What's happening
This bill clarifies the official name of the Conrad Poppenhusen Association in College Point, New York.
Why it matters
Provides legal clarity by standardizing the official name of the Conrad Poppenhusen Association. , which can help prevent confusion in official documents, contracts, and historical references.
Removes outdated language about the institution’s mission. from the legal charter, potentially allowing the Association to modernize or broaden its activities without being strictly bound to the original 19th-century description.
Ensures consistency in legal and property records. related to the Association, which may affect ownership, management, and eligibility for grants or public funding.
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Who cares
Conrad Poppenhusen Association
The bill would shorten its statutory corporate name by removing the phrase about advancing knowledge and improving the moral and social condition of the working classes.
Conrad Poppenhusen’s assigns
The bill would clarify the name of the corporate body that the charter constitutes them as part of.
Working-class communities
The bill would remove the reference to the working classes from the association’s corporate name, without expressly changing its purposes.
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Clarify Poppenhusen Association Name
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Sponsors
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History
- Substituted by A9094
- Ordered to third reading cal.702
- Reported and committed to rules
- Referred to local government
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Clarify Poppenhusen Association Name
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Daniel Rosenthal
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7158
IN SENATE
January 9, 2020
Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend chapter 667 of the laws of 1868, relating to enabling Conrad Poppenhusen to found an institution in the village of College Point, in relation to clarifying the name of such institution
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 667 of the laws of 1868 is amended to read as follows:
§ 2. Conrad Poppenhusen and his assigns shall be and hereby are constituted a body corporate, by the name and title of the "[The] Conrad Poppenhusen Association[, for the advancement of knowledge, and the improvement of the moral and social condition of the working classes,]" and its corporate existence shall commence when the said Conrad Poppenhusen shall convey or devise to it the lands above mentioned, and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14678-01-0
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 667 of the laws of 1868, relating to enabling Conrad Poppenhusen to found an institution in the village of College Point, in relation to clarifying the name of such institution
Purpose or general idea of bill
To clarify the name of "The Conrad Poppenhusen Association" to remove the word "The" from the official legal name to better align with the name used in practice.
Justification
The "Conrad Poppenhusen Association" was created through an act of legislation in 1868 and has operated under that name for at least the last 50 years. This bill corrects a capitalization of "The" in the original legislation to make the official name the "Conrad Poppenhusen Association" instead of "The Conrad Poppenhusen Association"
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE H.STORY:
New Bill
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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