Sample Forms

Please note that all forms provided here are sample forms. Libraries should first contact your library system's regional liaison at the New York State Library to discuss any proposed charter-related actions prior to submitting completed forms to the State Library. State Library staff will provide the appropriate forms and assist in their proper completion.

IMPORTANT: Please contact your library system's regional liaison at the New York State Library and your public library system when considering any charter-related actions.

Charter Amendments

Amendment of Charter [Petition and Resolution] (.PDF [11k])
Concurrence of Absent Trustee (.PDF [17k])

Provisional Charter Sample Documents

Certificate of Establishment of a New Library (.PDF [29k])
Petition for Provisional Charter (.PDF [58k])
Application for Provisional Library Charter and Admission to the University (.PDF [110k])
Petition to Amend and Extend a Provisional Charter (.PDF [61k])
Petition to Amend and Make Absolute a Provisional Charter | Resolution of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of... (.PDF [85k])
Extension of [Petition and Resolution] (.PDF [64k])
[Application] to Replace a Provisional Charter or for Extension of Provisional Charter (.PDF [69k])
Consent to Serve as an Initial Trustee of (Name of Corporation) (.PDF [6k])
Terms of Office of Trustees (.PDF [69k])
Concurrence of Absent Trustee (.PDF [17k])

Absolute Charter...

Petition for Absolute Charter; Resolution of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of... (.PDF [11k])
[Petition for Absolute Charter] in the First Instance (.PDF [105k])
[Application] in the First Instance and Admission to the University (.PDF [74k])
[Petition for Absolute Charter] to Replace a Provisional Charter; Resolution of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of... (.PDF [37k])
[Application] to Replace a Provisional Charter or for Extension of Provisional Charter(.PDF [69k])
Concurrence of Absent Trustee (.PDF [17k])

Petition for Certificate of Incorporation (.PDF [10k])

Petition for Consent to Merger with Not-For-Profit Corporation (.PDF [11k])

Last Updated: August 9, 2019