N.Y. General City Law § 12 : General City — General Provisions — Money for celebration of legal holidays in cities Date: 25 Jul 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 The common council of any city is hereby authorized to appropriate and set aside each year such sums it may deem proper for the purpose of providing for the due and proper observance of any legal holiday in such city. N.Y. Gen. City Law § 12