2006 New York Code - Contents Of Petition.

 
  § 101. Contents of petition. The petition must be in writing; it must be
  signed  by  the insolvent, and specify his residence, and also, if he is
  in prison, the county in which he is imprisoned, and the  cause  of  his
  imprisonment.  It must set forth, in substance, that he is unable to pay
  all his debts in full; that he is willing to assign his property for the
  benefit  of  all his creditors, and in all other respects to comply with
  the provisions of this article, for the purpose of being  exempted  from
  arrest  and  imprisonment, as prescribed therein; and it must pray, that
  upon his so doing, he may thereafter be exempted from arrest, by  reason
  of  a  debt, arising upon a contract previously made; and also, if he is
  imprisoned, that he may be discharged from his imprisonment. It must  be
  verified  by  the  affidavit of the insolvent, annexed thereto, taken on
  the day of the presentation thereof, to the effect, that the petition is
  in all respects true in matter of fact.