N.Y. County Law § 404: Official seals

§ 404. Official seals. The official seals of boards of supervisors of

the several counties, county seal, county treasurer's seal and the seal

of the register of deeds shall continue to be the official seals,

respectively, of such boards, county treasurer, surrogate and register

of deeds and used as such, respectively, when authorized by law. When

any such seal shall be lost, destroyed, or become unfit for use, the

board of supervisors of the county interested therein or not having such

seal, shall cause a new seal or seals to be made at the expense of the

county. A description of each of such seals, together with the

impressions therefrom, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk

and in the office of the secretary of state. In counties having two

county seats, a duplicate of the county seal shall be procured and kept

at the county seat where the county clerk's office is not situated, at

some place to be designated by the county clerk and may be used by him

the same as at his office. In counties having but one court house and

which is located more than five miles from the county clerk's office, a

duplicate of the county seal shall be procured and kept at such court

house and the county clerk may use the same at such court house. The

seal kept by the county clerk in each county, as prescribed in the

judiciary law, shall continue to be the seal of the county, and must be

used by him where he is required to use an official seal.