Stanford v. Summers

Section 20, subdivision 3, of the City Home Rule Law — as well as section 13 of the same law — is a general law passed by the Legislature. It provides that “ The proposed charter may contain such provisions or effect such results as may be made or effected by local law under the provisions of this chapter.” We construe this as validating section 67 of the Buffalo Charter (Local Law No. 4, Buffalo Local Laws of 1927, published in Local Laws of 1932) as a substitute for section 13 of the City Home Rule Law with respect to notice whenever a local law amending the charter is enacted. It is of…