Relates to the purpose and duties of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York and the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies by the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7069--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 4, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 relating to incorporat-
ing the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North
Tarrytown, New York, in relation to the purpose and duties of the
association and the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insur-
ance companies by the association
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Sections 2 and 8 of chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 relat-
2 ing to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Asso-
3 ciation of North Tarrytown, New York, are amended to read as follows:
4 § 2. Purposes and duty of the association. The purposes and duty of
5 the association is to provide relief [to indigent and disabled firemen
6 and their families], aid and assistance to the volunteer members of such
7 corporation who are indigent, disabled or injured in the performance of
8 their duties, and their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters
9 for the members of such corporation; to promote and safeguard the
10 welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their families;
11 to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of the
12 corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the
13 corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the
14 volunteer members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer
15 fire service within the territory protected by the fire department.
16 § 8. Precept of payment of foreign fire insurance companies. Such
17 [corporation] association shall collect and there shall be paid to it
18 all tax imposed by section [one hundred thirty-three] nine thousand one
19 hundred four of the insurance law for fire department use and benefit
20 upon premiums on polices of insurance covering property situated within
21 the North Tarrytown (now known as Sleepy Hollow) fire district of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, or within any duly
2 organized territory in which the fire department of said fire district
3 is obligated to render fire protection[, except that said corporation
4 shall remit such percentage of all taxes so collected or paid to it, to
5 the treasurer of the firemen's association of the state of New York, as
6 may be required by the insurance law]. The officer of said corporation
7 designated by its by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall
8 have all the powers and be subject to all the provisions of section [one
9 hundred thirty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance
10 law, relating to treasurers of fire departments. Such corporation shall
11 also be entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by section [one
12 hundred forty-nine-a] nine thousand one hundred five of the insurance
13 law, based upon the business written in the territory with respect to
14 which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax under section [one
15 hundred thirty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance
16 law to be collected and used by the corporation in the furtherance of
17 its purposes as set forth in section two of this act.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
