New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law Article 57 - DIVISIONS OF HISTORY AND PUBLIC RECORDS

• 57.01 - Office of State History.
  There shall be in the education department the office of state history.
• 57.02 - New York State History Month.
  1. Each month of November following the effective date of this section shall be designated as New York state history month. 2. The purpose of...
• 57.03 - Functions of the Office of State History.
  It shall be the function of the office of state history: 1. To collect, edit and publish, with the approval of the commissioner of education,...
• 57.05 - State Archives.
  1. There shall be continued within the education department the state archives. The state archives shall acquire, appraise, preserve either in original or duplicate form,...
• 57.07 - Local Historian; Appointment; Maintenance of Historical Edifices.
  1. A local historian shall be appointed, as provided in this section, for each city, town or village, except that in a city of over...
• 57.09 - Duties of Local Historian.
  It shall be the duty of each local historian, appointed as provided in the last section, in cooperation with the state historian, to collect and...
• 57.11 - Penalty.
  A public officer who refuses or neglects to perform any duty required of him by this article or to comply with a recommendation of the...

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