New York Judiciary Law Section 31 - Seals and records of former superior city courts.

  31.  Seals  and  records of former superior city courts. The seals,
  books, files, records, papers and documents of the superior court of the
  city of New York, the court of common pleas for the city and  county  of
  New York, the superior court of Buffalo, and the city court of Brooklyn,
  shall  be deposited in the offices of the clerks of the several counties
  in which said courts have heretofore existed,  and  shall  be  kept  and
  preserved  by  said  clerks,  separate  and  apart from the other books,
  records, papers and documents in their respective offices, and shall  be
  kept in charge of special deputy-clerks, to be designated by said county
  clerks,  so as to be readily accessible for inspection; and the justices
  of the supreme court, and the said clerks of the said several  counties,
  respectively, shall have the same powers with respect to the said books,
  files,  records,  papers  and documents as the judges and clerks of said
  superior court of the city of New York, and the court  of  common  pleas
  for  the  city and county of New York, the superior court of Buffalo and
  the city court of Brooklyn, respectively, had and possessed in reference
  thereto.

Last modified: February 3, 2019