Section 77. Courthouse of appellate division in first department

The
  building erected under chapter one hundred ninety-six  of  the  laws  of
  eighteen  hundred  ninety-seven  is hereby constituted the courthouse of
  the appellate division of the supreme court in the first department, and
  shall be under the control and  supervision  of  the  justices  thereof.
  Such  justices  are  hereby  authorized  to  appoint a custodian of such
  building, who shall be janitor thereof, and such engineers, cleaners and
  other  persons  as  in  their  opinion  shall  be  necessary   for   the
  preservation,  safety  and  care thereof. The custodian of such building
  shall, under the direction of such justices have general charge  thereof
  and of the records, books and papers therein, so far as may be necessary
  to  preserve  and protect the same, and shall be responsible to them for
  the preservation thereof, and shall, with the  approval  in  writing  of
  such justices or a majority of them, purchase the supplies necessary for
  the  maintenance  of the building, and for lighting, heating and keeping
  such building and furniture therein in repair and with the  approval  of
  such justices make necessary contracts therefor. The engineers, cleaners
  and other persons who shall be appointed pursuant to this section, other
  than  the custodian of such building, shall be selected by such justices
  in pursuance of such rules as may from time to  time  be  prescribed  in
  regard  thereto  by the state civil service commission. The compensation
  to be paid to  the  custodian,  engineer,  cleaners  and  other  persons
  appointed pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the justices of the
  appellate  division  of  the  supreme court in the first department, and
  shall, together with the amount to be paid for  the  supplies  furnished
  for  the  maintenance  of  such  building  and for lighting, heating and
  keeping such building and the furniture therein in repair, be  a  county
  charge,  and  shall  be  paid by the comptroller of the city of New York
  upon the certificate of the presiding justice thereof or a  majority  of
  the justices assigned to such appellate division.