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N.Y. Town Law § 78: Right of action upon failure of towns whose boundaries are altered to agree upon disposition of assets and debts

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  1. Town Law
  2. Article 5. Alteration of Boundaries

§ 78. Right of action upon failure of towns whose boundaries are

altered to agree upon disposition of assets and debts. Whenever said

town boards shall fail to carry into effect the provisions of this

article and agree upon the amount of assets to which each town is

entitled, and the amount of indebtedness for which each town is liable

and complete the full settlement thereof, within eighteen months after

the division or alteration mentioned in section seventy-five of this

article, any of such towns may begin and maintain an action against the

other town or towns to make and enforce such settlement.

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