Section 308. Stenographers appointed by justices of supreme court to attend terms

1. The stenographers appointed pursuant to  section  one  hundred
  and  fifty-nine  of  this chapter, by the justices of the supreme court,
  residing in the county of Kings, shall severally attend, as directed  by
  the  respective  justices  appointing  them,  the terms of the appellate
  division and trial and special terms of the supreme court, in the county
  of Kings.
    2. Each of the stenographers, appointed pursuant to said  section  one
  hundred  and  fifty-nine,  by the justices of the supreme court, for the
  second judicial district, who do not reside in the county of Kings, must
  attend as directed by the justice appointing him the trial  and  special
  terms  of  the  supreme  court, held in the counties of Suffolk, Queens,
  Nassau and Richmond, or either of them, and, when  not  thus  officially
  engaged,  the  stated  terms  of  the  county  court,  in  each of those
  counties.
    3. Each of the stenographers appointed pursuant to  said  section  one
  hundred  and  fifty-nine  by  the justices of the supreme court, for the
  ninth  judicial  district  must  attend,  as  directed  by  the  justice
  appointing him, the trial and special terms of the supreme court held in
  the  counties  of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland, or
  either of them, and when not thus officially engaged, the  stated  terms
  of the county court in each of those counties.
    4.  Each  of  the stenographers appointed pursuant to said section one
  hundred and fifty-nine, by the justices of the supreme  court  for  each
  judicial  district  except the first, second and ninth shall attend such
  special and trial terms of the supreme court in his judicial district as
  he shall be assigned to attend by the justices of the supreme court,  or
  a majority of them, for such district.