STATE OF NEW YORK
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8299--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
October 20, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Governments
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the Nassau County Civil Divisions Act, in relation to
the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Westbury
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Sections 625.1, 625.4 and 625.5 of the Nassau County Civil
2 Divisions Act, as added by chapter 64 of the laws of 1940, are amended
3 to read as follows:
4 § 625.1. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the
5 relief, aid and assistance of the members of such corporation and their
6 immediate families, who are injured, disabled or indigent, to maintain a
7 suitable headquarters for such members of such corporation, to provide
8 for the health and safety of the volunteer members of a corporation, to
9 enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the corporation by
10 providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer members
11 of a corporation, and the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire
12 service in the territory protected by the Westbury fire department.
13 § 625.4. Control and disposal of funds and property. The control and
14 disposal of the funds, property and estate of such corporation, the
15 exercise of its powers and the management of its affairs shall be vested
16 in a board of trustees, which shall consist of [five] eleven members of
17 such corporation, to wit: the president, the first vice president, the
18 second vice president, the secretary, the financial secretary, the trea-
19 surer and five other members having the title of trustee. [The officers
20 of such corporation shall be in such number and designated and shall
21 have and exercise such powers and duties as may be provided by the
22 by-laws.] The trustees and officers shall be elected at the annual meet-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ing of such corporation in the manner prescribed by its by-laws. The
2 funds of such corporation, by unanimous vote of the board of trustees,
3 may be used [for the relief, aid and assistance of disabled or indigent
4 active or exempt volunteer firemen of the Westbury fire department] by
5 the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth pursuant to
6 section 625.1 of this act.
7 § 625.5. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
8 a. Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all tax
9 imposed by section [five hundred and fifty-three] nine thousand one
10 hundred four of the insurance law, for fire department use and benefit,
11 upon premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering
12 property situated within the area protected by the Westbury fire depart-
13 ment, and within any duly organized territory in which the Westbury fire
14 department is, or may hereafter be, obligated to render fire protection.
15 b. The officer of such corporation designated by its by-laws to
16 collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have the same powers as
17 provided by law for the treasurer of a fire department with respect to
18 such collection and receipt.
19 c. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
20 tax imposed by section [five hundred and fifty-four] nine thousand one
21 hundred five of the insurance law, based upon premiums written in the
22 territory with respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive
23 the tax under section [five hundred and fifty-three] nine thousand one
24 hundred four of the insurance law.
25 d. Such taxes shall only be used [for] by the [care and relief of
26 disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt firemen and their families]
27 corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth pursuant to
28 section 625.1 of this act.
29 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
