N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 4530: Certificate of population

§ 4530. Certificate of population. (a) Prima facie evidence. A

certificate of the officer in charge of the census of the United States,

attested by the United States secretary of commerce, giving the result

of the census is, except as hereinafter provided, prima facie evidence

of such result.

(b) Conclusive evidence. Where the population of the state or a

subdivision, or a portion of a subdivision of the state is required to

be determined according to the federal or state census or enumeration

last preceding a particular time, a certificate of the officer in charge

of the census of the United States, attested by the United States

secretary of commerce, as to such population as shown by such federal

census, or a certificate of the secretary of state as to such population

as shown by such state enumeration, is conclusive evidence of such

population.