Whenever a new district judge position is created, the state law librarian shall provide a complete set of available Kansas reports to the clerk of the district court of the county of residence of the judge elected or appointed to such position. If any district judgeship is abolished, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court of the district where the judgeship was located to return to the state law librarian all Kansas reports which were acquired by such court without charge under the provisions of this act or the acts of which this act is amendatory. Whenever a person is elected or appointed to succeed to the office of district judge, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court of the county where the person’s predecessor in office kept the set of Kansas reports, accountable by such office, to deliver such reports to the person so elected or appointed.