Section 321. Appointment of stenographers

It  shall  be lawful for the
  district attorney of any county of this state, to appoint a stenographer
  to take the testimony given before the grand juries in said county.
    a. In the county of  Kings,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  district
  attorney  of  said  county to appoint twelve stenographers, each of whom
  shall have authority to take and transcribe the testimony  given  before
  the grand juries in the said county of Kings, and such appointment shall
  be  in  writing,  under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and
  shall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of Kings.
    b. In the county of Erie, it shall be lawful for the district attorney
  of said county to appoint six stenographers, each  of  whom  shall  have
  authority  to  take  and transcribe the testimony given before the grand
  juries in said county  of  Erie,  and  such  appointments  shall  be  in
  writing, under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and shall be
  filed in the county clerk's office of said county of Erie.
    c.  In  the  county  of  New York, it shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of such county to appoint fifteen stenographers, each  of  whom
  shall  have  authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before
  the grand juries in said county of New York, and such appointments shall
  be in writing, under the hand and seal of such  district  attorney,  and
  shall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of New York.
    d.  In  the  county  of  Rockland, it shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of said county to appoint two stenographers, each of whom shall
  have authority to take and transcribe the  testimony  given  before  the
  grand  juries in said county of Rockland, and such appointments shall be
  in writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and  shall
  be filed in the county clerk's office in the county of Rockland.
    e.  In  the  county  of  Onondaga, it shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of said county to appoint three  stenographers,  each  of  whom
  shall  have  authority to take and transcribe the testimony given before
  the grand juries in the said county of Onondaga, and  such  appointments
  shall  be  in writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney,
  and shall be filed in  the  county  clerk's  office  in  the  county  of
  Onondaga.
    f.  In  the  county  of  Queens,  it  shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of said county to appoint ten stenographers, each of whom shall
  have authority to take and transcribe the  testimony  given  before  the
  grand  juries  in the said county of Queens, and such appointments shall
  be in writing, under the hand and seal of such  district  attorney,  and
  shall be filed in the county clerk's office of said county of Queens.
    g.  In  the  county  of  Monroe,  it  shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of such county to appoint six stenographers, to be known as the
  first, second, third, fourth, fifth and  sixth  stenographers,  each  of
  whom  shall  have  authority  to take and transcribe the testimony given
  before the grand juries in said county of Monroe, and each of whom shall
  be considered as an assistant to the district  attorney  and  under  his
  direction  and control; and authority is further granted to the district
  attorney of the county of Monroe, if certified to  by  him,  to  appoint
  temporarily  grand  jury  stenographers  who shall have the same powers,
  responsibilities and duties as the first, second, third,  fourth,  fifth
  and  sixth  stenographers, and compensation therefor shall be chargeable
  to the county  of  Monroe  and  within  the  comparable  bracket  salary
  schedules,  and such temporary grand jury stenographers shall retain and
  receive all benefits as the first,  second,  third,  fourth,  fifth  and
  sixth  stenographers do, including state retirement benefits, Blue Cross
  and Blue Shield, and  all  other  benefits,  the  same  as  the  regular
  stenographers and other public employees.

    h.  In  the  county of Westchester it shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of such county to appoint three stenographers, to be  known  as
  the  first,  second  and  third  stenographer,  each of whom, shall have
  authority to take and transcribe the testimony given  before  the  grand
  juries  in  said  county  of  Westchester,  and  each  of whom, shall be
  considered as an assistant  to  the  district  attorney  and  under  his
  direction and control. Every stenographer so appointed whenever directed
  by  the  district attorney, shall have authority to attend upon and take
  and transcribe  the  testimony  given  at  coroner's  inquests  and  the
  examination  and  trial of criminal cases, which said testimony so taken
  and transcribed shall be for  the  exclusive  use  and  benefit  of  the
  district  attorney,  unless otherwise ordered by the court, or otherwise
  agreed upon by the district attorney. The appointment of a  stenographer
  by  said  district  attorney  shall  be deemed a revocation of any prior
  appointment of a stenographer.
    i. In the county of Orange,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  district
  attorney of said county to appoint two stenographers, each of whom shall
  have  authority  to  take  and transcribe the testimony given before the
  grand juries in said county of Orange, and such appointments shall be in
  writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney, and shall  be
  filed in the county clerk's office in the county of Orange.
    j.  In  the  county  of  Dutchess, it shall be lawful for the district
  attorney of said county, to appoint two stenographers each of whom shall
  have authority to take and transcribe the  testimony  given  before  the
  grand  juries in said county of Dutchess, and such appointments shall be
  in writing under the hand and seal of such district attorney  and  shall
  be filed in the county clerk's office in the county of Dutchess.