§ 352-g. Exemptions. The attorney general, upon application, may exempt from the provisions of sections three hundred fifty-two-e, three hundred fifty-two-f and three hundred fifty-two-h any offerings of securities (1) made to persons not exceeding forty in number or (2) which securities have been fully registered with the securities and exchange commission of the United States of America or have received an exemption therefrom for reasons other than said offering is an intrastate offering to residents of the state of New York only.