No local law shall be passed by the Town Board of the Town of
Hempstead until a public hearing has been held thereon before such
Town Board not less than three nor more than 30 days after public
notice has been given of the time and place of the holding of such
public hearing. Such notice shall be given by the Town Clerk by causing
the same to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the town and by posting such notice on the bulletin board in the
Town Hall. Such notice shall contain the title of the proposed local
law and a brief explanatory statement thereof.
The Town Clerk shall cause to be printed or otherwise reproduced
copies of such proposed local law and shall, not later than the day
such notice is published, post one such copy, together with the notice
of hearing, on the bulletin board in the Town Hall, and shall also
make copies of such proposed local law available at his office for
inspection by and distribution to any interested person during business
hours.
The Town Clerk shall forthwith, upon the adoption of a local
law by the Town Board, post a copy thereof on the bulletin board in
the Town Hall and, within 10 days after such adoption, cause the local
law, or an abstract thereof describing the same in general terms,
to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the town.
Proof of publication of the notice of public hearing required by §
4-1 hereof and proof of the posting and publication required by §
4-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.