This series includes appointments, removals, notices, summons, investigations, orders to county officials to take action(s), and duplicate originals of proclamations for special elections.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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Name index to executive pardons, respites, commutations, restorations of citizenship and certificates of good conduct
Series Number
B1201
Summary
This series serves as a name index to executive pardons, respites, commutations, restorations of citizenship, and certificates of good conduct in series 13253. It likely indexes other record series created by the Department of State that document executive clemency actions, as well. Information includes name, type of clemency granted, date clemency granted, and file number. Crime, date of conviction and county where convicted are sometimes included.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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Appointments of judges and assignments of court terms
Series Number
12944
Summary
This series consists of administrative transfer orders prepared by judicial departments and filed with the Department of State that document the appointment of court terms and assignment of justices and official referees of New York state and county courts. The orders include the name of the judge being appointed; the length of the judge's term; and part number. Most of the records document appointments by the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of the New York City court system.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records oaths of office of members of the Electoral College
Series Number
13251
Summary
By law, all public officers must take and file an oath of office before being entitled to enter upon the discharge of any official duties. Oaths are filed with the Secretary of State's office. Included in this series are oaths for New York's members of the Electoral College, who convene in Albany every four years following general elections to cast ballots for president and vice president as stipulated in the U.S. Constitution.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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Certificates of election of members of the Board of Regents
Series Number
13245
Summary
This series is comprised of certificates of election of members of the Board of Regents, as carried out according to provisions in Article 5, Section 202 of the State Education Law.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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Interstate and state-federal compacts and agreements
Series Number
13244
Summary
Files in this series contain signed and sealed copies of interstate compacts and intergovernmental agreements entered into by the State of New York. Numerous compacts involve conservation and development of water resources shared by multiple states or by a combination of states and Canadian provinces. Particularly noteworthy is the earliest compact in the series. This compact, agreed to in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey, created the Port of New York District and established the Port of New York Authority (later Port Authority of New York and New Jersey).
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records miscellaneous appointments
Series Number
13250
Summary
This series contains notifications of various appointments to state and local boards and positions, filed with the Department of State by state and municipal officials.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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This series consists of original certificates, filed with the Department of State by county boards of supervisors, describing the boundaries of state assembly districts in counties allotted more than one assembly seat. In the case of New York City, certificates are endorsed by the New York City Council. These certificates were filed pursuant to Article 8 of the State Law and are divided into two sets: certificates submitted as required by law in 1944 and those submitted in 1954.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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This series documents proclamations of special elections by the governor and the appointments and designations by the governor to various panels, councils, boards of commissioners, foundations, county offices, and judgeships.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
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