* § 1548. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purpose of the\nauthority shall be to construct, operate and maintain one or more\nprojects in the village. To carry out said purpose, the authority shall\nhave power:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate\npurposes, including the power to purchase prospective or tentative\nawards in connection with the condemnation of real property;\n 4. To acquire, in the name of the village by purchase or condemnation,\nand use necessary real property. All real property acquired by the\nauthority by condemnation shall be acquired in the manner provided in\nthe condemnation law or in the manner provided by law for the\ncondemnation of lan
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* § 1548. Purpose and powers of the authority. The purpose of the\nauthority shall be to construct, operate and maintain one or more\nprojects in the village. To carry out said purpose, the authority shall\nhave power:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate\npurposes, including the power to purchase prospective or tentative\nawards in connection with the condemnation of real property;\n 4. To acquire, in the name of the village by purchase or condemnation,\nand use necessary real property. All real property acquired by the\nauthority by condemnation shall be acquired in the manner provided in\nthe condemnation law or in the manner provided by law for the\ncondemnation of land by the village;\n 5. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs,\nand, subject to agreements with bondholders, for the regulation of the\nproject;\n 6. With the consent of the village to use agents, employees and\nfacilities of the village, paying to the village its agreed proportion\nof the compensation or costs;\n 7. To appoint officers, agents and employees, to prescribe their\nqualifications and to fix their compensation; subject, however, to the\nprovisions of the civil service law, as hereinafter provided;\n 8. To appoint an attorney, who may be the corporation counsel, and to\nfix his compensation;\n 9. To make contracts and leases, and to execute all instruments\nnecessary or convenient;\n 10. To construct such buildings, structures and facilities as may be\nnecessary;\n 11. To reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate the projects;\n 12. To accept grants, loans or contributions from the United States,\nthe state of New York, or any agency or instrumentality of either of\nthem, or the village, or an individual, by bequest or otherwise, and to\nexpend the proceeds for any purposes of the authority;\n 13. To fix and collect rentals, fees and other charges for the use of\nthe projects or any of them subject to and in accordance with such\nagreements with bondholders as may be made as hereinafter provided;\n 14. To construct, operate or maintain in the projects all facilities\nnecessary or convenient in connection therewith; and to contract for the\nconstruction, operation or maintenance of any parts thereof or for\nservices to be performed; to rent parts thereof, and grant concessions,\nall on such terms and conditions as it may determine; provided, however,\nthat neither the authority, the village of Tuckahoe, or any agency of\nthe authority or village, or any other person, firm or corporation\nshall, within or on any property comprising a part of any project\nauthorized by this title, sell, dispense or otherwise handle any product\nused in or for the servicing of any motor vehicle using any project or\nfacility authorized by this title.\n * NB Dissolved December 1977\n