Section 469. Continuance where attorney is member of legislature

When a
  party to a civil action or proceeding shows by  his  or  his  attorney's
  affidavit  that his attorney is a member of the legislature of the state
  of New York, that the legislature is in regular or  special  session  or
  that  not more than ten days have elapsed since the adjournment sine die
  of such session, that such attorney is the  only  one  employed  by  the
  party  who is prepared to try the cause, and that due to the performance
  of his legislative duties he is then unable to try the cause, the  court
  shall  grant  a  stay of the trial without prejudice to its place on the
  calendar, provided that no such stay shall extend to more than ten  days
  after the adjournment sine die of the session of the legislature.