NY Banking L § 9003 (2021)
2021 New York Laws BNK - Banking Article 16 - General Provisions Applicable to Banking Non-Stock Corporations 9003 - Certificates; Requirements, Signing, Filing, Effectiveness.

§ 9003. Certificates; requirements, signing, filing, effectiveness. 1.   Every  certificate  or  other  instrument relating to a corporation or a   foreign corporation which is delivered to the superintendent for  filing   under  this  chapter  shall  be in the English language, except that the   corporate name may be in another language if written in English  letters   or characters.2.  Whenever  such  instrument is required to set forth an address, it   shall include the street and number,  or  other  particular  description   instead  of a street and number. This requirement does not apply where a   post office address is specified to be set forth.3. Whenever such instrument is required to set forth the date when  an   organization  certificate  was filed by the superintendent, the original   organization certificate is meant.4. Every such instrument required under this chapter to be signed  and   delivered  to  the  superintendent,  except as otherwise provided in the   section providing for such instrument, shall be signed either (a) by the   holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon,  or  (b)  by   the  chairman  of  the board, the president or vice president and by the   secretary or an assistant secretary or, in the  case  of  a  corporation   which  does  not  have  a  secretary  or  an assistant secretary, by the   cashier or an assistant cashier, or (c) if there are no  such  officers,   by  a  majority  of the directors or such directors as are designated by   the majority of the directors in office, or (d) if  also  there  are  no   directors,  by  the  holders,  or  such of them as are designated by the   holders of record of a majority of all outstanding  shares  entitled  to   vote  thereon,  or  (e)  if also there is no shareholder of record, by a   subscriber for shares  whose  subscription  has  been  accepted  or  his   successor  in  interest,  or  (f) if also no subscription for shares has   been accepted, by an incorporator. His name and the  capacity  in  which   any person signs such instrument shall be stated beneath or opposite his   signature.  The  person  signing  such  instrument, or, if more than one   person signs it, one of such persons shall  verify  or  acknowledge  the   instrument if required by the section providing for such instrument.5.  No  such  instrument  shall be filed unless it shall have endorsed   thereon  the  approval  of  the  superintendent.   No   certificate   of   authentication  or  conformity  or  other  proof  shall be required with   respect to any verification, oath or acknowledgment  of  any  instrument   delivered   to   the   superintendent   under   this  chapter,  if  such   verification, oath or acknowledgment purports to have been made before a   notary public, or person performing the equivalent function, of  one  of   the  states,  or  any  subdivision  thereof, of the United States or the   District of Columbia.6. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, such instrument shall   become effective upon the filing thereof by the superintendent.