous  to  such  political
  subdivision or municipal corporation; or (d)  in  a  county  within  the
  state  which  is  not  more  than  fifteen  miles  from  such  political
  subdivision or municipal corporation.
    * 2-b. Neither the provisions of this section,  nor  of  any  general,
  special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
  regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
  chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be

  exercised,  shall  apply to the appointment of an officer or employee of
  the parole commission of an municipality of the  state  if  such  person
  resides (a) in a county in which such political subdivision or municipal
  corporation  is  located; or (b) in a county within the state contiguous
  to  the  county  in  which  such  political  subdivision  or   municipal
  corporation  is  located; or (c) in a county within the state contiguous
  to such political subdivision or municipal  corporation;  or  (d)  in  a
  county  within  the  state  contiguous to a county described in item (c)
  hereof where the former is less than fifteen miles from  such  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation,  measured from their respective
  nearest boundary lines.
    * NB There are 2 sub 2-b's
    * 2-b. Neither the provisions of this section,  nor  of  any  general,
  special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
  regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen, shall apply to
  the appointment of a person, as an emergency special deputy sheriff,  by
  the  sheriff  of  a county who has declared a state of special emergency
  pursuant to section two hundred nine-f of the general municipal law,  if
  such person is at the time either a regular, part time or special deputy
  sheriff of another county.
    * NB There are 2 sub 2-b's
    2-c. Neither the provisions of this section or of any general, special
  or  local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  within which his or her official
  functions are required to be exercised, shall apply to a person who is a
  member of the police department of the city of Yonkers on the  effective
  date  of this subdivision. Every such person may reside any place within
  the counties of Westchester, Dutchess and Orange.
    2-d. Neither the provisions  of  this  section  nor  of  any  general,
  special  or  local  law,  charter,  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or
  regulation, requiring a  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state by which he or she is
  employed, shall apply to a person who is employed as a deputy sheriff by
  the city of New York and who resides (a) in a county  within  the  state
  contiguous  to  such  municipality;  or (b) in a county within the state
  contiguous to a county described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
    3.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  operate  to  prevent  a  person
  regularly  admitted  to  practice  as  an attorney and counsellor in the
  courts of record of this state, whose office for the practice of law  is
  within the state, from accepting or retaining an appointment as a notary
  public,  as provided in section one hundred thirty of the executive law,
  although he resides in  or  removes  to  an  adjoining  state.  For  the
  purposes  of  accepting  and retaining an appointment as a notary public
  such person shall be deemed a resident of the county where he  maintains
  such office for the practice of law.
    3-a.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  operate  to  prevent a person
  regularly admitted to practice as an  attorney  and  counsellor  in  the
  courts  of record of this state, whose office for the practice of law is
  within the city of New York, from accepting or retaining an  appointment
  as  a commissioner of deeds in and for the city of New York, as provided
  in section one hundred forty of the executive law, although  he  resides
  in  or  removes  to another city in this state or to an adjoining state.
  For the  purposes  of  accepting  and  retaining  an  appointment  as  a
  commissioner of deeds in and for the city of New York, such person shall
  be deemed a resident of the county where he maintains such office.

    4.  Except  as otherwise provided in subdivision nine of this section,
  persons heretofore or hereafter employed in the paid fire department  of
  a city, town, village or fire district shall not be deemed to be holding
  a  civil office or a local office within the meaning of this section and
  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall not apply to such persons. The
  provisions of any  general,  special  or  local  law,  city  or  village
  charter, code or ordinance, or any rule or regulation requiring a person
  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation
  of the state for which he shall be chosen or within which  his  official
  functions   are  required  to  be  exercised  shall  not  apply  to  the
  appointment or continuance in office of any such person so employed,  if
  such person resides in the county, or one of the counties, in which such
  political subdivision or municipal corporation is located.
    5.  Volunteer firemen and volunteer fire officers of a fire department
  or any company or unit thereof shall not be deemed to be holding a civil
  office or a local office within the meaning  of  this  section  and  the
  provisions of this section shall not apply to such volunteer firemen and
  volunteer  fire officers. This subdivision shall not be deemed to amend,
  modify or supersede any other general, special or  local  law,  city  or
  village  charter, code or ordinance, or any rule or regulation governing
  any such fire department, which prescribes the  qualifications  which  a
  person  must  have to be a volunteer fireman or a volunteer fire officer
  of a political subdivision or municipal corporation.
    6. The provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident
  of  the  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for
  which he shall be chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are
  required to be exercised, shall not apply to the appointment of trustees
  of  a  public  village  library, who reside outside the village in which
  such library is located.
    7.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  operate  to  prevent  a  person
  regularly  admitted  to  practice  as  an attorney and counsellor in the
  courts of record of this state, whose office for the practice of law  is
  within  the  state,  from  accepting  or  retaining  an appointment as a
  commissioner of deeds in and for the city of New York,  as  provided  in
  section  one  hundred forty of the executive law, although he resides in
  or removes to any other county in the state or an adjoining  state.  For
  the purposes of accepting and retaining an appointment as a commissioner
  of  deeds  such person shall be deemed a resident of the county where he
  maintains such office for the practice of law.
    8. The provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident
  of  the  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for
  which he shall be chosen, or within which  his  official  functions  are
  required  to  be exercised, shall not apply in the case of any probation
  officers heretofore or hereafter appointed; nor shall they be applicable
  in the case of any other persons heretofore or  hereafter  appointed  to
  non-judicial  positions  in  the  courts  in  this  state,  except those
  appointed to positions in courts for towns, villages and cities  outside
  the  city  of  New  York. This subdivision shall not be deemed to amend,
  modify or supersede any other general, special or  local  law,  charter,
  code  or  ordinance,  or  any  rule  or  regulation which prescribes the
  qualifications which a person must have to be appointed  to  a  position
  referred to herein.
    9. Neither the provisions of this section, nor of any general, special
  or  local law, charter, code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation,
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
  or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  apply  to  the  appointment  of  a paid member of the

