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N.Y. BSC Law § 901 — New York Code / Act BSC / Article 9 / Section 901
Power of merger or consolidation
Status: in_force

§ 901. Power of merger or consolidation.\n  (a) Two or more domestic corporations may, as provided in this\nchapter:\n  (1) Merge into a single corporation which shall be one of the\nconstituent corporations; or\n  (2) Consolidate into a single corporation which shall be a new\ncorporation to be formed pursuant to the consolidation.\n  (b) Whenever used in this article:\n  (1) "Merger" means a procedure of the character described in\nsubparagraph (a) (1).\n  (2) "Consolidation" means a procedure of the character described in\nsubparagraph (a) (2).\n  (3) "Constituent corporation" means an existing corporation that is\nparticipating in the merger or consolidation with one or more other\ncorporations.\n  (4) "Surviving corporation" means the constituent corporation into\nwhich one or more other constituent corporations are merged.\n  (5) "Consolidated corporation" means the new corporation into which\ntwo or more constituent corporations are consolidated.\n  (6) "Constituent entity" means a domestic or foreign corporation or\nother business entity, that is participating in the merger or\nconsolidation with one or more domestic or foreign corporations.\n  (7) "Other business entity" means any person other than a natural\nperson, general partnership (including any registered limited liability\npartnership or registered foreign limited liability partnership) or a\ndomestic or foreign business corporation.\n  (8) "Person" means any association, corporation, joint stock company,\nestate, general partnership (including any registered limited liability\npartnership or foreign limited liability partnership), limited\nassociation, limited liability company (including a professional service\nlimited liability company), foreign limited liability company (including\na foreign professional service limited liability company), joint\nventure, limited partnership, natural person, real estate investment\ntrust, business trust or other trust, custodian, nominee or any other\nindividual or entity in its own or any representative capacity.\n  (c) One or more domestic corporations and one or more other business\nentities, or one or more foreign corporations and one or more other\nbusiness entities may as provided by any other applicable statute and\nthis chapter:\n  (1) Merge into a single domestic or foreign corporation or other\nbusiness entity, which shall be one of the constituent entities; or\n  (2) Consolidate into a single domestic or foreign corporation or other\nbusiness entity, which shall be a new domestic or foreign corporation or\nother business entity to be formed pursuant to the consolidation.\n
N.Y. DCD Law § 106 — New York Code / Act DCD / Article 4 / Section 106
Order directing assignment; assignment pursuant thereto
Status: in_force

§ 106. Order directing assignment; assignment pursuant thereto. An\norder, directing the execution of an assignment, must be made by the\ncourt, where it appears, by the verdict of the jury, or, if a jury has\nnot been demanded, or the jurors have been discharged by reason of their\ninability to agree, where it satisfactorily appears to the court, as\nfollows:\n  1. That the petitioner is unable to pay his debts.\n  2. That the schedule annexed to his petition is true.\n  3. That he has not been guilty of any fraud or concealment, in\nviolation of the provisions of this article.\n  4. That he has, in all things, conformed to the matters required of\nhim by this article.\n  The provisions of sections seventy-six, seventy-seven, and\nseventy-eight of this chapter apply to the order prescribed in this\nsection, and to the assignment made in pursuance thereof, except that\nthe trustee or trustees must be nominated, as well as appointed, by the\ncourt.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 15-100 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 15 / Section 15-100
Application of article
Status: in_force

§ 15-100. Application of article. This article applies to all general\nand special village elections for officers and all the provisions of\nthis chapter, not inconsistent with this article, shall apply to all\nvillage elections, except that if a village has adopted a resolution\npursuant to paragraph c of subdivision one of section 15-104 of this\narticle, the other provisions of this chapter governing the conduct of\nelections and proceedings relating thereto, including the manner and\ntimes for making nominations and proceedings relating to early mail and\nabsentee voting, and the provisions of this article not inconsistent\nwith other provisions of this chapter shall apply to such elections.\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 4543 — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 45 / Section 4543
Proof of facts or writing by methods other than those authorized in this article
Status: in_force

