N.Y. Vill. Law § 2-240

§ 2-240 Appointment of village clerk. 1. Within five days after the\nfiling of the certificate of incorporation in the offices of the clerks\nof each town in which any portion of the village is located, such clerks\nshall jointly appoint a resident of the village to serve as village\nclerk until his successor is chosen by the first elected board of\ntrustees.\n 2. A copy of such joint appointment shall be delivered to such village\nclerk and copies thereof shall be filed in the office of each such town\nclerk. Within three days after his appointment the village clerk shall\nfile the constitutional oath of office with the town clerk with whom the\noriginal of the certificate of election was filed and shall file a copy\nthereof with the town clerks of all other towns in which any part of the\nvillage is located.\n