  uniformed force of a paid fire department, who,  for  purposes  of  this
  section  shall include persons employed as fire alarm dispatchers, or to
  the appointment of any person employed in a department of correction  in
  the  correction  service classification of the classified civil service,
  or to the appointment of officers and inspectors who are employees of  a
  department  of  health  of  any  city of over one million population who
  resides (a) in the county in which such city is located;  or  (b)  in  a
  county  within  the state contiguous to the county in which said city is
  located; or (c) in a county within the state contiguous to such city; or
  (d) in a county within the state which is not more  than  fifteen  miles
  from said city.
    10.  Neither  the  provisions  of  this  section,  nor of any general,
  special or local law, charter, code or ordinance,  resolution,  rule  or
  regulation,  requiring  a  person  to  be  a  resident  of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall apply to the appointment of a member of  a  drug  abuse
  prevention  council  of  any  municipality  of  the state if such person
  resides in a county in which such  political  subdivision  or  municipal
  corporation is located.
    11.  In the city of Salamanca the provisions of this section requiring
  a person to be a resident of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
  corporation  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen or within which
  his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
  person regularly admitted to practice as an attorney  or  counsellor  in
  the  courts  of  record  of  this  state from holding the office of city
  attorney or city justice of  the  city  of  Salamanca,  if  such  person
  resides in the county in which such city is located.
    11-a.  In  the  city  of  Salamanca  the  provisions  of  this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
  or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of city
  comptroller of the city of Salamanca, if  such  person  resides  in  the
  county in which such city is located.
    12.  The  provisions  of this section or of any other provision of law
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  apply  to  the  appointment of public officers in the city of Troy,
  except the city manager of  such  city,  provided  that  such  appointed
  officers are residents of the county of Rensselaer.
    13.  In  the city of Hudson the provisions of this section requiring a
  person to be a  resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
  corporation  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen or within which
  his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
  person from holding the office of  city  court  judge  of  the  city  of
  Hudson,  provided  that  such person resides in the county in which such
  city is located.
    14. In the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, the  provisions
  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  engineer  of  the  town  of  Mount  Pleasant,  provided that such person
  resides in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining
  county within the state of New York.

    15. In the town of North Castle, Westchester county, the provisions of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  engineer or the office of town building inspector of the town  of  North
  Castle,  provided  that  such person resides in the county in which such
  town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    16. In the town of New Castle, Westchester county, the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  superintendent  of  highways or town engineer of the town of New Castle,
  provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New York or such town
  provides  by  resolution that such person need not be a resident of such
  town, but must be a resident of New York state.
    17. In the town of North Salem, Westchester county, the provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  building  inspector  or  deputy  town  building inspector of the town of
  North Salem, provided that such person resides in the  county  in  which
  such  town  is  located  or  an adjoining county within the state of New
  York.
    18. In the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester county, the  provisions
  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
  comptroller  or  building  inspector  of  the  town  of  Mount Pleasant,
  provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    19. Any person who resides in this state and who is currently employed
  as a member of the police force, a paid member of the uniformed force of
  a  paid fire department or department of corrections in the correctional
  service classification of the classified civil service,  of  a  city  of
  over  one  million  population,  shall  be exempt from the provisions of
  subdivisions one, two and nine of this section upon compliance with  the
  procedure  set  forth in this subdivision. Any person seeking to benefit
  from  the  exemption  created  by  this  subdivision  shall  notify  his
  respective employer in writing of said intention within thirty days from
  the  effective  date  of  this  subdivision  and  shall specify his then
  current residence address. The exemption  created  by  this  subdivision
  shall  be applicable only to said actual designated residence and not to
  any residence that any subject currently employed member may  thereafter
  establish;  provided,  however,  that any such currently employed member
  who resides outside this state shall have one year  from  the  effective
  date of this subdivision within which to establish residence as required
  pursuant  to  subdivisions  one, two and nine of this section and comply
  with the notice requirements of this subdivision. Said  residence  shall
  constitute  a  lawful  residence  for  all  purposes notwithstanding any
  provision to the contrary of any general, special or local law, charter,
  code, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation.
    * 20. In the town of Carmel, Putnam county,  the  provisions  of  this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision

