N.Y. EDN Law § 248
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Manuscript and records "on file"
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§ 248. Manuscript and records "on file". Manuscript or printed papers\nof the legislature, usually termed "on file," and which shall have been\non file more than five years in custody of the senate and assembly\nclerks, and all public records of the state not placed in other custody\nby a specific law shall be part of the state library and shall be kept\nin rooms assigned and suitably arranged for that purpose by the trustees\nof public buildings. The regents shall cause such papers and records to\nbe so classified and arranged that they can be easily found. No paper or\nrecord shall be removed from such files except on a resolution of the\nsenate and assembly withdrawing them for a temporary purpose, and in\ncase of such removal a description of the paper or record and the name\nof the person removing the same shall be entered in a book provided for\nthat purpose, with the date of its delivery and return.\n
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