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N.Y. SCP Law § 702 — New York Code / Act SCP / Article 7 / Section 702
Limited and restrictive letters Letters may be granted limiting and restricting the powers and rights of the holder thereof: 1
Status: in_force

§ 702. Limited and restrictive letters\n  Letters may be granted limiting and restricting the powers and rights\nof the holder thereof:\n  1. To the enforcement or prosecution of a cause of action in favor of\nthe decedent or his fiduciary under general or special provisions of\nlaw, to the defense of any claim or cause of action against a decedent\nor his fiduciary, and restraining the fiduciary from compromise of the\naction or the enforcement of a judgment recovered therein until the\nfurther order of the court and the filing of satisfactory security if\nrequired.\n  2. Where it is impracticable to give a bond in the full amount\nrequired by statute, to receiving and administering only the property\nwhich the court may specify, and restraining him from receiving or\nadministering other property until further order of the court.\n  3. To the adjustment, settlement, satisfaction or discharge of any\nclaim in favor of or against the decedent or his fiduciary.\n  4. To the performance of any act required in order to discharge the\nestate of a decedent from liability.\n  5. To an account in behalf of the decedent for the performance by him\nof any trust or other responsibility.\n  6. To the completion of any transfer made by a decedent or his\nfiduciary and to the execution of any instruments confirming any\ntransfer so made.\n  7. To the appearance in and conduct of an action in which a decedent\nor his fiduciary is a necessary or proper party.\n  8. In the discretion of the court, to represent the estate in a\ntransaction in which the acting fiduciary could not or should not act in\nhis or her fiduciary capacity because of conflict of interest.\n  9. To commence and maintain any action or proceeding against the\nfiduciary, in his or her individual capacity, or against anyone else\nagainst whom the fiduciary fails or refuses to bring such a proceeding.\n  10. To any other purpose or act deemed by the court to be appropriate\nor necessary in respect of the affairs of the estate, the protection\nthereof or to the proper administration thereof.\n  In any case where limited and restrictive letters are granted the\ncourt may reduce the amount of security otherwise required or dispense\ntherewith according to the circumstances.\n  Any letters may contain appropriate recitals restraining the holder\nfrom doing any such acts or exercising any such powers as may be\nspecified therein until the further order of the court and upon the\nfiling, if ordered, of satisfactory security. The issuance of limited or\nrestrictive letters under this section may be in addition to the\nissuance of general letters or other, limited or restrictive letters.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 466 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 11 / Section 466
Meetings of shareholders; voting
Status: in_force

§ 466. Meetings of shareholders; voting. 1. At all meetings of\nshareholders of every credit union each shareholder shall have one vote\nirrespective of the number of shares which he holds; provided, however,\nafter a credit union has been in existence for a period of more than one\nyear, only a person who shall have been a shareholder of such credit\nunion for ninety days prior to the date of any such meeting shall be\nentitled to vote. Every member entitled to vote at a meeting of members\nof the credit union may authorize another person or persons to act for\nhim by proxy at such meeting or, if the bylaws so provide, may vote by\nmail in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws. Every proxy must\nbe signed by the member or his attorney-in-fact.  No proxy shall be\nvalid except for the meeting specified therein and adjournments thereof.\nEvery proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the member executing\nit. The authority of the holder of a proxy to act shall not be revoked\nby the incompetence or death of the member who executed the proxy\nunless, before the authority is exercised, written notice of an\nadjudication of such incompetence or of such death is received by the\nofficer of the credit union responsible for maintaining the list of\nmembers. A shareholder may vote by proxy at a meeting called to vote\nupon voluntary dissolution. The bylaws may prohibit or further limit\nproxies for members and their duration. No officer, director,\nsupervisory committee member, credit committee member, loan officer,\nclerk, teller or bookkeeper of the credit union shall act as such proxy.\nNo director, supervisory committee member, credit committee member, or\nofficer of a credit union shall be eligible to act as an inspector of an\nelection of directors, supervisory committee members and credit\ncommittee members, at any meeting of members of the credit union.\n  2. Complete minutes of all shareholders' meetings shall be kept which\nshall include a record of the exact number of members present together\nwith a count of votes cast for the election of all directors and\ncommittee members.\n  3. Upon the petition of any shareholder aggrieved by an election, and\nupon notice to the persons declared elected, the credit union and such\nother persons as the court may direct, the supreme court at a special\nterm held within the judicial district where the office of the credit\nunion is located shall forthwith hear the proofs and allegations of the\nparties, and confirm the election, order a new election or take such\nother action as justice may require.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 665 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 12 / Section 665
Assistance by department of housing preservation and development
Status: in_force

