N.Y. Correction Law § 262: Appointment of person to hear application

§ 262. Appointment of person to hear application. The governor may

appoint a person to conduct a hearing in a matter pertaining to an

application for clemency, and his compensation shall not exceed ten

dollars for each day's actual service. Such person, upon the conclusion

of such hearing, shall forward to the governor without delay, the

testimony taken before him. The governor may direct that a person

subpoenaed by him, in conformity to the provisions of the preceding

section, appear before a person designated by him to conduct a hearing

as provided by this section; and a person so subpoenaed shall produce

any book, paper or writing before said person so designated by the

governor, in conformity with the provisions of the preceding section of

this article.