New York § 39 - 39Record of ordinances
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 39 — 39Record of ordinances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39. 39Record of ordinances
§ 39. Record of ordinances. Every ordinance shall, upon its taking effect as herein provided, be recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the clerk. Such records shall include the signature of the president, attestation of the clerk and the mayor's written approval, or in case of his disapproval a memorandum of its passage over his veto; or in case the ordinance took effect because he failed to approve or disapprove and return within ten days, then a memorandum to that effect. Such record or a certified copy thereof, shall be presumptive evidence of the passage of the ordinance and of the facts certified. The original engrossed ordinances for each year shall be bound together and kept in the custody of the clerk.
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Section 39 ("39Record of ordinances") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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