| SEVENTH: Any statutory provisions uniquely pertaining to the public corporation and the commencement of an action or proceeding against it are as follows: TOWN OF NEWBURGH MUNICIPAL CODE
§ 160-13
Prior written notice required. No civil action shall be maintained against the town or the Superintendent of Highways for damages or injuries to persons or property sustained by reason of any highway, bridge or culvert being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed unless written notice of, by the witness to, such defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition of such highway, bridge or culvert was actually served upon the Town Clerk or Superintendent of Highways in accordance with § 160-16 hereof and there was a failure or neglect, within a reasonable time after the giving of such notice, to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of. Under no circumstances shall the town be liable for damages caused to persons or property due to the defective conditions of town streets and highways in the absence of such prior written notice to the town of the existence of such condition.
§ 160-14
Parking fields, pools, playgrounds, skating ponds and parks. No civil action shall be maintained against the town for damages or injuries to persons or property sustained by reason of any parking field, swimming or wading pool or playground or playground equipment, skating pond or park property, no matter where situated, being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed unless written notice of, by the witness to, the defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition of such parking field, swimming or wading pool or playground or playground equipment, skating pond or park property was actually served upon the Town Clerk in accordance with § 160-16 hereof and there was a failure or neglect, within a reasonable time after the giving of such notice, to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of. Under no circumstances shall the town be liable for injuries or damages to persons or property due to defective conditions of the aforesaid town property in the absence of such prior written notice to the town of the existence of the defective condition causing said injuries or damages.
§ 160-15
Traffic signs, sidewalks, walkways, footpaths or bicycle pathways. No civil action shall be maintained against the town for injuries or damages to persons or property sustained by reason of any defect or obstruction whatsoever in its traffic signs, sidewalks, walkways, footpaths or bicycle pathways or for injuries or damages to persons or property sustained by reason of any defect or obstruction in its traffic signs, sidewalks, walkways, footpaths or bicycle pathways or in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any of its traffic signs, sidewalks, walkways, footpaths or bicycle pathways unless said traffic signs, sidewalks, walkways, footpaths or bicycle pathways, no matter where situated, have been constructed or are maintained by the town or the Superintendent of Highways pursuant to statute and written notice of, by the witness to, said defect or obstruction causing the injuries or damages was actually served upon the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent of Highways in accordance with § 160-16 hereof, nor shall any action be maintained for injuries or damages to persons or property sustained by reason of any defect or obstruction or in consequence of the existence of snow or ice unless such written notice thereof was actually served upon the Town Clerk or Town Superintendent of Highways in accordance with § 160-16 hereof and there was a failure or neglect to cause the particular defect to be remedied or the obstruction of the snow or ice to be removed or to make the place otherwise reasonably safe within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice.
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