N.Y. Village Law § 16-1600: Reincorporation of special village under this chapter

§ 16-1600 Reincorporation of special village under this chapter. A

village incorporated by special law and subject to its provisions may be

reincorporated under this chapter by adopting a proposition therefor.

Such a proposition may be submitted at an annual election or at a

special election to be called for that purpose.

The board of trustees of such village may, upon its own motion, and

shall, upon the petition of twenty-five electors assessed upon the last

assessment-roll of the village, cause to be submitted at a village

election a proposition for such reincorporation. The ballots to be used

at such an election may be written or printed, and shall contain the

words "For the reincorporation of the village of (naming it) under the

village law."

A proposition for the reincorporation of a village under this article

shall not be submitted at a special election during the months of

February or March.