N.Y. Public Housing Law § 438: Watertown Housing Authority

§ 438. Watertown Housing Authority. A municipal housing authority, to

be known as the Watertown Housing Authority, is hereby created and

established for the city of Watertown in the county of Jefferson for the

accomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in article

eighteen of the constitution of the state of New York. It shall

constitute a body corporate and politic, be perpetual in duration and

consist of five members. It shall have the powers and duties now or

hereafter conferred by this chapter upon municipal housing authorities.

It shall be organized in the manner prescribed by and subject to the

provisions of this chapter, and the authority, its members, officers and

employees and its operations and activities shall in all respects be

governed by the provisions of this chapter.