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A proposition to authorize the levy and collection of an amount greater than that specified in the preceding section for any of the purposes therein mentioned may be submitted upon the written application of twenty-five taxpayers upon the last town assessment-roll or by a majority of the members of the town board, at a biennial town meeting or a special town meeting duly called as provided by law. The provisions of the town law relating to the submission of town propositions at a biennial or special town meeting shall apply to the submission of such propositions. If such proposition be adopted the town board shall include in the estimates contained in the next statement submitted by it to the board of supervisors, as provided in section two hundred and sixty-seven, the amounts authorized to be raised by such proposition for the purposes therein stated, and thereupon such amounts shall be levied and collected, and paid to the supervisor, to be expended by him as directed by such proposition.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Highway Law - HAY § 272. Submission of propositions at town meetings - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/highway-law/hay-sect-272/
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