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STATE LAW Laws 1909, Chap. 59. AN ACT in relation to the sovereignty, boundaries, survey, great seal and arms of the state, congressional districts, senate districts, and apportionment of the members of assembly of this state, and enumeration of the inhabitants of the state, constituting chapter fifty-seven of the cons…
ARTICLE 1 SHORT TITLE Section 1. Short title.
§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "State Law."
ARTICLE 1-A DESIGNATION OF STATE CAPITAL Section 1-a. State capital.
§ 1-a. State capital. The capital city of the state of New York is hereby designated to be the city of Albany.
ARTICLE 2 STATE BOUNDARIES Section 2. Connecticut boundary line. 3. Massachusetts boundary line. 4. Vermont boundary line. 5. Canada boundary line. 6. Pennsylvania boundary line. 7. New Jersey boundary line. 7-a. Jurisdiction and ownership of offshore waters and lands thereunder. 8. Maintenance of monuments. 9. Saving…
§ 2. Connecticut boundary line. The boundary line between the states of New York and Connecticut is as follows: Commencing at a granite monument (No. 1), at the northwest corner of the state of Connecticut, marking the corner of Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut, in latitude 42Á 02' 58" .427 and longitude 73Á 29'…
§ 3. Massachusetts boundary line. The boundary line between the states of New York and Massachusetts is as follows: Beginning at bound one, a granite monument set in ledge on the side of a wooded mountain peak six hundred and nine feet east of Ryan bush road, in latitude forty-two degrees two minutes fifty-eight and fo…
§ 4. Vermont boundary line. The boundary line between the state of New York and the state of Vermont shall be and hereby is fixed as follows: Beginning at a stone bound standing on the easterly slope of a hill, in latitude forty-two degrees forty-four minutes forty-five and two hundred one thousandths seconds north, lo…
§ 5. Canada boundary line. The boundary line between the state of New York and Canada is as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the parallel of the forty-fifth degree of north latitude with the middle of the deepest channel of the Richelieu river and running thence westerly along said parallel of forty-five degr…
§ 6. Pennsylvania boundary line. The boundary line between the states of New York and Pennsylvania is as follows: Commencing at said intersection of said meridian line of cession, and running thence south to the shore of Lake Erie at initial monument set by A. Ellicott in 1790 as above; thence true south 440 feet to a…
§ 7. New Jersey boundary line. The boundary line between the states of New York and New Jersey is as follows: Commencing at the said "tri-state monument, " and running thence along the line laid out by a joint commission from the states of New York and New Jersey in 1774, and which was more definitely marked with monum…
§ 7-a. Jurisdiction and ownership of offshore waters and lands thereunder. 1. The jurisdiction of this state shall extend to and over, and be exercisable with respect to, waters offshore from the coasts of this state as follows: (a) Those portions of the Great Lakes lying within the territorial limits of this state. (b…
§ 8. Maintenance of monuments. The commissioner of transportation, in cooperation with persons duly authorized by the adjoining state, shall cause the monuments erected, or to be erected, as boundaries of the state, to be maintained, and cause suitable monuments to be set wherever such are now lacking at the points whe…
§ 9. Saving clause. This article shall not be construed as a relinquishment by the state of New York of any territory to which it now has title, or over which it now has jurisdiction.
§ 10. Defense of state sovereignty and jurisdiction. The governor shall, at the expense of the state, employ counsel and provide for the defense of any action or proceeding, instituted against the state, or against any person deriving title therefrom, to recover any lands within the state, under pretence of any claim i…
ARTICLE 3 CESSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES Section 20. Cession without reservation. 21. Authorization of acquisition and cession of jurisdiction thereupon without reservation. 22. Cession with reservation of right to serve process. 23. Authorization of acquisition and cession of jurisdiction thereupon, with reservation of…
§ 20. Cession without reservation. Title and jurisdiction has been ceded to the United States by this state as follows: 1. Little island in Hudson river. A tract of land known as Little island, in the Hudson river, opposite New Baltimore, acquired by the United States for a light-house site and keepers' dwellings. 2. L…
§ 21. Authorization of acquisition and cession of jurisdiction thereupon without reservation. The United States has been authorized to acquire the following tracts or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof has been ceded to the United States by this state upon such acquisition: 1. On the Long Island coast. Certain t…
§ 22. Cession with reservation of right to serve process. Title and jurisdiction to the following described tracts or parcels of land have been ceded to the United States by this state on condition the jurisdiction so ceded should not prevent the execution thereon of any process, civil or criminal, issued under the aut…
§ 23. Authorization of acquisition and cession of jurisdiction thereupon, with reservation of right to serve process. The United States has been authorized to acquire the following tracts or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof has been ceded to the United States by this state upon such acquisition, on condition t…
§ 24. Cession during ownership by the United States, with reservation of right to serve process. Title and jurisdiction to the following tracts or parcels of land have been ceded to the United States by this state, on condition that the jurisdiction so ceded should not prevent the execution thereon of any process, civi…
§ 25. Authorization of acquisition, and cession of jurisdiction thereupon during ownership by the United States, with reservation of right to serve process. The United States has been authorized to acquire the following tracts or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof has been ceded to the United States, upon such a…
§ 26. Cession during ownership by the United States and use for public purposes, with reservation of right to serve process. Title and jurisdiction to the following tracts or parcels of land have been ceded to the United States by this state, upon condition that the jurisdiction so ceded should not prevent the executio…
§ 27. Authorization of acquisition by the United States, and cession of jurisdiction thereupon during ownership by the United States and use for public purposes, with reservation of right to serve process. The United States has been authorized to acquire the following tracts or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof…