N.Y. Education Law § 267: Local neglect

§ 267. Local neglect. If the local authorities of any library

supported wholly or in part by state money fail to provide for the

support of such library and the public usefulness of its books, the

regents shall in writing notify the trustees of said library what is

necessary to meet the state's requirements, and on such notice all said

library's rights to further grants of money or books from the state

shall be suspended until the regents certify that the requirements have

been met; and if said trustees shall refuse or neglect to comply with

such requirements within sixty days after service of such notice, the

regents may remove them from office and thereafter all books and other

library property wholly or in part paid for from state moneys shall be

under the full and direct control of the regents who, as shall seem best

for public interests, may appoint new trustees to carry on the library,

or may store it, or distribute its books to other libraries.