Arizona citizen., 1877-02-17

Recorder of said city to give at least ten days notice in writing, by posting the same in at least three public pla- ces in said city, of the time and place of holding all elections, or by publish ing the same ln some newspaper pub. lished in said city.
 ARTICLE X.
 OF THE OATH OF OFFICE,
 SEC. 1. Every officer elected in said city shall, within ten days, after he shall have been notified of his election, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by law, before any person authorized by law to administer oaths, and shall file the same with the Re corder of said city.
 ARTICLE XI.
 OF APPOINTMENTS.
 SEC l. Tbe Common Council may appoint a Street Commissioner and such other subordinate officers as they shall deem necessary, and shall define their duties.
 SEC. 2. The Council shall also de fine the duties of the Treasurer, Asses sor, Marshal, Recorder and other off. cers, and shall prescribe such fees or compensation as it may deem just
 ARTICLE XII.
 OF MEETINGS.
 SEC. 1. The Mayor and Council shall meet on the first Monday in every month, and they may adjourn from tune to time. The Mayor may call special meetings at any time.
 SEC. 2. At all meetings of the COun- cil, the Mayor, when present shall preside. In the absence of the Mayor, the Council may elect one of their number to preside.
 SEC. 8. A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum, and less number shall not transact any business
 SEC. 4. The sittings of the Council shall be open to the public. Ajournal of their proceedings shall be kept by the Recorder, under their directions and the yeas and nays, on the passage of any ordinance, shall be taken and entered on the journal
 ARTICLE XIII.
 OF GENERAL POWERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
 SEC. 1. The Common Council oi said city shall have control of the fl nances and all the property, real and personal, belonging to the corporation and shall likewise have power within the limits of the town.
 FIRsT-To erect, purchase or hire necessary buildings for the use of the corporation.
 SECoND-To appropriate money anC to provide for the payment of the debt: and expenses of the city.
 | THIRD-To have and exercise excld sive control over the streets, alleys avenues and sidewalks of the city; tC give names to the same; to prevent the encumberlng thereof; to abate, remov, and prevent all Instructions, encum brances and nuIsances thereon; to WI den, straighten, extend, grade, clean, ol otherwise regulate and improve tho same; to open, lay out and improve new streets; to protect all streets alleys, lanes, commons and Othe property from encroachment and tC punish by fine, the offenders; tC change the channels of natural water courses and to regulate the same; tC prevent and punish the filling up O. other Obstructing of the same by privat, persons; to regulate and require tn, bridging of irrigating and other ditche' at the crossings thereof by the owners O such dItches; to provide the city witt water by means of wells or reservoir. within or beyond the limits of the city to provide for the prevention and ex tinguishment of fires; to regulate thu storage of gunpowder and all other ex plosive materials, and to provide { . place where it may be kept and com pei the owners thereof to keep all eX plosive materials at such designated . place; to provide for the enclosing improving and protecting of public grounds and cemeteries of the city; tC , plant trees on the same, and to punisl by fine or imprisonment, any persoT who shall injure or destroy such tree! or plants; to establish and regulate al cemeteries; to establish and malntair a hospital within or beyond the limit of the city; to provide measures to pre- vent the introduction or spread of con 2 tagious or infectious disease within tht ? city; to remove any person or persons l who have a contagious or infection: disease to a hospital prepared for sucl patients; to enact quarantine laws anC to enforce the same within the city anC ], in all places within two miles thereof to define and abate nuisances and pun ish the authors thereof; to compel tho owner or occupant of any house ol premises to clean the grounds appur tenant thereto; to remove from the i'm mediate vicinity of inhabited parts O the city all slaughter-houses, and to de fine the boundaries within which they