N.Y. County Law § 226: Monuments and memorials

§ 226. Monuments and memorials. 1. The board of supervisors of any

county may, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its total

membership erect in the county, monuments and memorials in commemoration

of the members of the armed forces of the United States in any of its

wars or of any person or event. Adequate funds may be appropriated and

expended for the site and structure and thereafter funds may be

appropriated for its maintenance and repair. Trustees may be designated

by the board who shall serve without compensation. If there already

exists within the county a monument or memorial commemorating the same

historical site, person or event which was erected and is maintained by

a city, town or village, no tax shall be levied upon the property within

such city, town or village without the approval of the governing board

of such city, town or village.

2. Any county may, before acting under subdivision one of this

section, by resolution of its board of supervisors, cause to be

submitted to the qualified electors of said county, in the manner

provided for the submission of a question to electors by the election

law and article three of this chapter, a proposition or question as to

whether a monument or memorial as provided for in such subdivision

should be erected.

3. Expenditures for county monuments and memorials erected pursuant to

section seventy-seven-a of the general municipal law shall be levied

upon all taxable real property within the county without approval of

local authorities, even though there exists honor rolls or other

monuments or memorials in commemoration of the members of the armed

forces of the United States from such cities, towns and villages.