Bill Text: NY A07000 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to the incorporation of the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, in relation to the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-23 - SIGNED CHAP.404 [A07000 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07000-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7000--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 3, 2019 ___________ 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 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fair- view Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, coun- ty of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, in relation to the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorpo- 2 rate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Green- 3 burgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to 4 such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five 5 hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, as 6 amended by chapter 126 of the laws of 1946, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 Section 1. A corporation by the name of "Fairview Firemen's Benevolent 9 Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York" 10 is hereby created. It shall be composed of all the active members of any 11 fire engine, hose, hook and ladder, patrol or rescue company in the 12 Fairview fire district, town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, New York 13 and all exempt volunteer firemen as defined in section two hundred of 14 the general municipal law, formerly members of any such fire engine, 15 hose, hook and ladder, patrol or rescue company in such district, and 16 who acquired such status by virtue of having rendered service in the 17 fire department of such district. The board of trustees may admit to 18 membership (pursuant to the by-laws of association) any exempt or volun- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09480-05-9A. 7000--B 2 1 teer fireman applying therefor who is a resident of the fire district 2 and has rendered fire service in any volunteer fire department of the 3 state. The purposes of such corporation shall be [the maintenance of4suitable headquarters for the members of said corporation, the relief,5aid and assistance of the members thereof and their families, who are6disabled or indigent, and the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer7fire service in said district] to provide relief, aid and assistance to 8 the members of such corporation who are indigent, disabled or injured in 9 the performance of their duties, and their families; to maintain a suit- 10 able headquarters for the members of such corporation; to promote and 11 safeguard the welfare of the members of the corporation, and their fami- 12 lies; to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corpo- 13 ration; and to enhance the morale of the members of the corporation by 14 providing social and recreational activities for the members of the 15 corporation, and the promotion of the fire service within the territory 16 protected by the fire department. Such corporation shall have all of 17 the powers of a membership corporation, and the provisions of law relat- 18 ing to membership corporations shall apply to such corporation, except 19 where they conflict with the provisions of this act. The secretary of 20 said fire district shall call a meeting for the organization of said 21 corporation to be held not later than July first, nineteen hundred 22 forty-six, notice of which shall be given by posting a notice thereof in 23 five conspicuous places within said district and also by publication 24 thereof in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in said 25 district, such posting and publishing to take place at least ten days 26 prior to the date of such meeting. At such meeting, or at an adjournment 27 thereof, the members of such corporation present shall adopt by-laws and 28 elect officers to serve until the first annual meeting, which shall be 29 held on a date to be fixed by the by-laws. The funds of such corpo- 30 ration, by unanimous vote of the trustees, may be used for the relief 31 and care of disabled or indigent active and exempt volunteer firemen of 32 said district, even though they may not be members of such corporation. 33 Any member failing to comply with the by-laws, rules or regulations duly 34 adopted by said corporations shall be subject to expulsion in such 35 manner as may be provided for in such by-laws. Any member who ceases to 36 be such, voluntarily or otherwise, shall forfeit all interest in the 37 property of said corporation. 38 § 2. Section 3 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the 39 Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, 40 county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such 41 corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred 42 fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, is amended 43 to read as follows: 44 § 3. There shall be paid to such corporation [for its corporate45purposes] all tax imposed for the use and benefit of the fire department 46 by sections [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand one hundred four 47 and [five hundred fifty-four] nine thousand one hundred five of the 48 insurance law upon premiums on policies of fire-insurance covering prop- 49 erty situated within the Fairview fire district number one, town of 50 Greenburgh, Westchester county, New York, or within any duly organized 51 territory in which the fire department of said district is obligated to 52 render fire protection to be collected and used by the corporation in 53 the furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section one of this act. 54 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
