Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 677 of the Laws of 1958, this Board of Trustees does hereby elect on behalf of the Village
of East Hampton to exercise and enjoy, through its appropriate officers and
employees, the powers and immunities prescribed and granted in Sections 164,
165 and 167 of Article 14 of the Agriculture and Markets Law with respect
and in regard to the Dutch Elm Disease within the limits of said Village.