N.Y. General Associations Law § 4: Certificate to be filed within sixty days and annually thereafter; penalty; evidence

§ 4. Certificate to be filed within sixty days and annually

thereafter; penalty; evidence. Every joint-stock association

transacting business within this state shall, within sixty days after

its formation, and in each January thereafter, file with the secretary

of state, and with the clerk of the county in which its principal

business is carried on, a written certificate, signed and verified by

its president and treasurer, stating the name and date of organization

of such association, the number of its stockholders, the names and

places of residence of its officers, and its principal place of

business. Any such certificate, the record thereof, or a certified copy

of such certificate or record shall be presumptive evidence of the truth

of all facts therein stated against such association, its officers and

stockholders. The officers of a joint-stock association who fail to

comply with the provisions of this section shall be jointly and

severally liable to pay to the people of this state a penalty of fifty

dollars for each day such failure continues.