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Displaying 59 Finding Aids
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) notices of appointment of agents
Series Number
- J0149
Summary
- The documents in this series are brief notices of appointment of local agents by attorneys to act for them in all matters in the Supreme Court of Judicature. On the dorso of each one are found the names of the attorney and his local agent and the filing date. Appointment of legal agents was authorized by rules of the court first adopted in January Term 1799, and August Term 1809.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of appointments of Commissioners of Deeds for other states, territories, and foreign countries
Series Number
- B0007
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts probably provided by the Secretary of State's office accounting for the expiration date of the terms of office of commissioners of deeds in other states, territories and foreign countries. Volume 1 lists the appointee's name; residence; commission date and the previous officer. Volume 2 also includes the date the oath of office was taken or filed. Volume 3 includes the appointment date or expiration date of term in office and appointee name and residence.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissions by the Governor for notaries public, recess appointments
Series Number
- B0013
Summary
- This series consists of commissions for notaries public appointed by the governor during legislative recesses. Information includes appointee name, residence by town, commission date, expiration date of term in office, county of appointment, and the names of the acting governor, deputy secretary of state and governor's secretary. Some volumes contain copies of the commissions with typed lists of all the appointments made on any particular day, arranged in alphabetical order by county.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senate resolutions confirming Governors' appointments for notaries public
Series Number
- B0012
Summary
- This series consists of senate resolutions confirming governors' appointments for notaries public. Information includes the date, counties for which notaries were appointed, length of term, expiration date of term, and the signatures of the president and clerk of the senate. Attached to the resolutions are typed carbon copies of the names and addresses of all of the notaries appointed.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of appointment of Commissioners of Deeds for other states, territories, and foreign countries
Series Number
- B0006
Summary
- This series consists of copies of printed certificates of appointments issued by the Governor for out of state commissions. Certificates usually include appointee name; residence; appointment and filing dates; and name of the governor, secretary of state or his deputy. Some later volumes include the appointments expiration date.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
Title
- Notices of Senate confirmation of gubernatorial appointments
Series Number
- B1329
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissioner's election certificates
Series Number
- A2046
Summary
- This series consists of the two election certificates of Andrew S. Draper as the first Commissioner of Education. The Unification Act of 1904 creating the State Education Department, and f the Education Law of 1909 specified that the Commissioner be elected by the legislature until 1910; subsequently the Board of Regents would appoint the Commissioner. The 1904 certificate was certified by the Secretary of State; the 1910 certificate was certified by the Board of Regents.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Notices of appointments of agents
Series Number
- J0150
Summary
- The documents in this series are brief notices of appointment of local agents by attorneys to act for them in all matters in the Supreme Court of Judicature. On the dorso of each one are found the names of the attorney and his local agent and the filing date. Appointment of legal agents was authorized by rules of the court first adopted in January Term 1799, and August Term 1809. The series also contains incoming correspondence, primarily concerning agents.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Record of nominations
Series Number
- B0022
Summary
- This register contains names of individuals nominated for state and federal elective offices. Information includes filing date, candidate's name, party or political principle represented, nominee's residence and the name and address of the principal signer of the certificate of nomination. Nominees are listed for the offices of governor, attorney general, justice, U.S. representatives in Congress, state senators and presidential electors. No actual certificates are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lists of appointments of assistant engineers and other employees
Series Number
- A1143
Summary
- This series consists of lists of appointments of assistant engineers, clerks, levelers, rodman, chairman, flagman, draftsman, and other engineering employees. The lists are signed by the State Engineer and Surveyor, division engineer, and resident engineer, and provide the name of appointee, nature of work, and compensation.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Letters of appointment by the governor
Series Number
- 13254
Summary
- 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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence relating to appointment of various state officers
Series Number
- B1188
Summary
- This series consists primarily of correspondence to the State Comptroller notifying his office of appointments of various public officers and changes in salaries. Positions included are librarians and assistant librarians of the State Library, secretaries of the Board of Regents, director and assistants of the State Museum, and various employees of the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Also included are a few descriptions of unsold state lands compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor.
Creator
- New York (State). Banking Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledgers of governors' actions and decisions
Series Number
- A0622
Summary
- These volumes provide a central record of appointments made and other actions taken by the governor. The volumes were compiled to provide the governor's staff with more organized access to this information. These records were kept pursuant to Laws of 1858, Chapter 64, which required the governor to record in books all applications made to him for appointments, pardons, commutations of sentences, or other gubernatorial actions, and to keep on file the original documentation relating to each application.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to commissions for public offices
Series Number
- A1850
Summary
- This series appears to be an index to one of the earlier volumes in State Archives series A1852, Record of commissions by the Governor and the Senate, 1823-1927, that does not have an index.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Banking Department legal documentation relating to appointments to state offices
Series Number
- B1189
Creator
- New York (State). Banking Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Oaths of office of attorneys, solicitors, and counsellors
Series Number
- J0044
Summary
- The laws of 1788 required judicial officers (construed to include lawyers) to sign two oaths: one renouncing allegiance to any foreign king, prince, or potentate and swearing allegiance to the State of New York; and the other swearing to execute their office to the best of their ability. Later laws amended these oaths. This series consists of the signed oaths of office taken by attorneys of the Supreme Court of Judicature and by solicitors and counsellors in Chancery.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to notary appointments and ledger of applications for office
Series Number
- A0625
Summary
- This volume contains information compiled from Series A0607, Journals of Governors' Actions and Decisions, to provide the governor's staff with improved access to especially heavily-used types of information recorded in the journals. The volume is divided into two sections: an index to notary public appointments, and a ledger containing information about applicants for offices.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Notaries public appointment registers and correspondence
Series Number
- A0600
Summary
- The bulk of this series consists of registers tracking individuals applying for or appointed to the position of notary public. The series also includes ten letter copybooks containing outgoing correspondence from the "notarial desk" of the governor's office, usually replying to inquires regarding vacancies, appointments, and application and appointment policies and procedures.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certificates of designation of judges
Series Number
- A1864
Summary
- This series consists of executive orders signed by the governor and his private secretary designating extraordinary court terms and assigning judges to preside over these terms, or appointing a judge or justice to the court of appeals or the Supreme Court. Each certificate designating a court term specifies the type, location, and date of the term, as well as the name of the judge assigned to the term.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Appointments of coroners
Series Number
- B1185
Summary
- This series consists of letters nominating individuals for the position of coroner in New York City and in Montgomery County. The letters are either written by the person seeking the appointment, or by others who are nominating a person for the position. All of the letters are addressed to Governor DeWitt Clinton and the Council of Appointment of the State of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.