Section 361-A. Expenses of boards of elections outside New York City; apportionment of  


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  • The board of elections in each county, outside of  the
      city  of  New  York,  on or before the fifteenth day of December and not
      earlier than the first day of October, in each year,  shall  certify  to
      the clerk of the legislative body of the county, the total amount of the
      expenses  of  such  board  of  elections,  including  salaries  for  the
      preceding year, and, if the legislative body  of  any  county  shall  so
      direct,  shall certify to such clerk the portions of such expenses which
      under provisions of law are to be borne by any city or  cities  in  said
      county  and the portion thereof which is to be borne by the rest of such
      county and such clerk shall thereupon notify the proper  local  official
      or  officials,  who, in spreading upon the assessment-rolls the taxes to
      be levied upon the taxable property in the city or any such cities,  and
      in  the  rest  of  the county, shall include in the amount so spread the
      amounts certified by the board of elections to be borne by such city  or
      cities, respectively, and in the amount spread upon the assessment-rolls
      of  the  taxable  property  in  the  several  towns  or  other political
      subdivisions of the rest of the county the amount so certified  by  said
      board  of  elections to be borne by such towns or political subdivisions
      respectively. Whenever any additional expenses either  for  salaries  or
      supplies  in  addition  to  the regular county-wide primary and election
      expenses are incurred by a board of elections incidental to any election
      in any city, town or village, such board of elections shall  certify  to
      the  county  legislative  body a detailed statement of such expenses and
      said county legislative body may cause the amount thereof to  be  levied
      against  such city, town or village or may certify the amount thereof to
      such city, town or village and such city, town  or  village  shall  upon
      such  certification,  include the amount so certified in the next budget
      and tax levy and shall pay the same to the county.