  or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a  person  from holding the office of town engineer of the
  town of Carmel or the office of wetlands inspector of the town of Carmel
  provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 4 sub 20's
    * 20. In the town of Bolivar, Allegany county, the provisions of  this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a person from holding the office of town superintendent of
  highways of the town of Bolivar, provided that such  person  resides  in
  the county in which such town is located.
    * NB There are 4 sub 20's
    * 20.  In  the city of Ithaca, Tompkins county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of member of the  board  of
  fire  commissioners  of  the  city  of Ithaca, provided that such person
  resides in the county in which such city is located and within the  town
  of Ithaca.
    * NB There are 4 sub 20's
    * 20. In the town of Mamaroneck, Westchester county, the provisions of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  deputy
  town  clerk of the town of Mamaroneck, provided that such person resides
  in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining  county
  within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 4 sub 20's
    21.  In  the  town of Lewisboro, Westchester county, the provisions of
  this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
  chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  engineer of the town of Lewisboro provided that such person  resides  in
  the  county  in which such town is located or an adjoining county within
  the state of New York.
    22. In the town of Lewisboro, Westchester county,  the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  building  inspector  or  deputy  town  building inspector of the town of
  Lewisboro provided that such person resides  within  the  state  of  New
  York.
    23.  In  the  town  of  Sweden,  Monroe county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the  town
  of Sweden, provided that such person resides in the county in which such
  town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * 24. In the town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, the provisions of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political

  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised shall not prevent a person from holding any  appointed  public
  office, provided that such person resides in the state of New York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 24's
    * 24.  In  the  town  of  Ogden, Monroe county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the  town
  of  Ogden, provided that such person resides in the county in which such
  town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 24's
    * 24. In the towns of Aurora, Holland and Marilla,  Erie  county,  the
  provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  shall be chosen or within which his official functions are  required  to
  be  exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a person from holding the office of
  court clerk to the justices of the towns of Aurora, Holland and  Marilla
  provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 24's
    25. In the town of Patterson, Putnam county, the  provisions  of  this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of wetlands inspector
  provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    26.  In  the  town  of Ithaca, Tompkins county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of  town  engineer  of  the
  town  of Ithaca provided that such person resides in the county in which
  such town is located or an adjoining county  within  the  state  of  New
  York.
    27. In the town of Bedford, Westchester county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding the office of court clerk, deputy
  court clerk or any position within the court clerk's office of the  town
  of Bedford.
    28.  In respect to public officers employed by Westchester county, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised  shall not prevent a person from holding any
  appointed public office, provided that such person resides in the  state
  of New York.
    29.  In the town of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of  town  engineer  of  the
  town of Somers.

    31.  In  the  town  of  Victor, Ontario county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
  chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
  exercised,  shall  not prevent a person from holding the office of court
  clerk of the town of Victor, provided that such  person  resides  in  an
  adjoining town in the county in which such town is located.
    * 32. In the village of Penn Yan, Yates county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a person from holding the office of justice court clerk of
  the village of Penn Yan, provided that such person resides in the county
  in which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state
  of New York.
    * NB There are 2 sub 32's
    * 32. In the town of North East, Dutchess county,  the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  engineer of the town of North East, provided that such person resides in
  the  county  in which such town is located or an adjoining county within
  the state of New York.
    * NB There are 2 sub 32's
    33. In the Flint Creek Small  Watershed  Protection  district  in  the
  counties  of Ontario and Yates, the provisions of this section requiring
  a person to be a resident of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
  corporation  of  the  state for which he shall be chosen or within which
  his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
  person from holding a district office, provided that  such  person  owns
  real property within the district boundaries.
    * 34.  In the town of Hamlin, county of Monroe, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
  chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office  of  court
  clerk  of  the  town of Hamlin, provided that such person resides in the
  county in which such town is located or an adjoining county  within  the
  state of New York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 34's
    * 34.  In the village of Goshen, Orange county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of treasurer of the village
  of Goshen, provided that such person resides within  the  state  of  New
  York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 34's
    * 34.  In  the  town of Grove, Allegany county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
  chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  justice  of  the town of Grove, provided that such person resides in the
  county in which such town is  located.  Provided,  however,  the  person
  performing  the  functions  of town justice in any other town shall be a

