EXECUTIVE LAW Laws 1909, Chap. 23. AN ACT in relation to executive officers, constituting chapter eighteen of the consolidated laws. Became a law February 17, 1909, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: CHAPTER 18 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS EXECUTIVE LAW Article 1. Short title (§ 1). 2. Governor (§§ 2-9). 3. Secretary of state (S$ 20-34). 6. Attorney-general (§§ 60-67). 7. State engineer ($$ 70-76). 8. Provisions applicable to two or more executive officers (S$ 80-84). 9. State historian ($$ 90, 91). 10. Miscellaneous officers (§§ 100-109). 11. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 120, 121). 3. Acting governor. Section 4. Secretary and counsel to the governor. 5. Annual expenditures of governor. 6. Executive records. 7. Petitions on behalf of state. 8. Examinations and inspections by the governor. 9. Limiting operation of holiday. § 2. Office and residence of governor. The office of the governor shall be known as the executive chamber, and his residence, as the executive mansion. § 3. Acting governor. Every provision of law relating to the governor shall extend to the lieutenant-governor, and to the president of the senate, respectively, while acting as governor in pursuance of law. Α § 4. Secretary and counsel to the governor. secretary to the governor shall be appointed by the governor, and shall be paid an annual salary of four thousand dollars. The governor may also appoint and at pleasure remove a counsel to the governor, who shall be paid an annual salary of not exceeding five thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of such counsel to advise the governor in regard to the constitutionality, consistency and legal effect of bills presented to the governor for his approval. § 5. Annual expenditures of governor. There shall be annually appropriated to be expended by the governor, 1. Not exceeding ten thousand five hundred dollars for the employment of such clerks, counsels, stenographers, messengers and doorkeepers in the executive chamber as may be necessary. 2. Not exceeding two thousand dollars for rewards which may be offered by him and necessary expenses in the apprehension of criminals and fugitives from justice. 3. Not exceeding one thousand dollars for compensation, expenses and fees of witnesses and sheriffs upon applications for executive clemency. 4. Not exceeding four thousand dollars for other incidental expenses of the executive chamber and the administration of his office. 5. Not exceeding two thousand dollars for repairs, furniture and incidental expenses of the executive mansion. § 6. Executive records. The governor shall cause to be kept in the executive chamber, 1. Journals of the daily transactions of his office. 2. Registers, containing classified statements of such transactions. 3. Separate registers containing classified statements of all applications for pardon, commutation or other executive clemency, and of his action thereon. 4. An account of his official expenses and disbursements, including the incidental expenses of his department, and of all rewards offered by him for the apprehension of criminals, and also the expense incurred by him in sending the reports and copies of the laws of this state to other states. 5. Files of all official records upon which applications for executive clemency are founded; of statements made by judges to him; of sentences to death and of the testimony in capital cases; and of such other papers relating to the transactions of his office as are deemed by him of sufficient value for preservation. § 7. Petitions on behalf of state. The governor of the state may sign any petition required by law for any change or improvement to be made to a street, avenue or public place on behalf of the state, the people of the state or any other officer, commission, department or trustee for the state where the title of any property fronting upon any street, avenue or public place in a city, is vested in or held by the people of the state, or is vested in or held by any officer, commission or department of or on behalf of the state. § 8. Examinations and inspections by the governor. The governor is authorized at any time, either in person or by one or more persons appointed by him for the purpose, to examine and investigate the management and affairs of any department, board, bureau or commission of the state. The governor and the persons so appointed by him are empowered to subpoena and enforce the attendance of witnesses, to administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath and to require the production of any books or papers deemed relevant or material. Whenever any person so appointed shall not be regularly in the service of the state his compensation for such services shall be fixed by the governor, and said compensation and all necessary expenses of such examinations and investigations shall be paid by the treasurer out of any appropriations made for the purpose upon the order of the governor and the warrant of the comptroller. § 9. Limiting operation of holiday. The governor in issuing any proclamation appointing any day as a day of thanksgiving or fasting and prayer, or other religious observance, under section twenty-four of the general construction law is authorized, in his discretion, to limit or restrict the effect and operation of such proclamation to any city or county to be designated by him |