The Town Superintendent of Highways or other appropriate official of
the Town of Hamburg, upon the direction of the Town Board, shall fill in excavated
lands and property if, after a hearing, the existence of such lands and property
are deemed by the Town Board to constitute a hazard to public safety, and
provided a ten-day notice shall have been given by registered mail, addressed
to the owner of record of such lands and property at the address shown on
the last preceding assessment roll, and provided such excavated lands and
property are not filled in by or on behalf of such owner within the period
prescribed therefor in such notice, and the cost of such filling in shall
be assessed against such lands and property in accordance with the provisions
of § 157 of the Highway Law.
If any section, subdivision, paragraph, or provision of this article
shall be adjudged to be invalid, such adjudication shall apply only to such
portion thereof so expressly adjudged invalid and the remainder of this article
shall be deemed in all respects valid and effective.
This article shall take effect 10 days after publication hereof, as
provided by law.