General Municipal Law 20 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 12 Deposits of public authorities, public benefit corporations and other corporations up ARTICLE 2 General Municipal Finances next SECTION 21 Cancellation of unpaid checks or drafts Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 20 Special population census: population data General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 2 § 20. Special population census: population data. 1. Any county on behalf of all cities, towns and villages therein or any county, city, town, or village on its own behalf is hereby authorized and empowered to contract with the United States bureau of the census to supervise a special population census for purposes of computation of state assistance payable pursuant to section fifty-four of the state finance law in any year and the cost of such a census shall be an expense of the county, city, town, or village respectively. Such county, city, town, or village shall give written notice to the commissioner of taxation and finance that such a contract has been entered into with the United States bureau of the census within thirty days thereof. 2. A county, city, town, or village may request from the United States bureau of the census and pay such bureau for the cost of special data for possible use in apportioning its local legislative body.