N.Y. ACA Law § 61.03

§ 61.03. Maintenance or employment of band by a city or village. The\ngoverning board of any city of the first or second class may, and the\ngoverning board of a city of the third class or of a village, if a\nproposition be submitted as provided in this section and adopted by\nmajority vote of the qualified voters of the city or village voting\nthereon, shall provide for the maintenance or employment of a band for\nmusical purposes, for the entertainment of the public. In a city of the\nthird class or a village, a petition, signed and duly acknowledged by at\nleast five percentum of the qualified voters of the city or village may\nbe filed, within sixty days and not later than thirty days before a\nregular municipal election therein, with the officer or board charged by\nlaw with the duty of preparing ballots for such election, requesting the\nsubmission thereat of the proposition "Shall this city (or village)\nmaintain or employ a band at an annual expense of not exceeding (amount\nto be inserted) dollars?" Upon the due filing of such a petition, such\nproposition shall be submitted at such election in the manner provided\nin the election law, and notice that such proposition is to be so\nsubmitted shall be published by such board or officer as follows: In a\nnewspaper published in the city or village once in each of the two weeks\npreceding the election; but if there be no such newspaper, such board or\nofficer shall cause such notice to be posted in ten public places in the\ncity or village at least ten days before the election. In such a city\nof the third class or village, in which such a proposition shall have\nbeen adopted, a like petition may be presented after two years for the\nsubmission of the proposition "Shall the maintenance or employment of a\nband by the city (or village) be discontinued?" Such proposition shall\nbe submitted accordingly and if adopted by majority vote of the\nqualified voters of the city or village voting thereon, the power of the\ncity or village to maintain or employ such a band shall cease. This\nsection shall not apply to a city or village whose charter makes special\nprovision in relation to the maintenance or employment of a band by the\ncity.\n