§ 665. Assistance by department of housing preservation and\ndevelopment. The commissioner of housing preservation and development\nand the department of housing preservation and development are hereby\ndesignated to act for and in behalf of the corporation in servicing\nmortgage loans of the corporation, and shall perform such functions and\nservices in connection with the making, servicing and collection of such\nloans as shall be requested by the corporation. The corporation shall\npay to the department of housing preservation and development from any\nmoneys of the corporation available for such purposes such amounts as\nare necessary to reimburse the department of housing preservation and\ndevelopment for the reasonable cost of the services performed by the\ncommissioner of housing preservation and development and by the\ndepartment of housing preservation and development pursuant to this\nsection.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 282 — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 8 / Section 282
Business hours in offices of clerks of courts of record in New York city
Status: in_force

§ 282. Business hours in offices of clerks of courts of record in New\nYork city.  1. The offices of clerks of courts of record in the counties\nof New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond and Bronx shall remain open for the\ntransaction of business from nine o'clock in the forenoon to four\no'clock in the afternoon everyday except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays\nand except in the months of July and August when said offices shall\nremain open for the transaction of business from nine o'clock in the\nforenoon to two o'clock in the afternoon except Saturdays, Sundays and\nholidays.\n  2. Whenever the last day on which any paper shall be filed or act done\nor performed in any such office expires on Saturday, Sunday, public\nholiday or a day when such office is closed for the transaction of\nbusiness, the time therefor is hereby extended to and including the next\nbusiness day such office is open for the transaction of business.\n
N.Y. AGM Law § 96-Z-6 — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 5-C / Section 96-Z-6
Violations; remedies
Status: in_force

§ 96-z-6. Violations; remedies.  The commissioner may institute such\naction at law or in equity as may appear necessary to enforce compliance\nwith any provisions of this article or of any rules and regulations\npromulgated thereunder, and in addition to any other remedy under\narticle three of this chapter or otherwise, apply for relief by\ninjunction if necessary to protect the public interest without being\ncompelled to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not\nexist. Such application may be made to the supreme court in any district\nor county as provided in the civil practice law and rules, or to the\nsupreme court in the third judicial district.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 279-H — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 17-A / Section 279-H
Construction
Status: in_force

§ 279-h. Construction. Nothing in this article shall be construed as\npreventing the enforcement of rights and remedies under any other\nstatute concerning vessels, receptacles or utensils upon which a name,\nmark or device indicating ownership thereof has been produced, whether\nor not such name, mark or device has been filed hereunder.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 841-B — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 35 / Section 841-B
Functions, powers and duties of council
Status: in_force

§ 841-b. Functions, powers and duties of council. 1. The council shall\nrecommend to the commissioner rules and regulations with respect to:\n  (a) the approval, or revocation thereof, of security guard training\nschools and training programs;\n  (b) minimum courses of study duration, attendance requirements, and\nequipment and facilities to be required at approved security guard\ntraining schools and training programs, taking into account subject\nmatter, the hours each subject is to be taught and special requirements\nunique to particular assignments, employers and work sites;\n  (c) minimum qualifications for instructors at approved security guard\ntraining schools and training programs; and\n  (d) the subject matter of all training requirements which security\nguards and security guard applicants must complete before being\nregistered as unarmed and armed security guards.\n  2. The council may, in addition:\n  (a) consult with, advise and make recommendations to the commissioner\nwith respect to the exercise of his or her functions, powers and duties\nas set forth in this section;\n  (b) recommend studies, surveys and reports to be made by the\ncommissioner regarding the carrying out of the objectives and purposes\nof this section;\n  (c) visit and inspect any security guard training school approved by\nthe commissioner or for which application for such approval has been\nmade;\n  (d) make recommendations, from time to time, to the commissioner, the\ngovernor, the legislature and the secretary of state, with regard to\nimplementation of the purposes of this section and of article seven-A of\nthe general business law; and\n  (e) perform such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate to\ncarry out the functions of the council.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 221-G — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 5-B / Section 221-G
Superintendent authorized to examine; expenses
Status: in_force