  resident of such town unless otherwise provided by an act of  the  state
  legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 34's
    * 35.  Nothing  herein contained shall operate to prevent an otherwise
  qualified officer or agent of any society for the prevention of  cruelty
  to  children  in Rockland county from accepting or retaining appointment
  as a peace  officer  with  such  society  when  such  officer  or  agent
  satisfies the provisions as to residence set forth in subdivision two of
  this section.
    * NB Repealed August 11, 2014
    36.  In the village of Arkport, Steuben county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from holding the office of clerk/treasurer  of  the
  village  of  Arkport, provided that such person resides in the county in
  which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of
  New York.
    37. In the town of Independence, Allegany county,  the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such  person
  shall  be  chosen  or  within which such person's official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
  office  of  town justice of the town of Independence, provided that such
  person resides in the county in which such town  is  located.  Provided,
  however,  the  person  performing  the  functions of town justice in any
  other town shall be a resident of such town, unless  otherwise  provided
  by an act of the state legislature.
    38. In the county of Yates, the provisions of this section requiring a
  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political subdivision or municipal
  corporation of the state for which he shall be chosen  or  within  which
  his official functions are required to be exercised, shall not prevent a
  person  from  holding  the  office of assistant district attorney of the
  county of Yates, other  than  the  first  assistant  district  attorney,
  provided that such person resides in Yates county or an adjoining county
  within the state of New York.
    38-a. In the county of Yates, the provisions of this section requiring
  a  person  to  be  a  resident of the political subdivision or municipal
  corporation of the state for which he or she shall be chosen  or  within
  which  his or her official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person regularly admitted to practice as  an  attorney  or
  counselor  in the courts of record of this state from holding the office
  of assistant public defender of the county of Yates, provided that  such
  person  resides in the county of Yates or an adjoining county within the
  state of New York.
    39. In the town of Birdsall, Allegany county, the provisions  of  this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  of  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
  chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  justice of the town of Birdsall, provided that such  person  resides  in
  the  county in which such town is located. Provided, however, the person
  performing the functions of town justice in any other town  shall  be  a
  resident  of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state
  legislature.
    * 40. In the town of West Union, Steuben  county,  the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such  person

  shall  be  chosen  or  within which such person's official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
  office  of  town  justice  of the town of West Union, provided that such
  person  resides  in  the county in which such town is located. Provided,
  however, the person performing the functions  of  town  justice  in  any
  other  town  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided
  by an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 4 sub 40's
    * 40. In the town of Granger, Allegany county, the provisions of  this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  of  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
  chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  justice of the town of Granger, provided that such person resides in the
  county in which such town is  located.  Provided,  however,  the  person
  performing  the  functions  of town justice in any other town shall be a
  resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the  state
  legislature.
    * NB There are 4 sub 40's
    * 40.  In  the  town  of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of
  this section requiring a person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
  chosen or within his official functions are required  to  be  exercised,
  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from holding the office of town building
  inspector provided that such person resides in the county in which  such
  town is located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 4 sub 40's
    * 40.  In  the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall be
  chosen or within  which  his  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  superintendent of highways of the town of Pound Ridge provided that such
  person resides in the county  in  which  such  town  is  located  or  an
  adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
  person performing the functions of town superintendent  of  highways  in
  any  other  town  shall  be  a  resident  of such town, unless otherwise
  provided by an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 4 sub 40's
    * 41. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
  or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
  sheriff in Putnam county, provided, however, that such person performing
  the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Putnam  county  or
  any  adjoining county within New York state unless otherwise provided by
  an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 41's
    * 41. In the town of Somers, Westchester  county,  the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  his official functions are required to be exercised,
  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the
  town of Somers provided that such person resides in the county in  which
  such  town  is  located  or  an adjoining county within the state of New
  York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 41's

    * 41. In the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county,  the  provisions
  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  building inspector of the town of Pound Ridge provided that such  person
  resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
  county within the state of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person
  performing  the  functions  of town building inspector in any other town
  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of
  the state legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 41's
    * 42. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
  or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
  correction officer in Putnam county, provided, however, that such person
  performing the duties and functions of  correction  officer  resides  in
  Putnam  county  or  any  adjoining  county  within New York state unless
  otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 2 sub 42's
    * 42. In the town of Pound Ridge, Westchester county,  the  provisions
  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  which  his  official  functions  are  required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  deputy
  building  inspector of the town of Pound Ridge provided that such person
  resides in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining
  county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person
  performing the functions of deputy building inspector in any other  town
  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of
  the state legislature.
    * NB There are 2 sub 42's
    * 43.  In  the  city  of  Jamestown,  the  provisions  of this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding such office of director of public
  works in the city of Jamestown, provided that such person resides in the
  county in which such city is located.
    * NB There are 2 sub 43's
    * 43. In the town of Ogden, Monroe  county,  the  provisions  of  this
  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of a political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  or  she  shall  be
  chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
  exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
  building  inspection  and  code enforcement officer of the town of Ogden
  provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
  located.  Provided,  however,  the  person  performing  the functions of
  building inspection and code enforcement officer in any other town shall
  be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 2 sub 43's
    * 44. In the county of Tioga, the provisions of this section requiring
  a person to be a resident of  the  political  subdivision  or  municipal
  corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within
  which  such  person's  official  functions are required to be exercised,
  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of correction officer

