§ 39. Duty of the secretary and clerk under article. It shall be the duty of the secretary and clerk of the house, as the case may be, to take charge of and keep on file the original of any request, petition, concurring petition, joint petition, perfected joint or concurring petition, record or other document issued by or returned to them pursuant to or in the course of the discharge of their duties imposed by this article.

Terms Used In N.Y. Legislative Law 39

  • Concurring petition: means a document distributed by the secretary or clerk of the receiving house to the members thereof upon receipt from the clerk or secretary of the initiating house of a certified copy of a petition timely executed by two-thirds of the members of the initiating house duly requesting the convening of an extraordinary session. See N.Y. Legislative Law 34
  • House: means the senate or assembly of the state of New York. See N.Y. Legislative Law 34
  • Joint petition: means a document distributed jointly by the secretary and clerk to the members of both houses, transmitting the joint written request of at least one member of each house for the convening of an extraordinary session. See N.Y. Legislative Law 34
  • Petition: means a document distributed by the secretary or clerk of the initiating house to the members thereof transmitting the request of a member or members of such house for the convening of an extraordinary session. See N.Y. Legislative Law 34
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