N.Y. Education Law Section 257
Acceptance of conditional gift

By majority vote at any election or at a meeting of the electors, duly held, any municipality or district or by three-fourths vote of its council any city, or any library or any designated branch thereof if so authorized by such vote of a municipality, district or council, or any combination of such voting bodies, may accept gifts, grants, devises or bequests for library purposes or for kindred affiliated educational, social and civic agencies on condition that a specified annual appropriation shall thereafter be made for the maintenance of a library or branches thereof, or of such kindred affiliated agencies, by the municipality or district or combination so authorizing such acceptance, or upon such other conditions as may be stipulated in the terms of the gift. Such acceptance when approved by the regents of the university under seal and recorded in its book of charters shall be a binding contract, and such municipality or district shall levy and collect yearly in the manner prescribed for other taxes the amount stipulated and shall maintain any so accepted gift, grant, devise or bequest intact and make good any impairment thereof, and shall comply with all other conditions set forth in the stated terms of the gift.

Source: Section 257 — Acceptance of conditional gift, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/257 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 15, 2025).

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State library, how constituted 246
State medical library 247
State law library 248
Manuscript and records “on file” 249
State library, when open 249‑A
Libraries of public institutions of higher education 250
Duplicate department 251
Transfers from state officers 252
Other libraries owned by the state 253
Public and association libraries and museums 254
Standards of library service 255
Establishment of a public library 256
Contracts 257
Acceptance of conditional gift 258
Closing of museum 258‑A
Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of general services 259
Library taxes 260
Trustees 260‑A
Meetings of board of trustees 260‑B
Reduction of salaries for purchase of annuities 260‑C
Reduction of salaries for tax-deferred annuities 260‑D
Board of trustees continuing education 261
Incorporation 262
Use of public and Indian libraries 263
Reports 264
Injuries to property 265
Detention 265‑A
Defense of lawful detention 266
Transfer of libraries 267
Local neglect 268
Abolition 269
Library extension service 270
Acceptance of surplus library books or property 271
Apportionment of state aid to Indian libraries 272
Conditions under which library systems are entitled to state aid 273
Apportionment of state aid to libraries and library systems 273‑A
State aid for library construction 274
Use and care of school library 275
Librarians of school libraries 276
Existing rules continued in force 277
Authority to raise and receive money for school library 278
Authority to transfer school library property to a free library 279
Fees 280
Penalty for disobedience to library law, rules or orders 281
Loans and extensions of credit to infants 282
Establishment of school library systems 283
Functions of school library systems 284
State aid for school library systems 285
State aid for cooperation with correctional facilities
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Accessed:
Feb. 15, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 257’s source at nysenate​.gov

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