N.Y. Debtor & Creditor Law § 217: New trustee in place of one absent

§ 217. New trustee in place of one absent. Whenever any trustee

appointed under any authority conferred by any of the provisions of

articles three, four or five of this chapter, shall remove from and

continue to reside out of this state for one year, it shall be lawful

for the court which originally appointed such trustee, after giving

notice and an opportunity to the creditors to propose proper persons, to

appoint another person in the place of such trustee.