This series consists primarily of resolutions by county legislative bodies and responses to questionnaires filed with the Department of State relating to village incorporation and changes to the boundaries of incorporated villages. Related maps documenting village boundaries and boundary alterations are also included in the series but are filed separately from the other documents.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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This series serves an index to the maps in Series 13243, Village Incorporation Files and Maps. Information in the first sequence of index cards includes name of village, county, tube number, file number, date of filing, and notes which give resurvey dates of corporate limits and provide the year and chapter number of the most recent version of the Village Law under which the maps and descriptions were filed. Cards in the second sequence also include date of incorporation, date of dissolution, date of re-incorporation, population, and manner in which the village was classified under section 40a of the village law.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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These 48 blueprint maps were produced in compliance with the legal requirement for villages applying for incorporation to have a survey and survey map of the village made. The maps show name of village; name of county; date surveyed; name of surveyor; village corporation boundary lines and measurements; streets and street names; railroads; waterways; names of landholders; and sometimes, the survey description.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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