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N.Y. Vill. Law § 2-208

Decision as to legal sufficiency of petition

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§ 2-208 Decision as to legal sufficiency of petition. 1. Within ten\ndays after such hearing is concluded the supervisor or supervisors\njointly shall determine whether the petition complies with the\nrequirements of this article and jointly shall make and sign a decision\naccordingly. If such supervisors cannot agree, the decision shall be\ndeemed to be adverse to the petition. If the decision be adverse to the\npetition, the decision shall contain a brief statement of the reasons on\nwhich the adverse decision is based or the reasons on which the\nsupervisor or supervisors deciding adversely to the petition were unable\nto join in a unanimous decision sustaining the petition.\n 2. The original of the decision, copies of the notice of the hearing\ntogether with affidavits of posting and publishing same, the written\nobjections and the minutes of proceedings taken on the hearing including\nsigned testimony shall be filed by such supervisor or supervisors within\nfifteen days after the hearing is concluded, with the town clerk of the\nsame town in which the original copy of the petition was filed.\nDuplicate copies of the said papers shall be filed with the town clerks\nof all other towns in which any part of such territory is located.\n 3. If no proceeding be instituted to review such decision within\nthirty days after such filing of the original copy thereof, the decision\nshall be final and conclusive. In the event that the decision is adverse\nto the petition, a new proceeding for incorporation may be commenced\nimmediately.\n

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