The officers appointed pursuant to sections one hundred seventy-three and two hundred two of this chapter to attend upon the courts of Erie county shall possess all the powers of officers designated by sheriffs to attend upon such courts. They shall each receive such salary as shall be fixed by the justices of the supreme court residing in Erie county, or a majority of them, to be paid in equal semi-monthly payments by the treasurer of the county of Erie.
N.Y. Jud. Law § 352