§ 2. Jurisdiction of proceedings. The term "judge" when used in this
article shall apply equally to a county judge of the county within which
the assignment is recorded and to justices of the supreme court, and the
term "court" when used in this article shall, in like manner, apply to
the county court of such county and to the supreme court. All
applications hereunder made in the supreme court shall be made to the
court, or a justice thereof within the judicial district where the
assignment is recorded, and all proceedings and hearings under this
article had in the supreme court upon the return of a citation or order
shall be had at a special term of said court held in the county where
the debtor resided at the time of the assignment, or in case of an
assignment by copartners, in the county where the principal place of
business of such copartners was at the time of such assignment, or in
the case of an assignment by a corporation in the county where the
principal office of such corporation was at the time of such assignment.