  in Tioga county, provided, however,  that  such  person  performing  the
  duties  and  functions  of correction officer resides in Tioga county or
  any adjoining county within New York state, unless otherwise provided by
  an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 4 sub 44's
    * 44.  In  the  town  of Hamlin, Monroe county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporations of the state for which  he  or  she  shall  be
  chosen  or within which his or her official functions are required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the  office  of  town
  building  inspector/code  enforcement  officer  of  the  town  of Hamlin
  provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
  located  or  an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided,
  however,  the  person  performing  the  functions   of   town   building
  inspector/code enforcement officer in any other town shall be a resident
  of  such  town,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  an  act  of  the state
  legislature.
    * NB There are 4 sub 44's
    * 44. In the town of Clarkson, in the county of Monroe, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
  shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of building inspector in the town of Clarkson provided that  such
  person  resides  in  the  county  in  which  such  town is located or an
  adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
  person  performing the functions of building inspector in any other town
  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 4 sub 44's
    * 44. In the  county  of  Madison,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for  which  he  shall  be  chosen  or
  within  which his official functions are required to be exercised, shall
  not prevent a person from  holding  the  office  of  assistant  district
  attorney  of the county of Madison, provided that such person resides in
  Madison county or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 4 sub 44's
    * 45. In the town of Hamlin, Monroe county,  the  provisions  of  this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for which he or she shall be
  chosen or within which his or her official functions are required to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent a person from holding the office of town
  fire marshall of the town of Hamlin provided that such person resides in
  the county in which such town is located or an adjoining  county  within
  the  state  of  New  York.  Provided, however, the person performing the
  functions of town fire marshall in any other town shall be a resident of
  such town, unless otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 2 sub 45's
    * 45. In the town of Clarkson, in the county of Monroe, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
  shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of code enforcement officer in the town of Clarkson provided that
  such person resides in the county in which such town is  located  or  an
  adjoining  county  within  the state of New York. Provided, however, the
  person performing the functions of code enforcement officer in any other
  town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.

    * NB There are 2 sub 45's
    * 46.  In  the  town  of  Andover,  in  the  county  of  Allegany, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of town justice of the town of Andover, provided that such person
  resides in the county in which such town is located. Provided,  however,
  the  person  performing  the functions of town justice in any other town
  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 3 sub 46's
    * 46. In the town of Somers, Westchester  county,  the  provisions  of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be
  chosen  or  within  his official functions are required to be exercised,
  shall not prevent a person from holding  the  office  of  town  building
  inspector  provided that such person resides in the county in which such
  town is located, Dutchess county, or an adjoining county to  Westchester
  county, within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 3 sub 46's
    * 46.  In  the  city  of  Mechanicville the provisions of this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
  or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of acting
  judge of the city court of  Mechanicville,  provided  that  such  person
  resides in the county of Saratoga.
    * NB There are 3 sub 46's
    47.  In the town of Somers, Westchester county, the provisions of this
  section requiring a person to be a resident of the political subdivision
  or municipal corporation of the state for which he shall  be  chosen  or
  within  his  official  functions are required to be exercised, shall not
  prevent a person from holding the office of court clerk of the  town  of
  Somers  provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such
  town is located, Dutchess county, or an adjoining county to  Westchester
  county, within the state of New York.
    * 48.  In  the  town  of  Colesville,  in  the  county  of Broome, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of court clerk of the town  of  Colesville,  provided  that  such
  person  resides  in  the  county  in  which  such  town is located or an
  adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
  person  performing  the functions of court clerk in any other town shall
  be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 3 sub 48's
    * 48. In  the  county  of  Fulton,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
  or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
  sheriff in Fulton county, provided, however, that such person performing
  the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Fulton  county  or
  any  adjoining county within New York state unless otherwise provided by
  an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 48's