§ 221-g. Superintendent authorized to examine; expenses. For the\npurpose of discovering violations of this article or securing\ninformation lawfully required by him hereunder, the superintendent may\nat any time, and as often as may be determined, either personally or by\na person duly designated by him, investigate the activities of\nrepresentatives of licensees and examine the books, accounts, records,\nand files used in relation to those activities.  For that purpose the\nsuperintendent and a duly designated representative (i) shall have free\naccess to the offices, books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes\nand vaults of licensees and their representatives, and (ii) shall have\nauthority to require the attendance of and to examine under oath all\npersons whose testimony may be required relative to the activities of a\nrepresentative. The expenses incurred in making any examination pursuant\nto this section shall be assessed against and paid by the licensee so\nexamined, except that traveling and subsistence expenses so incurred\nshall be charged against and paid by licensees in such proportions as\nthe superintendent shall deem just and reasonable, and such\nproportionate charges shall be added to the assessment of the other\nexpenses incurred upon each examination. Upon written notice by the\nsuperintendent of the total amount of such assessment, the licensee\nshall become liable for and shall pay such assessment to the\nsuperintendent.\n
N.Y. CAN Law § 101 — New York Code / Act CAN / Article 5 / Section 101
Granting, suspending or revoking licenses
Status: in_force

§ 101. Granting, suspending or revoking licenses. After due notice and\nan opportunity to be heard, established by rules and regulations, the\nboard may decline to grant a new license, impose conditions or limits\nwith respect to the grant of a license, modify an existing license or\ndecline to renew a license, and may suspend or revoke a license already\ngranted after due notice and an opportunity to be heard, as established\nby rules and regulations, whenever the board finds that:\n  1. A material statement contained in an application is or was false or\nmisleading;\n  2. The applicant or licensee, or a person in a position of management\nand control thereof or of the licensed activity, does not have good\nmoral character, necessary experience or competency, adequate\nfacilities, equipment, process controls, or security to process,\ndistribute, transport or sell cannabinoid hemp, hemp extract or products\nderived therefrom;\n  3. After appropriate notice and opportunity, the applicant or licensee\nhas failed or refused to produce any records or provide any information\nrequired by this article or the regulations promulgated pursuant\nthereto;\n  4. The licensee has conducted activities outside of those activities\npermitted on its license; or\n  5. The applicant or licensee, or any officer, director, partner, or\nany other person exercising any position of management or control\nthereof or of the licensed activity has willfully failed to comply with\nany of the provisions of this article or regulations under it and other\nlaws of this state applicable to the licensed activity.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 271 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 12 / Section 271
Stamps, how prepared and sold
Status: in_force

§ 271. Stamps, how prepared and sold. Adhesive stamps for the purpose\nof paying the state tax provided for by this article shall be prepared\nby the tax commission, in such form, and of such denominations and in\nsuch quantities as it may from time to time prescribe, and it shall make\nprovision for the sale of such stamps by its duly authorized agent or\nagents in such places and at such times as in its judgment may be\nnecessary.\n  The tax commission may from time to time and as often as it deems\nadvisable provide for the issuance and exclusive use of stamps of a new\ndesign and forbid the use of stamps of any other design. In order to\neffect such a change and to discontinue the use of stamps of a former\ndesign the tax commission shall publish or cause to be published once in\neach week for each of three months immediately preceding the time for\ntaking effect of such change, in one or more daily newspapers published\nin each of the first and second class cities of the state, a notice to\nthe effect that after a certain day, which shall be at least three\nmonths after the first publication of said notice, none other than the\nnew issue or design of stamps shall be accepted or made use of in\npayment of the tax provided for by this article. After such date it\nshall be unlawful for any person to make use of any other than the new\nissue or design of stamps in payment of such tax. Any person violating\nany of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n  Any person lawfully in possession of unused stamps of an old or\nsuperseded issue or design may, within ninety days from the time when\nsuch change becomes effective as aforesaid, surrender the same to the\ntax commission together with a sworn statement setting forth the name\nand address of the owner and party surrendering said stamps, how, when\nand from whom the same were acquired and such other pertinent\ninformation as the tax commission may require; whereupon the tax\ncommission shall redeem such unused and surrendered stamps by exchanging\ntherefor stamps of a like denomination of the new issue or design.\nFailure or refusal of the tax commission to redeem the same by such an\nexchange may be enforced by mandamus.\n
N.Y. DEA Law § 101 — New York Code / Act DEA / Article 8 / Section 101
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

