N.Y. Second Class Cities Law § 17: Additional fees or compensation not to be paid

§ 17. Additional fees or compensation not to be paid. No officer of

the city, except corporation counsel, a justice of a city court, acting

as clerk of said court, city marshal, marshal of a city or municipal

court, commissioners of deeds and city officers acting as commissioners

of deeds, shall have or receive to his use any perquisites, compensation

or fees for services pertaining directly or indirectly, or which may

hereafter be added to the duties of his office, in addition to his

salary; and all perquisites, compensation and fees paid to and received

by any such officer for services pertaining directly or indirectly, or

which may hereafter be added to the duties of his office, other than his

salary received from the city, shall be the property of the city, and

shall be paid by the officer receiving the same into the city treasury.

The compensation of all the officers, clerks and subordinates in the

several departments shall not exceed in the aggregate the appropriation

made by the board of estimate and apportionment for that purpose.