    * 48. In the county of Montgomery,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
  or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
  sheriff in  Montgomery  county,  provided,  however,  that  such  person
  performing  the  duties  and  functions  of  deputy  sheriff  resides in
  Montgomery county or any adjoining county within New York  state  unless
  otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 48's
    * 49.  In  the  county  of  Madison,  the  provisions  of this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
  or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
  sheriff of the county of Madison, provided that such person  resides  in
  Madison  county  or  an  adjoining  county within New York state, unless
  otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 49. In the county  of  Tompkins,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
  or within which such person's official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall not prevent a person from holding the office of deputy
  sheriff  in  Tompkins  county,  provided,  however,  that  such   person
  performing  the  duties  and  functions  of  deputy  sheriff  resides in
  Tompkins county or any adjoining county within  New  York  state  unless
  otherwise provided by an act of the state legislature.
    *NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 49.  In  the  village of Trumansburg, in the county of Tompkins, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of village clerk-treasurer and deputy clerk  of  the  village  of
  Trumansburg,  provided  that  such person resides in the county in which
  such village is located or an adjoining county within the state  of  New
  York.  Provided, however, the person performing the functions of village
  clerk-treasurer and deputy  clerk  in  any  other  village  shall  be  a
  resident  of  such  village,  unless otherwise provided by an act of the
  state legislature.
    * NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 49. In the town of Copake, in the county of Columbia, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
  shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of court clerk or deputy court  clerk  of  the  town  of  Copake,
  provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New  York.  Provided,
  however,  the persons performing the functions of court clerk and deputy
  court clerk in any other town shall be a resident of such  town,  unless
  otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 49.  In  the town of Barker, in the county of Broome, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
  shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are

  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of court clerk of the town of Barker, provided that  such  person
  resides  in  the  county  in  which such town is located or an adjoining
  county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person
  performing the functions of court clerk in any other  town  shall  be  a
  resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 49. In the town of Maine, in the county of Broome, the provisions of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
  shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
  office  of  building  inspector/code  enforcement  of the town of Maine,
  provided that such person resides in the county in which  such  town  is
  located or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 49.  In  the  town  of  Nanticoke,  in  the  county  of  Broome, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of court clerk of the  town  of  Nanticoke,  provided  that  such
  person  resides  in  the  county  in  which  such  town is located or an
  adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
  person  performing  the functions of court clerk in any other town shall
  be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 7 sub 49's
    * 50. In the  city  of  Peekskill,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
  or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person regularly admitted to practice  as
  an  attorney  or  counselor  in  the courts of record of this state from
  holding the office of city court judge for the  city  of  Peekskill,  if
  such  person  resides in Westchester county unless otherwise provided by
  an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 5 sub 50's
    * 50. In the town of Kirkwood, in the county of Broome, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
  shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of court clerk of the town of Kirkwood, provided that such person
  resides in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining
  county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person
  performing the functions of court clerk in any other  town  shall  be  a
  resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 5 sub 50's
    * 50.  In  the  town  of  Big  Flats,  in  the  county of Chemung, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office  of   assessor,   town   attorney   or   director   of   building
  inspection/code  enforcement  office  in the town of Big Flats, provided
  that such person resides in the county in which such town is located  or
  an adjoining county within the state of New York. Provided, however, any

  person  performing  such  functions or holding such offices in any other
  town shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 5 sub 50's
    * 50.  In  the  county  of  Nassau,  the  provisions  of  this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen
  or  within  which  such  person's  official functions are required to be
  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of  deputy
  sheriff  in  the  county of Nassau, provided that such person performing
  the duties and functions of deputy sheriff resides in Nassau  county  or
  any adjoining county within New York state, unless otherwise provided by
  an act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 5 sub 50's
    * 50.  In  the  county  of  Schuyler,  the  provisions of this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of assistant district
  attorney of the county of  Schuyler,  other  than  the  chief  assistant
  district  attorney, provided that such person resides in Schuyler county
  or an adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 5 sub 50's
    * 51. In the village of Honeoye Falls, in the county  of  Monroe,  the
  provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
  office of code enforcement officer and building inspector of the village
  of  Honeoye  Falls,  provided  that such person resides in the county in
  which such village is located or an adjoining county within the state of
  New York. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of code
  enforcement officer and building inspector in any other village shall be
  a resident of such village, unless otherwise provided by an act  of  the
  state legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 51's
    * 51. In the town of Maine, in the county of Broome, the provisions of
  this  section  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
  shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
  office  of  court  clerk of the town of Maine, provided that such person
  resides in the county in which such town  is  located  or  an  adjoining
  county  within  the  state  of  New  York. Provided, however, the person
  performing the functions of court clerk in any other  town  shall  be  a
  resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 3 sub 51's
    * 51.  In  the  village  of  Deposit,  in  the  counties of Broome and
  Delaware, the provisions of this section requiring  a  person  to  be  a
  resident  of  the  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the
  state for which he or she shall be chosen or within  which  his  or  her
  official  functions  are  required  to be exercised, shall not prevent a
  person from  holding  the  office  of  village  clerk-treasurer,  deputy
  clerk-treasurer  or court clerk of the village of Deposit, provided that
  such person resides in the county in which such village is located or an
  adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
  person  performing  the  functions  of  village  clerk-treasurer, deputy
  clerk-treasurer or court clerk in any other village shall be a  resident

