§ 165-e. Power of supreme court justices in Westchester county to appoint secretarial assistants. The justices of the supreme court residing in Westchester county, or a majority of them, may appoint and at pleasure remove and prescribe the duties of six secretarial assistants, who shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board of supervisors of such county. Such compensation shall be a charge against such county and shall be paid by the commissioner of finance thereof in bi-weekly installments upon the certificate of such justices, or a majority of them.