N.Y. County Law § 526: Deputy county clerk

§ 526. Deputy county clerk. 1. Within ten days after assuming the

duties of the office, each county clerk shall appoint a deputy county

clerk by an instrument in writing filed and recorded in his office. The

deputy county clerk shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the

county clerk and during the temporary absence or inability of the county

clerk, have and exercise all of the powers and duties of the office. In

case of a vacancy in the office of county clerk, the deputy county clerk

shall perform the duties of the county clerk until a successor is

elected or appointed and has qualified.

2. The county clerk in like manner may designate one or more employees

of his office to serve as acting deputy clerk during the absence or

inability of such deputy county clerk to perform the duties of the

office. If there be no deputy county clerk, or acting deputy county

clerk, the county judge may in the same manner designate an acting

deputy county clerk who shall serve until a successor is appointed by

the county clerk and has qualified.

3. The county clerk may appoint and remove such additional deputies

authorized to act generally for and in the place of their principal as

shall be authorized by resolution of the board of supervisors.