Historic New York Statutes

Welcome to my library of historic New York statutory law! Linked digitized law books include colonial laws, session laws, and private acts. While not every year is represented, a good deal of material is gathered here and is available for your use.

Also see my New York Law Indexes and Extras page for related material.

Laws and Ordinances of New Netherland, 1638–1674

1638–1674Laws and Ordinances of New Netherland Google Books
1656Conditions as Created by Their Lords Burgomasters of Amsterdam. Conditien… aen alle de gene die als Coloniers na Nieuw-Nederlandt willen vertrecken.Library of Congress

Colonial Laws of New York 1664–1784

Year and Volume

Title/Description

Statutory Law Online

1664–1719, Volume IThe Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the RevolutionGoogle Books
1720–1737, Volume IIThe Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the RevolutionGoogle Books
1738–1755, Volume IIIThe Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the RevolutionGoogle Books
1752–1762, Volume IILaws of New York From The 11th Nov. 1752, to 22d May 1762Google Books
1755–1769, Volume IVThe Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the RevolutionGoogle Books
1769–1775, Volume VThe Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the RevolutionGoogle Books
1774–1775Laws of the Colony of New York Passed in the Years 1774 and 1775Google Books
1777–1784, Volume ILaws of the State of New York: Passed at the Sessions of the Legislature Held in the Years 1777-1801, Being the First Twenty-Four SessionsGoogle Books

