§ 3-302 Official year, terms of office, extension or reduction of\nterms, biennial elections. 1. An official year begins at noon on the\nfirst Monday in the month following the date of the general village\nelection or the date such an election would have been held had elections\nbeen held annually.\n 2. The term of office of each elective village officer shall commence\nat the start of the official year following his election; the term of\noffice of each officer appointed at the annual meeting of the board of\ntrustees shall commence at the start of the official year in which he is\nappointed; and the term of office of each officer appointed at any other\ntime shall commence at the time of his appointment.\n 3. Except as is otherwise provided herein or in this chapter, the term\nof office of mayor, each trustee, treasurer and clerk shall be two\nofficial years and the term of office of village justice shall be four\nofficial years.\n If the board of trustees of any village establishes a second office of\nvillage justice pursuant to section 3-301 of this article or a third\noffice of the village justice pursuant to section 3-303 of this article\nthe resolution or local law therefor may provide for a single term of\none, two or three years for such second or third village justice who\nshall serve a single term of one, two or three years, as provided in\nsuch resolution or local law, commencing on the first day of the\nofficial year following his election in order to provide that village\njustices shall thereafter be elected every two years. The successor of\nsuch justice shall thereafter be elected for a full four year term.\n 3-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any special or\nlocal law to the contrary, the board of trustees of the village of\nSpring Valley, instead of providing for the election of the successor of\nthe village justice in the village of Spring Valley whose term expires\nat noon on the second day of April, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, may,\nby resolution of said board, provide for a single term of eight months\nfor the office of village justice in said village, which term shall\ncommence at noon on the second day of April, nineteen hundred\nseventy-nine, and shall expire at noon on the third day of December,\nnineteen hundred seventy-nine. In such case, the mayor shall appoint a\nvillage justice for such term, subject to approval of the board of\ntrustees. The successor of such justice shall thereafter be elected for\na full four year term.\n 3-b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any special or\nlocal law to the contrary, the board of trustees of the village of\nScotia, instead of providing for the election of the successor of the\nvillage justice in the village of Scotia whose term expires at noon on\nthe fifth day of April, nineteen hundred eighty-two, may, by resolution\nof said board, provide for a single term of eight months for the office\nof village justice in said village, which term shall commence at noon on\nthe fifth day of April, nineteen hundred eighty-two, and shall expire at\nnoon on the sixth day of December, nineteen hundred eighty-two. In such\ncase, the mayor shall appoint a village justice for such term, subject\nto approval of the board of trustees. The successor of such justice\nshall thereafter be elected for a full four year term.\n 3-c. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any special or\nlocal law to the contrary, the board of trustees of the village of\nGouverneur may appoint a village justice to serve from the date of such\nappointment to December seventh, nineteen hundred eighty-seven. A\nsuccessor to such justice shall be elected at the general election to be\nheld in November of nineteen hundred eighty-seven, to hold office for a\nterm of four years to commence on December seventh, nineteen hundred\neighty-seven and to end on December second, nineteen hundred ninety-one.\nThereafter, the election of the village justice in the
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