N.Y. General City Law § 13: Moneys for Memorial and Veterans days; how expended

§ 13. Moneys for Memorial and Veterans days; how expended. The moneys

appropriated by a city for observance of Memorial and Veterans days

therein pursuant to section twelve of this chapter shall be expended

under the direction of a board composed of the mayor and the commanders

and quartermasters of the Grand Army posts, the American Legion, the

United Spanish War Veterans camps, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the

United States, the Army and Navy Union of the United States, the Marine

Corps League, Inc., the Catholic War Veterans, Inc., the Italian

American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, the Jewish War

Veterans of the United States and commanders and treasurers of Sons of

Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc., Disabled American

Veterans camps, AMVETS, American Veterans of World War II, Masonic War

Veterans of the State of New York, Inc., Veterans of World War I of the

United States of America Department of New York, Inc., Polish-American

Veterans of World War II, Amsterdam, N. Y., Inc., Polish-American

Veterans of World War II, Schenectady, N. Y., Inc., Polish Legion of

American Veterans, Inc., United Veteran's Association of America,

Incorporated, Vietnam Veterans of America and the United Veterans

Memorial and Executive Committee of such city. The whole amount of such

money appropriated or any part thereof may be spent by such board in

observance of Memorial and Veterans days. Bills properly verified for

all claims and expenditures arising under section twelve of this chapter

or under this section, shall be presented to and audited by such board

and shall be paid by the common council of any such city. The moneys

appropriated shall be raised by tax on the real and personal property

liable to taxation in any such city in the same manner as the ordinary

expenses of maintaining the city government.