§ 4543. Proof of facts or writing by methods other than those\nauthorized in this article. Nothing in this article prevents the proof\nof a fact or a writing by any method authorized by any applicable\nstatute or by the rules of evidence at common law.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 72-P — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 5 / Section 72-P
Lease of real property by a municipality
Status: in_force

* § 72-p. Lease of real property by a municipality. Notwithstanding\nany provision of any general, special or local law or of any charter,\nwhenever a municipal corporation enters into a lease of real property\nthe lease agreement shall provide that the tenant may not assign the\nlease to a third party unless such assignment is approved by the\nmunicipal corporation. A municipal corporation may not arbitrarily and\ncapriciously withhold its approval of such assignment. The provisions of\nthis section shall not apply to the leases of real property to municipal\nor public corporations.\n  * NB There are two § 72-p's\n
N.Y. CCA Law § 2103 — New York Code / Act CCA / Article 21 / Section 2103
Rules of court
Status: in_force

§ 2103. Rules of court. The appellate divisions of the first and\nsecond judicial departments shall jointly adopt rules to implement and\nfacilitate procedure in this court, consistent with standards and\npolicies adopted by the administrative board of the judicial conference.\nSuch rules shall be uniform to the extent practicable. The\nadministrative board may promulgate such uniform rule or rules in the\nevent the appellate divisions are unable to agree.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 420-C — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 10-A / Section 420-C
General powers of the fund
Status: in_force

§ 420-c. General powers of the fund. Except as otherwise limited by\nthis article, the fund shall have power:\n  1. To sue and be sued;\n  2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n  3. To borrow money and issue negotiable notes, bonds or other\nobligations and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof;\n  4. To invest any funds held in reserve or sinking funds, or any monies\nnot required for immediate use or disbursement, at the discretion of the\nfund, in obligations of the state or the United States government or\nobligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the\nstate or the United States government;\n  5. Subject to the approval of the superintendent of financial\nservices, to establish rules and regulations governing the exercise of\nits powers and the fulfillment of its purposes under this article;\n  6. To enter into contracts and leases and to execute all instruments\nnecessary or convenient;\n  7. To acquire, hold and dispose of real or personal property in the\nexercise of its powers;\n  8. To appoint such officers and employees as it may require for the\nperformance of its duties, and to fix and determine their\nqualifications, duties, and compensation and to retain or employ\nauditors, engineers and private consultants on a contract basis or\notherwise for rendering professional or technical services and advice,\nand with the approval of the attorney general of the state of New York,\nto retain or employ counsel;\n  9. To conduct investigations and hearings in the furtherance of its\ngeneral purposes, and in aid thereof have access to any books, records\nor papers relevant thereto; and if any person whose testimony shall be\nrequired for the proper performance of the duties of the fund shall fail\nor refuse to aid or assist the fund in the conduct of any investigation\nor hearing, or to produce any relevant books, records or other papers,\nthe fund is authorized to apply for process of subpoena, to issue out of\nany court of general original jurisdiction whose process can reach such\nperson, upon due cause shown;\n  10. In the performance of the fund's duties, to utilize the services\nof employees of the department of financial services, reimbursing the\ndepartment of financial services for such services and expenses therein;\n  11. To do all things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out\nits purposes and for the exercise of the powers granted in this article.\n
N.Y. COM Law § 489 — New York Code / Act COM / Article 26 / Section 489
Cap on tax credit
Status: in_force

§ 489. Cap on tax credit. The total amount of tax credits listed on\ncertificates of tax credit issued by the commissioner pursuant to this\narticle may not exceed two hundred fifty million dollars.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 202 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 5 / Section 202
Rates of interest; installment obligations; personal loan departments; effect of usury
Status: in_force