  of  such  village,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  an act of the state
  legislature.
    * NB There are 3 sub 51's
    52.  In  the  county  of  Schuyler,  the  provisions  of  this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of  the  state  for  which he shall be chosen or
  within which his official functions are required to be exercised,  shall
  not  prevent  a  person from holding the office of deputy sheriff of the
  county of Schuyler, provided that such person resides in Schuyler county
  or an adjoining county within the state of New  York,  unless  otherwise
  provided by law.
    * 53.  In  the  town  of  Wellsville,  in  the county of Allegany, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of town justice of the town of  Wellsville,  provided  that  such
  person  resides  in  a  town which adjoins such town and which is in the
  county  of  Allegany.  Provided,  however,  the  person  performing  the
  functions  of town justice in any other town shall be a resident of such
  town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 2 sb 53's
    * 53. In the county of Montgomery,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
  or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
  exercised, shall not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the  office  of
  assistant  district  attorney of the county of Montgomery, provided that
  such person resides in Montgomery county or an adjoining  county  within
  the state of New York; provided, however that any person performing such
  functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any
  other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
  provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
  any person holding the office of first assistant  district  attorney  or
  chief  assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume the
  duties of the district attorney upon  the  district  attorney's  absence
  from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his
  or her duties.
    * NB There are 2 sb 53's
    * 54.  In  the  village  of Wellsville, in the county of Allegany, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of village justice of the village of  Wellsville,  provided  that
  such  person  resides  in the town of Wellsville. Provided, however, the
  person performing the functions of village justice in any other  village
  shall be a resident of such village unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 2 sb 54's
    * 54.  In  the  town  of  Lewisboro, in the county of Westchester, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office  of  town  wetlands  inspector.  Provided,  however,  the  person
  performing  the  functions  of town wetlands inspector in any other town
  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 2 sb 54's

    * 55. In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this  section
  requiring  a  person  to  be  a resident of the political subdivision or
  municipal corporation of the state for which he or she shall  be  chosen
  or  within  which  his  or  her  official  functions  are required to be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
  assistant district attorney of the county of Putnam, provided that  such
  person  resides in Putnam county or an adjoining county within the state
  of New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions
  or holding the office of assistant district attorney in any other county
  shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law. The
  provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person holding the
  office of first assistant district attorney or chief assistant  district
  attorney,  the  holder  of which would assume the duties of the district
  attorney upon the district attorney's absence from the  county  or  upon
  the district attorney's inability to perform his or her duties.
    * NB There are 5 sb 55's
    * 55.  In  the  county  of  Fulton,  the  provisions  of  this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
  or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a  person  from  holding  the office of
  assistant district attorney of the county of Fulton, provided that  such
  person  resides in Fulton county or an adjoining county within the state
  of  New  York;  provided,  however,  that  any  person  performing  such
  functions  or  holding  the office of assistant district attorney in any
  other county shall  be  a  resident  of  such  county  unless  otherwise
  provided  by  law. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
  any person holding the office of first assistant  district  attorney  or
  chief  assistant district attorney, the holder of which would assume the
  duties of the district attorney upon  the  district  attorney's  absence
  from the county or upon the district attorney's inability to perform his
  or her duties.
    * NB There are 5 sb 55's
    * 55.  In  the  county  of  Putnam,  the  provisions  of  this section
  requiring a person to be a resident  of  the  political  subdivision  or
  municipal  corporation  of the state for which he or she shall be chosen
  or within which his  or  her  official  functions  are  required  to  be
  exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a person from holding the office of the
  deputy county attorney of the  county  of  Putnam,  provided  that  such
  person  resides in Putnam county or an adjoining county within the state
  of New York; provided, however that any person performing such functions
  or holding the office of the deputy county attorney in any other  county
  shall be a resident of such county unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 5 sb 55's
    * 55.  In  the  town  of  Gerry,  in  the  county  of  Chautauqua, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of court clerk of  the  justice  court  of  the  town  of  Gerry,
  provided  that  such  person resides in the county in which such town is
  located or an adjoining county, within the state of New York.  Provided,
  however,  the  person  performing  the  functions  of court clerk in the
  justice court in any other town shall be a resident of such town, unless
  otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 5 sb 55's
    * 55. In the town of Poughkeepsie, in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  the
  provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the

