The Corporation Counsel shall sue for and collect
all penalties and take charge of and conduct all legal proceedings
imposed or provided for by this code; and all suits or proceedings
instituted for the enforcement of any of the several provisions of
the preceding sections of this code or for the recovery of any penalty
thereunder shall be brought in the name of the City of Albany by the
Corporation Counsel, to whom all notices of violation shall be returned
for prosecution, and it shall be his duty to take charge of the prosecution
of all such suits or proceedings, collect and receive all moneys that
may be collected upon judgments, suits or proceedings so instituted
or which may be paid by any parties who have violated any of the provisions
of this code, and upon settlement of judgment and removal of violations
thereunder, execute satisfaction therefor.
He shall on the first day of each and every
month render to the Superintendent of Buildings an account of such
penalties and costs received by him, and shall pay over monthly the
amount of such penalties and costs so collected, together with his
bill for all necessary disbursements incurred or paid in said suits,
to the City Treasurer of the City of Albany, as a fund for the use
and benefit of the Bureau of Buildings for the purpose of paying any
expense incurred by said Bureau, and also for the purpose of carrying
into effect any order or precept issued by any court, or Judge or
Justice thereof, in this code named, to the Superintendent of Buildings.
Upon the requisition of the Superintendent of
Buildings, said City Treasurer shall pay such sum or sums as may be
allowed and adjusted by any court of record, or a Judge or Justice
thereof, for such purposes, as far as the same may be in his hands.