New York Statutes

§ 72 — Acquisition of lands for erection of monuments

New York § 72
JurisdictionNew York
Law GMUGeneral Municipal
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N.Y. General Municipal § 72 (2026).

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§ 72. Acquisition of lands for erection of monuments. The governing\nboard of a municipal corporation, or the trustees of a monument\nassociation, may acquire not to exceed three acres of land, for the\nerection of an armed forces monument, or a monument or other structure\nas a memorial of persons who served as members of the armed forces of\nthe United States in any of its wars, or of some distinguishing or\nimportant event in the history of the state or nation, and for laying\nout such lands as a park or square. The governing board of such\nmunicipality may provide funds for the construction and maintenance of\nsuch memorial in whole or in part and to this end may authorize payments\nof public funds to the trustees of such a monument association for such\npurpose.\n

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