No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Shelter
Island until a public hearing has been held thereon in its final form before
such Town Board not less than three 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 same to be published once in the official
newspaper of the Town. 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
signboard 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 signboard at his office.
Proof of publication of the notice of the public hearing required by §
13-1 hereof and proof of the posting required by §
13-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Each local law shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number
one for each calendar year. When a local law is finally adopted and certified
copies thereof are required by § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law
to be filed in the offices of the Town Clerk, the State Comptroller and the
Secretary of State, the Town Clerk shall accordingly assign to such local
law its appropriate number.