N.Y. ACG Law § 2
This is the official text of N.Y. ACG Law § 2, part of New York’s ACG Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "ACG Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Application
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§ 2. Application. This chapter shall apply to all counties, except\nthat:\n 1. It shall not apply to counties within the city of New York.\n 2. It shall not affect the form of government in operation in a county\nwhich shall have heretofore adopted or shall hereafter adopt an\nalternative form of county government pursuant to any law other than\nthis chapter, except that any such county may adopt any one of the\nalternative forms of county government provided in this chapter by the\nprocedure herein provided.\n
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