WHEREAS, the Governor is Commander-in-chief of the Militia of the State, pursuant to the Constitution of the State, as restated in section 3 of the Military Law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Military Law, the Governor as Commander-in-chief of the Militia has the power to order into the active service of the State in case of disaster or imminent danger thereof, such units of the organized militia which may be necessary to assist civil authority in disaster recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS, beginning on January 7, 1996, a severe snowstorm impacted New York City and the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Nassau, and Suffolk disrupting vital public transportation and safety systems; and
WHEREAS, I have declared a disaster emergency in the aforementioned areas; and the public interest requires that the organized militia assist in alleviating the effects of the snowstorm and maintaining the public safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph one of section 6 of the Military Law, effective January 7, 1996, do hereby order Brigadier General John H. Fenimore, V, The Adjutant General, or, in his absence, his designee, to order into the active service of the State, for such period, to such extent and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia to meet this emergency.
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: January 7, 1996
WHEREAS, the Governor is Commander-in-chief of the Militia of the State, pursuant to the Constitution of the State, as restated in section 3 of the Military Law;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Military Law, the Governor as Commander-in-chief of the Militia has the power to order into the active service of the State in case of disaster or imminent danger thereof, such units of the organized militia which may be necessary to assist civil authority in disaster recovery efforts;
WHEREAS, beginning on January 7, 1996, a severe snowstorm impacted New York City, the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Nassau, Suffolk, Sullivan, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia, and their contiguous areas disrupting vital public transportation and safety systems; and
WHEREAS, I have declared a disaster emergency in the aforementioned areas; and the public interest requires that the organized militia assist in alleviating the effects of the snowstorm and maintaining the public safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph one of section 6 of the Military Law, effective January 7, 1996, do hereby order Brigadier General John H. Fenimore, V, The Adjutant General, or, in his absence, his designee, to order into the active service of the State, for such period, to such extent and in such manner as he may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia to meet this emergency.
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: January 8, 1996
[FN*] Superseded by Executive Order No. 22.1, infra.
[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo), infra.]
[FN*] Supersedes Executive Order No. 22, supra.
[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo), infra.]
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5.22