§ 202. Rates of interest; installment obligations; personal loan\ndepartments; effect of usury. Branches and agencies of foreign banking\ncorporations licensed to do business in this state may make loans and\noffer extensions of credit to the same extent and subject to the same\nconditions as banks and trust companies may make loans and extend credit\npursuant to the provisions of subdivisions four-a and five of section\none hundred three of this chapter and section one hundred eight of this\nchapter. Without limiting the foregoing, a foreign banking corporation\nlicensed pursuant to article two of this chapter to maintain one or more\nbranches or agencies in this state, may, in pursuance of its otherwise\nlawful powers under this chapter, take, receive, reserve or charge on\nany loan or discount made, or upon any note, bill of exchange or other\nevidence of debt, negotiable or otherwise, interest at such rate and\nsuch other charges and fees as a bank or trust company shall be\npermitted to charge under the provisions of the laws of this state or\nthe laws of the United States, with respect to the same class or classes\nof loans or transactions to which such rate or such charges and fees\nshall be applicable.\n
N.Y. HAY Law § 343-Q*5 — New York Code / Act HAY / Article 12 / Section 343-Q*5
Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Assemblyman Richard H
Status: in_force

* § 343-q. Portion of the state highway system to be designated as the\n"Assemblyman Richard H. Miller Memorial Highway". All that portion of\nthe state highway system located in the county of Broome constituting\nstate route 201 from its intersection with state route 434 in the town\nof Vestal to its intersection with state route 17 in the village of\nJohnson City shall be designated and known as the "Assemblyman Richard\nH. Miller Memorial Highway".\n  * NB There are 11 § 343-q's\n
N.Y. ENG Law § 8-104 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 8 / Section 8-104
State lighting efficiency standards for existing public buildings
Status: in_force

§ 8-104. State lighting efficiency standards for existing public\nbuildings. In addition to meeting the purposes set forth in section\n8-101 of this article, the standards shall be designed to satisfy the\nfollowing specific criteria:\n  1. The standards, so far as may be practicable, shall be formulated in\nterms of performance objectives.\n  2. The standards, so far as may be practicable, shall further the\nimprovement of energy conservation lighting practices, methods,\nequipment, materials and techniques.\n  3. The standards shall encourage economically reasonable energy\nconserving lighting techniques to be used in the lighting of all\nexisting buildings.\n  4. The standards shall provide reasonable uniform standards and\nrequirements for lighting and lighting materials for the improvement in\nefficiency of lighting systems.\n
N.Y. BNK Law § 452 — New York Code / Act BNK / Article 11 / Section 452
When corporate existence begins; conditions precedent to commencing business
Status: in_force

§ 452. When corporate existence begins; conditions precedent to\ncommencing business.  When the superintendent shall have endorsed his\napproval on the organization certificate, as provided in article two of\nthis chapter, the corporate existence of the credit union shall begin,\nand it shall then have power to elect officers and to transact such\nother business as relates to its organization. But it shall transact no\nother business until the superintendent shall have duly issued to it the\nauthorization certificate specified in article two of this chapter.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 48 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 1 / Section 48
Child care creation and expansion tax credit
Status: in_force