  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen, or within which his or her official function  is
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office  of  town  comptroller of the town of Poughkeepsie; provided that
  said person resides in the county in which such town is  located  or  an
  adjoining  county  within the state of New York. Provided, however, that
  the persons performing  such  functions  in  any  other  town  shall  be
  electors of such town unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 5 sb 55's
    * 56.  In  the  town  of  Willing,  in  the  county  of  Allegany, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of town justice of the town of Willing, provided that such person
  resides in a town which adjoins such town and which is in the county  of
  Allegany. Provided, however, the person performing the functions of town
  justice  in  any  other  town  shall  be a resident of such town, unless
  otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 2 sub 56's
    * 56. In the town of Windsor, in the county of Broome, the  provisions
  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
  shall  be chosen or within his or her official functions are required to
  be exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the office of town
  building inspector and  code  enforcement  officer  provided  that  such
  person  resides  in  the  county  in  which  such  town is located or an
  adjoining county within the state of New York.  Provided,  however,  the
  person  performing the functions of town building inspector in any other
  town shall be an elector of such town, unless otherwise provided  by  an
  act of the state legislature.
    * NB There are 2 sub 56's
    57.  In  the  village  of  Sag  Harbor,  in the county of Suffolk, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of village justice of the village of Sag  Harbor,  provided  that
  such  person  resides  in  the  town  of  East  Hampton  or  the town of
  Southampton. Provided, however, the person performing the  functions  of
  village justice in any other village shall be a resident of such village
  unless otherwise provided by law.
    * 58.  In  the  village  of Haverstraw, in the county of Rockland, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of assessor of the village provided that such person  resides  in
  the  county  in  which  such  village  is located or an adjoining county
  within the state of New York. Provided, however, the  person  performing
  the  functions  of  village  assessor  in  any other village shall be an
  elector of such village, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 4 sub 58's
    * 58. In  the  village  of  Aurora,  in  the  county  of  Cayuga,  the
  provisions  of  this  section requiring a person to be a resident of the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the

  office  of clerk of the village provided that such person resides in the
  county in which such village is located or an  adjoining  county  within
  the  state  of  New  York.  Provided, however, the person performing the
  functions  of  village clerk in any other village shall be an elector of
  such  village,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  an  act  of  the  state
  legislature.
    * NB There are 4 sub 58's
    * 58. In the town of Benson, in the county of Hamilton, the provisions
  of  this  section  requiring  a person to be a resident of the political
  subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which  he  or  she
  shall  be  chosen  or  within  which  his  or her official functions are
  required to be exercised, shall not prevent a person  from  holding  the
  office  of town justice of the town of Benson, provided that such person
  resides in a town which adjoins such town. Provided, however, the person
  performing the functions of town justice in any other town  shall  be  a
  resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 4 sub 58's
    * 58.  In  the  town  of  Genesee,  in  the  county  of  Allegany, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of town justice of the town of Genesee, provided that such person
  resides in a town which is in the county of Allegany. Provided, however,
  the person performing the functions of town justice in  any  other  town
  shall be a resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 4 sub 58's
    * 59. In the incorporated village of West Hampton Dunes, in the county
  of  Suffolk,  the  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a
  resident of the political subdivision or municipal  corporation  of  the
  state  for  which  he  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her
  official functions are required to be exercised,  shall  not  prevent  a
  person  from holding the office of constable of the incorporated village
  of West Hampton Dunes provided such person  resides  in  the  county  of
  Suffolk,  state  of  New  York.  Provided that the person performing the
  functions of constable in any other village shall be a resident of  such
  village unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 4 sb 59's
    * 59.  In  the  town  of  Fishkill,  in  the  county  of Dutchess, the
  provisions of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the
  political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which he
  or she shall be chosen or within which his or her official functions are
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of comptroller of the town of Fishkill, provided that such person
  resides in  the  state  of  New  York.  Provided,  however,  the  person
  performing  the  functions  of  comptroller in any other town shall be a
  resident of such town, unless otherwise provided by law.
    * NB There are 4 sb 59's
    * 59. In the town of Cambria, in the county of Niagara, the provisions
  of this section requiring a person to be a  resident  of  the  political
  subdivision  or  municipal  corporation of the state for which he or she
  shall be chosen, or  within  which  his  or  her  official  function  is
  required  to  be  exercised, shall not prevent a person from holding the
  office of building inspector of the town of Cambria; provided that  said
  person  resides  in  the  county  in  which  such  town is located or an
  adjoining county within the state of New York.
    * NB There are 4 sb 59's

    *59. In respect to peace officers employed by Cornell university,  and
  assigned  to  the Ithaca campus, pursuant to section fifty-seven hundred
  nine of the education law, the provisions of this  section  requiring  a
  person  to  be  a  resident  of  the  political subdivision or municipal
  corporation  of  the state for which he or she shall be chosen or within
  which his or her official functions are required to be  exercised  shall
  not  prevent  a  person  from  serving  as  a  peace officer for Cornell
  university or as a special deputy sheriff, and assigned  to  the  Ithaca
  campus,  as  defined  in  subdivision  forty-two  of section 2.10 of the
  criminal procedure law, provided that such person resides in  the  state
  of New York.
    * NB There are 4 sb 59's

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