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.