Section 1322. Collecting officer's notice in districts other than city school districts  


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  • 1. In each school district other than  a  city  school
      district, upon the receipt of a warrant for the collection of taxes, the
      collecting  officer shall cause a notice to be published in a newspaper,
      or two newspapers, if there be two, having general  circulation  in  the
      school  district  stating  that  he  has  received such warrant and will
      receive all taxes which may be paid to him within  one  month  from  the
      time of the first publication thereof. Such notice shall be published at
      least  twice  and  for  such  other  times as the school authorities may
      direct; provided, however, that if there is no newspaper having  general
      circulation in such district, such notice shall be posted immediately in
      at  least  twenty public places in such district. The collecting officer
      shall also, upon the receipt of the warrant, mail statements of taxes in
      the same manner as provided in section nine hundred twenty-two  of  this
      chapter  for city and town collecting officers; provided, that where the
      school district has levied a  tax  for  purposes  of  a  public  library
      established  pursuant to section two hundred fifty-five of the education
      law or has levied a tax on behalf of  a  library  district  pursuant  to
      special  act,  the  amount of the taxes attributable to library purposes
      shall be separately  stated  on  each  statement  of  taxes;    provided
      further,  that where the school district is required to levy and collect
      taxes for free association libraries the amount of taxes attributable to
      library purposes shall be stated on a separate line on each statement of
      taxes. Upon resolution duly adopted by the  authorities  of  the  school
      district,  the  collecting  officer  shall cause to be enclosed with the
      statement showing the amount of tax due, a summary of the adopted budget
      and an explanation of the computation of the tax rate.
        2. Such collecting officer shall also cause a like notice to be given,
      either personally or  by  mail,  at  least  twenty  days  prior  to  the
      expiration  of  the  one  month  collection period (a) to the president,
      secretary,  or  other  officer  or  managing  agent  of  any   railroad,
      telegraph,  telephone,  electric,  gas,  water  or pipe line corporation
      liable for taxes on the school tax roll delivered to him and (b) to  all
      non-resident  taxpayers  of  the  school  district  on  such  roll whose
      residence or address may be known to such collecting officer, or may  be
      ascertained  by  him  upon inquiry of the school authorities or clerk of
      the district.
        3. No collecting officer shall be entitled to recover as his fee  from
      any  such  corporation  or  non-resident  taxpayer more than the one per
      centum fee on the taxes levied against the property of such  corporation
      or  non-resident,  unless  the notice provided for in subdivision two of
      this section has been given.