§ 48. Child care creation and expansion tax credit. (a) Allowance of\ncredit. A taxpayer subject to tax under article nine-A, twenty-two or\nthirty-three of this chapter shall be allowed a credit against such tax,\npursuant to the provisions referenced in subdivision (f) of this\nsection. The amount of the credit is equal to the amount determined\npursuant to section three hundred ninety-four-d of the social services\nlaw and shall be claimed in the taxable year that includes the last day\nof the service year for which the credit is calculated. No cost or\nexpense paid or incurred by the taxpayer that is included as part of the\ncalculation of this credit shall be the basis of any other tax credit\nallowed under this chapter.\n  (b) Eligibility. To be eligible for the child care creation and\nexpansion tax credit, the taxpayer shall have been issued a certificate\nof tax credit by the office of children and family services pursuant to\nsection three hundred ninety-four-c of the social services law. A\ntaxpayer that is a partner in a partnership, member of a limited\nliability company or shareholder in a subchapter S corporation that has\nreceived a certificate of tax credit shall be allowed its pro rata share\nof the credit earned by the partnership, limited liability company or\nsubchapter S corporation.\n  (c) Tax return requirement. The taxpayer shall be required to attach\nto its tax return in the form prescribed by the commissioner, proof of\nreceipt of its certificate of tax credit issued by the commissioner of\nthe office of children and family services.\n  (d) Information sharing. Notwithstanding any provision of this\nchapter, employees of the office of children and family services and the\ndepartment shall be allowed and are directed to share and exchange:\n  (1) information regarding the credit applied for, allowed or claimed\npursuant to this section and taxpayers that are applying for the credit\nor that are claiming the credit; and\n  (2) information contained in or derived from credit claim forms\nsubmitted to the department. Except as provided in paragraph one of this\nsubdivision, all information exchanged between the office of children\nand family services and the department shall not be subject to\ndisclosure or inspection under the state's freedom of information law.\n  (e) Credit recapture. If a certificate of tax credit issued by the\noffice of children and family services under title one-A of article six\nof the social services law is revoked by such office, the amount of\ncredit described in this section and claimed by the taxpayer prior to\nthat revocation shall be added back to tax in the taxable year in which\nany such revocation becomes final.\n  (f) Cross references. For application of the credit provided for in\nthis section, see the following provisions of this chapter:\n  (1) article 9-A: section 210-B, subdivision 59;\n  (2) article 22: section 606, subsection (ooo);\n  (3) article 33: section 1511, subdivision (ee).\n
N.Y. CVP Law § 214-F — New York Code / Act CVP / Article 2 / Section 214-F
Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by contact with or exposure to any substance or combination of substances found with...
Status: in_force

§ 214-f. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by\ncontact with or exposure to any substance or combination of substances\nfound within an area designated as a superfund site. Notwithstanding any\nprovision of law to the contrary, an action to recover personal damages\nfor injury caused by contact with or exposure to any substance or\ncombination of substances contained within an area designated as a\nsuperfund site pursuant to either Chapter 103 of Section 42 of the\nUnited States Code and/or section 27-1303 of the environmental\nconservation law, may be commenced by the plaintiff within the period\nallowed pursuant to section two hundred fourteen-c of this article or\nwithin three years of such designation of such an area as a superfund\nsite, whichever is latest.\n
N.Y. TRA Law § 127 — New York Code / Act TRA / Article 5 / Section 127
Franchises and privileges
Status: in_force

§ 127. Franchises and privileges. Without first having obtained the\npermission and approval of the commissioner no common carrier shall\nbegin the construction of a railroad or street railroad, or any\nextension thereof, for which a certificate of public convenience and\nnecessity shall not have been granted by the board of railroad\ncommissioners or where prior to said time said common carrier shall not\nhave become entitled by virtue of its compliance with the provisions of\nthe railroad law to begin such construction; nor, except as above\nprovided in this section, shall any such common carrier exercise any\nfranchise or right under any provision of the railroad law, or of any\nother law, not heretofore lawfully exercised, without first having\nobtained the permission and approval of the commissioner. The\ncommissioner shall have power to grant the permission and approval\nherein specified whenever he shall after due hearing determine that such\nconstruction or such exercise of the franchise or privilege is necessary\nor convenient for the public service.\n
N.Y. UJC Law § 1801 — New York Code / Act UJC / Article 18 / Section 1801
Small claims defined
Status: in_force

