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The seeming basis for the creation of these records is Section 65 of Executive Law. This law which dates to the 19th century, specifies that: "The attorney-general shall keep a register of all actions and proceedings prosecuted of defended by him, of all proceedings in relation thereto, and shall deliver the same to his successor."
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