§ 272. Duty of confidential clerks to justices of supreme court in second, ninth and tenth districts. It shall be the duty of the confidential clerks appointed by justices of the supreme court for the second, ninth and tenth judicial districts to attend the sittings of the said court at all special terms and trial terms presided over by the justice by whom he is appointed, and to perform such other duties as shall be assigned to him by said justice.