§ 1001 — Saving clause

§ 1001. Saving clause. 1. Any act of the legislature of the year\nnineteen hundred fifty which, in form, amends or repeals or purports to\namend or repeal any provision or provisions of the former county law\nshall be legally effective notwithstanding the repeal of such former\ncounty law by this chapter and shall be construed as an amendment or\nrepeal, as the case may be, of the corresponding provision or provisions\nof this chapter irrespective of whether such provision or provisions are\ncontained in this chapter in one or more than one article, section,\nsubdivision or other part thereof and such corresponding provision or\nprovisions shall be deemed and construed to be amended, modified,\nchanged or repealed as though the same had been expressly and in terms\nso amended or repealed.\n 2. Any act of the legislature of the year nineteen hundred fifty which\nadds or purports to add a new article, section, subdivision or other\nprovision of law to the former county law shall be legally effective\nnotwithstanding the repeal of such former county law by this chapter and\nshall be construed as having been added to this chapter and shall be\ngiven full effect according to its context as if the same had been added\nexpressly and in terms to this chapter and shall be deemed and construed\nto have been inserted in this chapter in juxtaposition to and as\nmodifying the effect of the corresponding provision or provisions of\nthis chapter.\n 3. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the\nprovisions of any alternative form of county government, administrative\ncode, county government law, civil divisions act or optional form of\ncounty government law, or any local law heretofore or hereafter adopted\npursuant to any such optional or alternative form of county government,\nunless a contrary intent is expressly provided in this chapter.\n 4. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede any\nspecial law creating the office of county comptroller, county purchasing\nagent, county engineer or county officer performing the duties of\ncoroner.\n 5. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede any\nspecial act of the legislature relating to the preparation of assessment\nrolls, extension and collection of taxes, lien of tax and foreclosure or\nother disposition thereof.\n 6. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the\nprovisions of any special act of the legislature creating a board of\nsocial welfare or public health and defining their powers and duties.\n 7. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the\nprovisions of any special act of the legislature relating to the\nestablishment, erection, custody and control of penitentiaries, parks,\ncemeteries, airports and other grounds and buildings used for county\nuses and purposes.\n 8. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the\nprovisions of any special act of the legislature creating a commission\nto make studies and recommendations relating to the adoption of an\nalternative form of county government.\n 9. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the\nprovisions of the civil service law nor the civil service and retirement\nrights of any officer or employee.\n 10. This chapter shall not affect pending actions or proceedings,\ncivil or criminal, but the same may be prosecuted or defended in the\nsame manner and with the same effect as though this chapter had not been\npassed.\n 11. The repeal of any law by the provisions of this chapter shall not\naffect or impair any contract, or act done, or offense committed, or\nright accruing, accrued or acquired, or liability, or penalty, or\nforfeiture, or punishment incurred prior to the time when this chapter\nor any section thereof takes effect, but the same may be enjoyed,\nasserted, enforced, prosecuted, or inflicted, as fully and to the same\nextent, as if such laws had not been repealed.\n 12. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect the validity of\nproceedings taken for the authorization or construction of any public\nimprovements authorized, undertaken, or commenced under the provisions\nof laws hereby repealed; and such improvements may be completed the same\nas if this act had not been passed, or such proceedings may be concluded\nand the improvements completed under the provisions of this chapter.\n 13. Any existing law, other than a provision of the former county law\nhereby repealed, which confers a power or imposes a duty or obligation\non a particular county or group of counties, or an officer or officers\nthereof, or which provides for the election or appointment of additional\nofficers, shall not be affected or impaired by this chapter.\n 14. Article 2-a of the former county law, comprising sections 7-a to\n7-u, both inclusive, as amended, in so far as the provisions of such\narticle apply to and are now in force in the county of Monroe, shall be\ndeemed to continue in effect until consolidated and recodified or\notherwise modified, amended, superseded or repealed by other provision\nof law.\n 15. Article seventeen-a of the former county law, comprising sections\nthree hundred ten to three hundred fifty-six, inclusive, and article\neighteen of such law, comprising sections three hundred seventy to four\nhundred twenty-two, inclusive, shall be deemed to continue in effect\nuntil consolidated and recodified or otherwise modified, amended,\nsuperseded or repealed by other provisions of law.\n NOTE: Schedule of special acts, see chapter 3/1951.\n