New York State Comptroller's Office Copies of Certificates of Appointment of Notaries Public
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Overview of the Records
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Administrative History
Laws of 1875, Chap. 87, and Laws of 1876, Chap. 130, provided for appointment by the governor of additional notaries public (Chap. 52, Laws of 1829 had not specified the number to be appointed). A portion of the fees collected by the county clerk was to be paid to the State Treasurer, and this presumably explains their presence in the records of the State Comptroller.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains copies of certificates of appointment, submitted by the county clerk to the State Comptroller. Each form gives name of notary public, term of office, signature of governor's private secretary, and sworn affidavit. Forms are present only for Rensselaer County, and even these are apparently a fragmentary series.
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