Section 815. Supreme court library at Richmond

The law library for the
  county officials of the county of Richmond, as now constituted  and  all
  of  the  books therein, shall be the law library of the supreme court of
  the state of New York in the thirteenth judicial district and  shall  be
  in  the  care  and  custody and under the control of the justices of the
  supreme court of the state  of  New  York  in  the  thirteenth  judicial
  district  or  a  majority  of  them,  not  designated as justices of the
  appellate division, who shall be  the  trustees  thereof.  The  trustees
  shall  have  power  to  receive  by gift, devise or bequest any property
  given or conveyed for the purpose of a  law  library  and  to  hold  and
  manage  and  dispose of the same, and may make rules and regulations for
  the management and protection of said library  and  prescribe  penalties
  for  the  violation thereof. They may sue for and recover such penalties
  and may maintain actions for injury  to  said  library.  They  may  also
  designate from among their number a library committee or committees, the
  members  of  which  shall  have  the  power  to administer the rules and
  regulations prescribed by the said trustees. The trustees may employ and
  appoint such persons as they may deem necessary  for  the  proper  care,
  management  and  maintenance of said library and fix their salaries. The
  library and the equipment shall also be available for  the  use  of  the
  surrogate, family and criminal court judges, district attorney and other
  county  officials  of the county of Richmond and the judges of the civil
  court of the city of New York presiding in such  county.  The  librarian
  and  the  assistant  librarian,  shall,  in  addition  to  the duties of
  librarian and assistant librarian, perform any and all duties as may  be
  required of or imposed upon them by said trustees. The trustees may also
  procure  proper  furniture for the said library, purchase books therefor
  and defray all the expenses incidental to its care and management.  They
  shall  yearly  ascertain the amount necessary for the aforesaid purposes
  and certify it to the board of estimate who shall  provide  for  raising
  and paying the same.