N.Y. General Construction Law Section 60
Newspapers

a.

In any case in which notice of any fact is required by law to be published or advertised in a newspaper, the term “newspaper” shall mean a paper of general circulation which is printed and distributed ordinarily not less frequently than once a week, and has been so for at least one year immediately preceding such publication or advertisement, and which contains news, articles of opinion (as editorials), features, advertising, or other matter regarded as of current interest, has a paid circulation and (except for such a paper which has been printed and distributed not less frequently than once a week for a period of ten years prior to January one, nineteen hundred seventy-five) has been entered at United States post-office as second-class matter. A publication which is distributed or made available primarily for advertising purposes to the public generally without consideration being paid therefor shall not be deemed to be a “newspaper” for the purpose of publication or advertisement of such notice required by law. Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary, a publication which was designated and publishing notice as an official newspaper prior to the year nineteen hundred forty and continued to be so designated and publishing for at least thirty years after such year shall be deemed to be a newspaper within the meaning of this subdivision.

b.

The terms “daily newspaper” and “newspaper published each business day” in a statute, contract, or any public or private instrument, mean, respectively, a newspaper customarily published on each business day of the year, whether or not such newspaper is published on any other day. The term “business day” when used herein does not include Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays.

c.

The term “newspaper of a county, city, town or village” when used in a statute shall mean a newspaper published, circulated, printed or distributed in the county, city, town or village.

Source: Section 60 — Newspapers, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GCN/60 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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Acknowledge and acknowledgment 11
Acknowledgment or proof of instrument 11‑A
Acquisition 11‑B
Appropriation 12
Affidavit 13
Adjournment of meeting 13‑A
Armed forces of the United States 13‑B
Board of supervisors 14
Bond and undertaking 15
Chattels 16
Choose 16‑A
Civil action 16‑B
Condemnation 17
Criminal code 18
Consolidated laws 18‑A
Criminal action 19
Day, calendar 20
Day, computation 20‑A
Distinct parcel 22
Gender 23
Heretofore and hereafter 24
Public holidays 24‑A
Closing of banking organizations on Saturday 25
Public holiday, Saturday or Sunday in contractual obligations 25‑A
Public holiday, Saturday or Sunday in statutes 25‑B
Injury to property 25‑C
Investment in bond and mortgage or note and mortgage 26
Judge 26‑A
Judgment creditor 26‑B
Just compensation as including loss of mortgage financing 27
Last, preceding, next and following 28
Mental disability, mental illness, developmental disability, addictive disorder and addiction disorder 28‑A
Mandate 28‑B
Magistrate 28‑C
Down’s syndrome 29
Men 30
Month, computation 31
Month in statute, contract and public or private instrument 32
Municipal officers 33
Notice 33‑A
Notify 34
Now 35
Number, singular and plural 36
Oath, affidavit and swear 37
Person 37‑A
Personal injury 37‑B
Population 38
Property 39
Property, personal 40
Property, real 41
Quorum and majority 41‑A
Recital in record of meeting as evidence 42
Register of county 43
Seal of court, public officer or corporation 44
Seal, private 44‑A
Seal on written instrument 45
Seal, private as corporate seal 46
Signature 47
State 47‑A
Superintendent of schools 48
Tense, present 49
Territory 50
Time, computation 51
Time, night 52
Time, standard 53
Time, use of standard 53‑A
Trial juror 54
Village 55
Women 56
Writing and written 57
Year, common and leap 58
Year in statute, contract and public or private instrument 59
Bastard 60
Newspapers 61
Date for determining last completed assessment rolls 62
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Accessed:
Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 60’s source at nysenate​.gov

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