§ 1801. Small claims defined.\n  The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall\nmean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of\nthree thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, provided that\nthe defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of\nbusiness or a regular employment within the municipality where the court\nis located, or where claimant is or was a tenant or lessee of real\nproperty owned by the defendant and the claim relates to such tenancy or\nlease, and such real property is situated within the municipality where\nthe court is located. However, where a judge of the county court,\npursuant to subdivision (g) of section three hundred twenty-five of the\ncivil practice law and rules, transfers a small claim from the town or\nvillage court having jurisdiction over the matter to another town or\nvillage court within the same county, the court to which it is\ntransferred shall have jurisdiction to determine the claim.\n
N.Y. MIL Law § 130.66 — New York Code / Act MIL / Article 7 / Part 9 / Section 130.66
Review by the governor
Status: in_force

§ 130.66. Review by the governor.  (a) The governor shall review the\nrecord in all cases reviewed by a board of military review and approved\nby the adjutant general in which, upon petition of the accused and on\ngood cause shown, the governor grants such review.\n  (b) The accused may petition the governor for a review of a decision\nof the board of military review within sixty days from the earlier of:\n  (1) the date on which the accused is notified of the decision of the\nboard of military review and the approval of the adjutant general; or\n  (2) the date on which a copy of the decision of the board of military\nreview and the approval of the adjutant general, after being served on\ncounsel of record for the accused (if any), is deposited in the United\nStates mail for delivery by first class, certified mail to the accused,\nat an address provided by the accused or, if no such address has been\nprovided by the accused, at the latest address listed for the accused in\nhis official service record.\n  (c) In any case reviewed by him, the governor may act only with\nrespect to the findings and sentences as approved by the convening\nauthority and as affirmed or set aside as incorrect in law by the board\nof military review. He may affirm only such findings of guilty in the\nsentence or such part or amount of the sentence, as he finds correct in\nlaw and fact and determines, on the basis of the entire record, should\nbe approved. In considering the record, he may weigh the evidence, judge\nthe credibility of witnesses, and determine controverted questions of\nfact, recognizing that the trial court saw and heard the witnesses. If\nthe governor sets aside the findings and sentence, he may, except where\nthe setting aside is based on lack of sufficient evidence in the record\nto support the findings, order a rehearing. If he sets aside the\nfindings and sentence, and does not order a rehearing, he shall order\nthat the charges be dismissed. If the governor has ordered a rehearing,\nbut the convening authority finds a rehearing impracticable, he may\ndismiss the charges.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 1514 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 15 / Section 1514
Partial payment of taxes and tax liens in Westchester county
Status: in_force

§ 1514. Partial payment of taxes and tax liens in Westchester county.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the\ncontrary, in the county of Westchester the common council, board of\naldermen, commission or other legislative body of any city by whatever\nname called may by resolution or ordinance authorize the collecting\nofficer in such city to accept from any taxpayer at any time partial\npayments for or on account of taxes, special ad valorem levies and\nspecial assessments or on account of any tax liens owned and held by\nsuch city in such amount or manner and apply such payments on account\nthereof in such manner as may be prescribed in such resolution or\nordinance.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law\nto the contrary, such resolution or ordinance may provide that if any\ninstallment subsequent to the first installment is paid in the month in\nwhich it becomes due, the penalty accrued against such installment may\nbe reduced; provided, however, that such penalty shall not be reduced\nbelow the rate of two per cent, through the month in which such\ninstallment is due, but if not paid in the month in which such\nsubsequent installment is due, penalties subsequent to that month shall\nbe as presently defined in existing law. No installment payment provided\nfor under this section shall be due later than one month prior to the\ndate upon which the assessment roll on which the tax is levied is closed\nand succeeded by a new roll. After receiving any such partial payment,\ninterest and penalties shall be charged against the unpaid balance only.\nThe acceptance of a partial payment shall be deemed not to affect any\nrights and powers of such city in any general or special act including\ncharter or local laws, but such rights and powers shall remain in full\nforce and effect to enforce collection of the unpaid balance together\nwith interest, penalties and other lawful charges thereon.\n