201 - Duties of the corporation counsel.

§ 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 against it or any city officer,  board or department, including the commissioner of charities in bastardy  proceedings; and such officer, board  or  department  shall  not  employ  other  counsel.  The  corporation counsel may, however, with the written  consent of the mayor, employ counsel, at such  compensation  as  may  be  approved  by  the  board of estimate and apportionment, to assist him in  the argument and conduct of important cases or proceedings in which  the  city  or  any  officer,  board  or department thereof is interested or a  party.