Sec. 60. Same—duties.
It shall be the duty of said attorney to draft all bonds, deeds,
obligations, contracts, leases, conveyances, agreements and other
legal instruments of whatever nature, which may be required of
him by any ordinance or order of the City Council, or
which by any ordinance or order heretofore passed, may be
required to be done and made by the city, or which may be required
by any person contracting with the city in its corporate
capacity, and which by law, usage or agreement the city is to
be at the expense of drawing. It shall also be his duty to commence
and prosecute all actions and suits to be commenced by
the city before any tribunal in this Commonwealth, whether
in law or equity; and also to appear in defence and advocate
the rights and interests of the city, or of any officer of the city
in any suit or prosecution for any act in the discharge of their
official duties wherein any estate, right, privilege, ordinances or
acts of the city government may be brought in question, and
he shall perform such other duties as are or may be required of him
for the city by any ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
