Claimant is the Surrogate of Kings County. His salary, payable by the City of New York, is based on the same salary "paid to" a justice of the Supreme Court in the second judicial district. (Judiciary Law, § 178, subd. 3.) It is provided by subdivision 17 of section 249-dd of the Tax Law that in a county such as Kings, the State shall pay a portion of the compensation of the Surrogate for ministerial services rendered in connection with tax matters. But this shall not...
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