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61 – Investigations by State Officers.

§ 61. Investigations by state officers. Every state officer, in any proceeding held before him, or in any investigation held by him for the purpose of making inquiry as to the official conduct of any subordinate officer or employee, shall have the power to issue subpoenas for and require the attendance of witnesses and the […]

62 – Business in Public Offices on Public Holidays.

§ 62. Business in public offices on public holidays. 1. Holidays and half holidays shall be considered as Sunday for all purposes relating to the transaction of business in the public offices of each county. On all other days and half days, excepting Sundays, such offices shall be kept open for the transaction of business. […]

63 – Leave of Absence for Veterans on Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day.

§ 63. Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans’ day. It shall be the duty of the head of every public department and of every court of the state of New York, of every superintendent or foreman on the public works of said state, of the county officers of the several counties […]

64 – Payment of Expenses of Public Officers.

§ 64. Payment of expenses of public officers. Every public officer who is not allowed any compensation for his services shall be paid his actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of his official duties.

64-A – Patent Policy.

§ 64-a. Patent policy. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred thirty-five of the civil service law, the participation in royalty or other arrangements may be extended or the payment of additional compensation may be made to an employee of a state department or of an agency, in addition to such employee’s definite salary […]

67 – Fees of Public Officers.

§ 67. Fees of public officers. 1. Each public officer upon whom a duty is expressly imposed by law, must execute the same without fee or reward, except where a fee or other compensation therefor is expressly allowed by law. 2. An officer or other person, to whom a fee or other compensation is allowed […]

67-A – Fees for Certification or Exemplification.

§ 67-a. Fees for certification or exemplification. Whenever there shall be presented to any public officer for certification or exemplification, a previously prepared legibly typewritten or printed copy of any document, paper, book or record in such officer’s custody, the fees in such case, for certification or exemplification, shall be at the rate of three […]

68 – Allowance of Additional Fees and Expenses.

§ 68. Allowance of additional fees and expenses. Where an officer or other person is required, in the course of a duty imposed upon him by law, to take an oath, to acknowledge an instrument, to cause an instrument to be filed or recorded, or to transmit a paper to another officer, he is entitled, […]

68-A – Fees for Oath or Acknowledgment.

§ 68-a. Fees for oath or acknowledgment. Any officer, authorized to perform the services specified in this section, and to receive fees therefor, is entitled to the following fees: 1. For administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same when required, except where another fee is specially prescribed by statute, two dollars. 2. For […]

69 – Fee for Administering Certain Official Oaths Prohibited.

§ 69. Fee for administering certain official oaths prohibited. An officer is not entitled to a fee, for administering the oath of office to a member of the legislature, to any military officer, to an inspector of election, clerk of the poll, or to any other public officer or public employee.

70 – Accounting for Fees.

§ 70. Accounting for fees. Where a public officer is required, by law, to keep an account of, or to pay over, the fees or other moneys, received by him for official services, he must include therein all sums, received by him, to which he was entitled, by reason of any act, performed by him […]

70-A – Fees to Be Paid by Public Officers for Public Advertisements.

§ 70-a. Fees to be paid by public officers for public advertisements. The charge for the publication of concurrent resolutions, proposed constitutional amendments, propositions or questions to be submitted to the voters of the state, tax sales and official notices required to be published by state boards, commissions or officers in newspapers of the state, […]

70-B – Certificate on Printed Copies of Laws.

§ 70-b. Certificate on printed copies of laws. 1. A published or printed copy of a law shall be entitled to be read into evidence if it is: (a) Contained in a book or pamphlet published under the direction of the temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly pursuant to the provisions […]

71 – Vacations for Employees of the State.

§ 71. Vacations for employees of the state. The executive officers of every public department, bureau, commission, or board of the state are authorized and empowered to grant to every employee under their supervision, who shall have been in such employ for at least one year, a vacation of not less than two weeks in […]