§ 200. Corporation counsel. The corporation counsel shall be the head of the department of law. He may appoint, to hold office during his pleasure, a first assistant and such other subordinates as may be prescribed by the board of estimate and apportionment. In case of the absence or disability of the corporation counsel, or […]
§ 201. Duties of the corporation counsel. The corporation counsel shall be and act as the legal adviser of the common council and of the several officers, boards and departments of the city. He shall appear for and protect the rights and interests of the city in all actions, suits and proceedings brought by or […]
§ 202. Costs. Neither the corporation counsel, deputy, clerk, or any other subordinate or assistant, shall receive any fee or compensation of any kind, other than the salary fixed by law or by the board of estimate and apportionment.
§ 203. Account of moneys collected. The corporation counsel shall pay over at once to the city treasurer, for and on behalf of the city, all moneys collected by him for and on behalf of the city, including fines and penalties.
§ 204. Certification and approval of contracts and conveyances. No written contract providing for the payment of two hundred dollars or more, entered into by the city or any of its officers, boards or departments, shall become effective or be acted under until there shall be indorsed thereon by the corporation counsel or an assistant, […]
§ 205. Compromise of claims. The corporation counsel shall, whenever he considers that the interests of the city will be subserved thereby, enter into an agreement in writing, subject to the approval of the board of estimate and apportionment, to compromise and settle any claim against the city, which agreement shall constitute a valid obligation […]
§ 206. Judgments against the city. The amount of any judgment recovered against the city and payable by it, remaining unpaid, with the interest due thereon, in case the time to appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been taken, or a certificate of no appeal therefrom has been given by the corporation counsel, […]