§ 101. Violations and penalties. 1. Any person who shall wilfully\nviolate or disobey any regulation or order concerning the guarding and\nprotection of water supplies, railroads, public utility property,\nbridges, docks, highways, landing fields, airports, public buildings,\nfactories, plants, stockpiles, vital and strategic materials, and other\nfocal points of possible attack, the loss or destruction of which might\nmenace or endanger the security and safety of the civilian population,\nimpede the military forces or impede the defense effort, shall be guilty\nof a misdemeanor.\n  2. Any person who shall violate or disobey any duly promulgated\nregulation or order, or who shall wilfully violate or disobey any\nofficial order by a person duly authorized, concerning (a) the effective\nscreening or extinguishment of all lights, lighting devices and\nappliances, or (b) the conduct of civilians and the movement and\ncessation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n  3. Any person who shall without authority wear or display any official\nbrassard or insignia indicative of membership in a municipal or\nvolunteer agency shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n  4. Except for the purpose of any authorized test or drill, any person\nwho shall wilfully utter any false air raid alarm, signal or warning or\nwho shall wilfully simulate any official air raid signal or warning or\nwho shall wilfully break, injure or remove any mechanical warning or\nsignal devices used therefor, shall be guilty of a felony.\n  5. Any person who shall wilfully violate or disobey any regulation or\norder duly promulgated pursuant to this act, for which a person is not\ndeclared to be guilty of either a misdemeanor or an infraction by this\nact shall be guilty of an infraction.\n  6. The provisions of this section shall not apply to exempt persons to\nthe extent prescribed by regulation or order of the council or\ncommission.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 7-740 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 7 / Section 7-740
Review of decisions of planning board
Status: in_force

§ 7-740 Review of decisions of planning board. Any officer,\ndepartment, board or bureau of the village, with the approval of the\nboard of trustees, or any person or persons, jointly or severally\naggrieved by any decision of the planning board concerning such plat or\nthe changing of the zoning regulations of such land, may bring a\nproceeding to review in the manner provided by article seventy-eight of\nthe civil practice law and rules in a court of record on the ground that\nsuch decision is illegal, in whole or in part. Such proceeding must be\ncommenced within thirty days after the filing of the decision in the\noffice of the village clerk.\n  Commencement of the proceeding shall stay proceedings upon the\ndecision appealed from.\n  If, upon the hearing, it shall appear to the court that testimony is\nnecessary for the proper disposition of the matter, it may take evidence\nor appoint a referee to take such evidence as it may direct and report\nthe same to the court with his findings of fact and conclusions of law,\nwhich shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the\ndetermination of the court shall be made. The court may reverse or\naffirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the decision brought up for\nreview.\n  Costs shall not be allowed against the planning board, unless it shall\nappear to the court that it acted with gross negligence or in bad faith\nor with malice in making the decision appealed from.\n  All issues in any proceeding under this section shall have preference\nover all other civil actions and proceedings.\n
N.Y. PBS Law § 216 — New York Code / Act PBS / Article 11 / Section 216
Powers of the commission in respect to cable television companies
Status: in_force

§ 216. Powers of the commission in respect to cable television\ncompanies. 1. The commission may promulgate, issue, amend and rescind\nsuch orders, rules and regulations as it may find necessary or\nappropriate to carry out the purposes of this article. Such orders,\nrules and regulations may classify persons and matters within the\njurisdiction of the commission and prescribe different requirements for\ndifferent classes of persons or matters. A copy of any order, rule or\nregulations promulgated hereunder shall be subject to public inspection\nduring reasonable business hours.\n  2. The commission may require cable television companies to maintain\nand file such reports, contracts and statements, including but not\nlimited to ownership, accounting, auditing and operating statements,\nengineering reports and other data as the commission may deem necessary\nor appropriate to administer the provisions of this article. The\ncommission, including members of its staff, may make reasonable\ninspections of the records and facilities of any cable television\ncompany.\n  3. The commission may examine, under oath, all officers, agents,\nemployees and stockholders of any cable television company, municipal\nofficials and any other persons and compel the production of papers and\nthe attendance of witnesses to obtain the information necessary to\nadminister the provisions of this article.\n  4. (a) The commission may require and receive from any agency of the\nstate or any political subdivision thereof such assistance and data as\nmay be necessary to enable the commission to administer the provisions\nof this article.\n  (b) The commission may enter into such cooperative arrangements with\nthe board of regents, the council on the arts, other state agencies and\nmunicipalities, each of which is hereby authorized to enter into such\ncooperative arrangements, as shall be necessary or appropriate to assure\nthat there will be maximum utilization of existing expertise in\ncommunications technology, cable television operations and programming\nand that the purposes of this article will be effectively accomplished.\nUpon request of the commission, any state agency may transfer to the\ncommission such officers and employees as the commission may deem\nnecessary from time to time to assist the commission in carrying out its\nfunctions and duties. Officers and employees so transferred shall not\nlose their civil service status or rights.\n  5. The commission shall have and may exercise all other powers\nnecessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article.\n
N.Y. PVH Law § 365 — New York Code / Act PVH / Article 7-A / Section 365
Separability
Status: in_force

§ 365. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of\nthis article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to\nbe invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the\nremainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,\nsentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the\ncontroversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.\n