Laws of the State of New York

Year and Volume

Session/Description

Statutory Law Online

1777–1797, Volume I1st–15th SessionsGoogle Books
1777–1797, Volume II1st–15th SessionsInternet Archive
1777–1797, Volume III1st–20th SessionsGoogle Books
1777–1784, Volume I1st–7th SessionsGoogle Books
1784–1788, Volume II8th–11th SessionsGoogle Books
1789–1796, Volume III12th–19th SessionsGoogle Books
1797–1800, Volume IV20th–23rd SessionsGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1801, Volume V24th SessionGoogle Books
1802–1804, Volume III25th–27th SessionsGoogle Books
Internet Archive
180326th SessionGoogle Books
1804–1805, 1806, Volume IV27th, 28th, 29th SessionsGoogle Books
1807–180930th, 31st, 32nd SessionsGoogle Books
1808, Volume I31st SessionHathi Trust
1808, Volume II31st Session, Private LawsHathi Trust
1808–180932nd SessionHathi Trust
181033rd SessionGoogle Books
181134th SessionGoogle Books
181235th SessionGoogle Books
1813, Volume I36th SessionGoogle Books
1813, Volume II36th SessionGoogle Books
1812–181336th Session 1812 (November)Internet Archive
1814–181538th SessionGoogle Books
1816–181839th, 40th, 41st SessionsGoogle Books
181841st SessionHathi Trust
181942nd SessionHathi Trust
182043rd SessionHathi Trust
1819–182142nd, 43rd, 44th SessionsGoogle Books
Internet Archive
182245th SessionGoogle Books
1822–182445th, 46th, 47th SessionsGoogle Books
182346th SessionGoogle Books
182447th SessionHathi Trust
182548th SessionGoogle Books
182649th SessionGoogle Books
182750th SessionGoogle Books
1827Second meeting of the 50th SessionHathi Trust
182851st SessionGoogle Books
1828–182951st Session, 2nd meeting and 52nd SessionGoogle Books
Hathi Trust
183053rd SessionGoogle Books
183154th SessionGoogle Books
183255th SessionGoogle Books
183356th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
183457th SessionGoogle Books
183558th SessionGoogle Books
183659th SessionGoogle Books
183760th SessionGoogle Books
183861st SessionGoogle Books
183962nd SessionGoogle Books
184063rd SessionGoogle Books
184164th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
184265th SessionGoogle Books
184366th SessionGoogle Books
184467th SessionGoogle Books
184568th SessionGoogle Books
184669th SessionGoogle Books
1847, Volume I70th SessionGoogle Books
1847, Volume II70th Session, 2nd MeetingGoogle Books
184871st SessionGoogle Books
184972nd SessionGoogle Books
185073rd SessionGoogle Books
185174th SessionHathi Trust
185174th Session and Special SessionGoogle Books
Hathi Trust
185275th SessionGoogle Books
185376th SessionGoogle Books
Hathi Trust
185477th SessionGoogle Books
185578th SessionGoogle Books
185679th SessionGoogle Books
1857, Volume I80th SessionGoogle Books
1857, Volume II80th SessionGoogle Books
185881st SessionGoogle Books
185982nd SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
186083rd SessionGoogle Books
186184th SessionGoogle Books
186285th SessionGoogle Books
186386th SessionGoogle Books
186487th SessionHathi Trust
186588th SessionGoogle Books
1866, Volume I89th SessionGoogle Books
1866, Volume II89th SessionGoogle Books
1867, Volume I90th SessionGoogle Books
1867, Volume II90th SessionGoogle Books
1868, Volume I91st SessionGoogle Books
1868, Volume II91st SessionGoogle Books
1869, Volume I92nd SessionGoogle Books
1869, Volume II92nd SessionGoogle Books
1870, Volume I93rd SessionGoogle Books
1870, Volume II93rd SessionGoogle Books
1871, Volume I94th SessionGoogle Books
1871, Volume II94th SessionGoogle Books
1872, Volume I95th SessionGoogle Books
1872, Volume II95th SessionGoogle Books
1873, Volume I96th SessionGoogle Books
1873, Volume II96th SessionGoogle Books
187396th SessionSee book for 1873 laws affecting only New York City and County on Hathi Trust
187497th SessionGoogle Books
187598th SessionGoogle Books
1876, Volume I99th SessionGoogle Books
1876, Volume II99th SessionGoogle Books
1877100th SessionGoogle Books
1878101st SessionGoogle Books
1879102nd SessionGoogle Books
1880, Volume I103rd SessionGoogle Books
1880, Volume II103rd SessionGoogle Books
1881, Volume I104th SessionGoogle Books
1881, Volume II104th SessionGoogle Books
1881, Volume III104th SessionGoogle Books
1882, Volume I105th SessionGoogle Books
1882, Volume II105th SessionGoogle Books
1883106th SessionGoogle Books
1884107th SessionGoogle Books
1885108th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1886109th SessionHathi Trust
1887110th SessionGoogle Books
1888111th SessionGoogle Books
1889112th SessionGoogle Books
1890113th SessionGoogle Books
1891114th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1892, Volume I115th SessionHathi Trust
1892, Volume II115th SessionGoogle Books
1893, Volume I116th SessionGoogle Books
1893, Volume II116th SessionGoogle Books
1894, Volume I117th SessionGoogle Books
1894, Volume II117th SessionGoogle Books
1895, Volume I118th SessionHathi Trust
1895, Volume II, part I118th SessionGoogle Books
1895, Volume II, part II118th SessionGoogle Books
1896, Volume I119th SessionGoogle Books
1896, Volume II119th SessionGoogle Books
1897, Volume I120th SessionInternet Archive
1897, Volume II120th SessionGoogle Books
1897, Volume III120th SessionGoogle Books
1898, Volume I121st SessionGoogle Books
1898, Volume II121st SessionGoogle Books
1899, Volume I122nd SessionGoogle Books
1899, Volume II122nd SessionGoogle Books
1900, Volume I123rd SessionGoogle Books
1900, Volume II123rd SessionGoogle Books
1901, Volume I124th SessionGoogle Books
1901, Volume II124th SessionGoogle Books
1901, Volume III124th SessionGoogle Books
1902, Volume I125th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1902, Volume II125th SessionGoogle Books
1903, Volume I126th SessionGoogle Books
1903, Volume II126th SessionGoogle Books
1904, Volume I127th SessionGoogle Books
1904, Volume II127th SessionGoogle Books
1905, Volume I128th SessionGoogle Books
1905, Volume II128th SessionGoogle Books
1906, Volume I129th SessionGoogle Books
