Section 176. Justices of city court of the city of New York  


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  • The justices of
      the  city  court  of  the  city  of  New  York shall be elected upon the
      expiration of the terms of office of the  present  incumbents  or  their
      successors at the next ensuing general election. The full term of office
      of  a  justice of the city court of New York shall be ten years.  When a
      vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term of office of  a
      justice  of  such  court, it shall be filled for a full term at the next
      general election and until the vacancy is so filled the governor, by and
      with the advice and consent of the senate if  the  senate  shall  be  in
      session,  or  if  not  in session, the governor may fill such vacancy by
      appointment.
        The successors of the  present  nine  justices  who  when  elected  or
      appointed  were  residents of the county of New York, shall be residents
      of and shall be  elected  by  the  electors  in  New  York  county.  The
      successors  to  the present four justices, who when elected or appointed
      were residents of the county of the Bronx, shall  be  residents  of  and
      shall  be elected by the electors in Bronx county. The successors to the
      present five justices, who when elected or appointed were  residents  of
      the  county  of Kings, shall be residents of and shall be elected by the
      electors in Kings county. The successors to the present three  justices,
      who  when  elected  or appointed were residents of the county of Queens,
      shall be residents of and shall be elected by  the  electors  in  Queens
      county.    The  successors  to  the present justice, who when elected or
      appointed was a resident of the county of Richmond, shall be a  resident
      of and shall be elected by the electors in Richmond county.
        The  annual  salary and compensation of each justice of the city court
      of the city of New York, other than the chief justice thereof,  for  all
      services  performed  by  him  shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The
      annual salary and compensation of the chief justice of  such  court  for
      all such services shall be twenty-six thousand dollars.