N.Y. PBL Law § 5
This is the official text of N.Y. PBL Law § 5, part of New York’s PBL Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBL Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Letters patent, form and contents; to be recorded in the office of the secretary of state
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§ 5. Letters patent, form and contents; to be recorded in the office\nof the secretary of state. All letters patent shall be in such form as\nthe commissioner of general services directs. All letters patent\ngranting unappropriated state lands, as defined by this chapter, shall\ncontain an exception and reservation of all gold and silver mines. All\nletters patent shall be recorded in a book or books to be kept for that\npurpose in the office of the department of state, and the record thereof\nin any such book or a copy of any letters patent duly certified by the\nsecretary of state to be a copy of such record thereof, whether\nheretofore or hereafter recorded, shall be received in evidence in any\ncourt in this state with the same force and effect as the original of\nsuch letters patent.\n
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