1906, Volume II129th SessionGoogle Books
1907, Volume I130th SessionGoogle Books
1907, Volume II130th SessionGoogle Books
1908, Volume I131st SessionGoogle Books
1908, Volume II131st SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1909, Volume I132nd SessionGoogle Books
1909, Volume II132nd SessionGoogle Books
1910, Volume I133rd SessionGoogle Books
1910, Volume II133rd Session
and Extraordinary Session
Hathi Trust
1911, Volume I134th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1911, Volume II134th SessionGoogle Books
1911, Volume III134th SessionGoogle Books
1912, Volume I135th SessionGoogle Books
1912, Volume II135th SessionGoogle Books
1913, Volume I136th SessionHathi Trust
1913, Volume II136th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Google Books
Internet Archive
1913, Volume III136th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Google Books
1913, Volume IV136th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Hathi Trust
1914, Volumes I-II137th SessionGoogle Books
1914, Volume III137th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Google Books
1915, Volume I138th SessionGoogle Books
1915, Volume II138th SessionInternet Archive
1915, Volume III138th SessionHathi Trust
1916, Volume I139th SessionGoogle Books
1916, Volume II139th SessionGoogle Books
1916, Volume III139th SessionGoogle Books
1917, Volume I140th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Google Books
1917, Volume II140th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Google Books
1917, Volume III140th Session
and Extraordinary Session
Google Books
To 1 January 1918, Vol. IIAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
To 1 January 1918, Vol. IIIAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
To 1 January 1918, Vol. VAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkHathi Trust
To 1 January 1918, Vol. VIAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
To 1 January 1918, Vol. VIIAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
To 1 January 1918, Vol. VIIIAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
To 1 January 1918, Vol. IXAnnotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkHathi Trust
1918 Supplement to Annotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
1918, Volume I141st SessionGoogle Books
1918, Volume II141st SessionGoogle Books
1918, Volume III141st SessionGoogle Books
1919, Volume I142nd SessionHathi Trust
1919, Volume II142nd SessionHathi Trust
1919, Volumes I-II142nd SessionGoogle Books
1919 Supplement to Annotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkHathi Trust
1920, Volume I143rd SessionHathi Trust
1920, Volume II143rd SessionGoogle Books
1920, Volume III143rd SessionGoogle Books
1920, Volume IV143rd SessionGoogle Books
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1920, Vol. ICumulative Supplement to Annotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
1920, Vol. IICumulative Supplement to Annotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkHathi Trust
1921, Volume I144th SessionGoogle Books
1921, Volume II144th SessionGoogle Books
1921, Volume III144th SessionGoogle Books
1921 Supplement to Annotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkHathi Trust
1922, Volume I145th SessionHathi Trust
1922, Volume II145th SessionHathi Trust
1922, Volumes I-II145th SessionGoogle Books
Internet Archive
1922Supplement to Annotated Consolidated Laws of the State of New YorkGoogle Books
1923, Volumes I-II146th SessionHathi Trust
1924, Volumes I-II147th SessionHathi Trust
1925, Volumes I-II148th SessionHathi Trust
1926, Voumes I-II149th SessionGoogle Books
1927, Volumes I-II150th SessionHathi Trust
1928151st SessionNEED
1929, Volumes I-II152nd SessionHathi Trust
1930, Volumes I-II153rd SessionHathi Trust
1931, Volumes I-II154th SessionHathi Trust
1932, Volumes I-II155th SessionHathi Trust
1933, Volumes I-II156th SessionHathi Trust
1934157th Session 
1935158th Session 
1936159th Session 
1937160th Session 
1938161st Session 
1939, Volume I162nd Session
and Extraordinary Session
Hathi Trust
1939, Volume II162nd Session
and Extraordinary Session
Hathi Trust
1940163rd Session 
1941164th Session 
1942165th Session 
1943166th Session 
1944167th SessionHathi Trust
1945168th Session 
1946169th Session 
1947170th Session 
1948171st SessionHathi Trust
1949172nd Session 
1950173rd Session 
1951174th Session 
1952175th Session 
1953176th Session 
1954177th Session 
1955178th Session 
1956, Volume I179th SessionHathi Trust
1956, Volume II179th SessionHathi Trust
1957180th Session 
1958181st Session 
1959182nd Session 
1960183rd Session 
1961184th Session 
1962, Volume I185th SessionHathi Trust
1962 Volume II185th SessionHathi Trust
1962, Volume III185th SessionHathi Trust
1963186th Session 
1964187th Session
Second Extraordinary Session
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1965, Volume I188th SessionHathi Trust
1965, Volume II188th SessionHathi Trust
1966, Volume I189th SessionHathi Trust
1966, Volume II189th SessionHathi Trust
1966, Volume III189th SessionHathi Trust
1967190th Session 
1968, Volume I191st SessionHathi Trust
1968, Volume II191st SessionHathi Trust
1969, Volume I192nd SessionHathi Trust
1969, Volume II192nd SessionHathi Trust
1970, Volume I193rd SessionHathi Trust
1970, Volume II193rd SessionHathi Trust
1971, Volume I194th SessionHathi Trust
1971, Volume II194th SessionHathi Trust
1971–1972, Volume IIExtraordinary Session and Second Extraordinary Session of the 194th Session and 195th SessionHathi Trust
1973, Volume I196th SessionHathi Trust
1973, Volume II196th SessionHathi Trust
1974, Volume I197th SessionHathi Trust
1974, Volume II197th SessionHathi Trust
1975198th Session 
1976, Volume I199th SessionHathi Trust
1976, Volume II199th SessionHathi Trust
1977, Volume II200th Session
and Extraordinary Session
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