No local law shall be adopted by the Town Board
of the Town of New Castle until a public hearing has been held thereon
in its final form 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 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 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 signboard
at his office and shall, within 10 days after such adoption, cause
the local law or an abstract thereof describing the same in general
terms to be published in the official newspaper of the town.
Proof of publication of the notice of public hearing required by §
16-1 hereof and proof of the posting and publication required by §
16-3 hereof shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Each local law shall be numbered consecutively
beginning with number one for each calendar year. When a local law
is finally adopted and certified copies thereof, as required by § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law, are 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.