Arizona republican., 1912-10-05
CHAPTER XX Judicial Department

CHAPTER XH
 Judicial Department
 Section l. There shall be and is hereby established in the City of Phoenix a municipal court, to be known and designated. THE CITY COURT OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX. MARICOPA COUNTY, STATE OF ARIZONA" which court shall al ways be open except on nOn-Jurldlcal days. and on such non juridical days it may transact such business within its jurisdiction as is authorized by general law to be transacted by courts of justice of the peace relative to business within their jurisdiction.
 Section ? Said court shall, within the territorial limits of said city, have and exercise jurisdiction as follows:
 (a) It shall have and exercise eX- elusive original jurisdiction of all pro- ceedings of a criminal nature for the violation of any ordinance of said city; and of every action of civil nature for the enforcement of pen atty, or the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture imposed by any ordi- nance of said city for violation there of. or for neglect to perform any duty  cry action for the collection of any li- cense-tax or penalty due from any person to said city and required to be paid, or which is due and collectable under the ordinances of said city pro- vided the amount thereof does not eX- ceed two hundred dollars.
 (b) Said court shall also, with in the territorial limits aforesaid, have jurisdiction concurrent with justices of the peace in any and all civil ac- tfons triable by justice of the peace or a justice court under the Consu- tuition and General Laws of the State of Arizona; but said City Court shall have no criminal jurisdiction other than that reserved in clause (a) here of
 Section 3. There shall be at least one city magistrate elected, who shall be judge of the City Court. He shall hold office for a term of two years except the first term as herein pro- vided for, or until his successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner re- moved from office in the manner pro- vided in this Charter
 Section 4 The salary of each city magistrate shall be the sum of s18OO.0C per year, payable in monthly install ments, but such salary may be chang ed. increased or modified by ordinance of the Commission as they shall deem proper and necessary Such change modification or increase shall, how ever, not take effect during the term for which such magistrate, then il office, shall have been elected.
 Section 5. The Commission shall provide each city magistrate with g proper court room and he shall also be provided with all the necessary sta tionery, furniture and paraphernalia The Commission shall also provide proper and necessary clerical force fol the keeping and maintaining of 2 proper record of the transactions o1 the magistrates court, and of the acts. judgments and orders of the sait magistrate All fines, penalties, and fees collected by the magistrate 1T the course and performance of hi: duties shall be paid to the city Urea surer on the first day of each ant every month and proper receipt taker therefor The moneys so paid by the city magistrate may, by ordinance o the Commission, be apportioned tC any particular 1unu ana SIldll lHele after be used in accordance with sucI ordinance.
 Section 6. He shall collect and re ceive in civil cases the same fees as are fixed by general law and required to be paid in justice courts for the like services.
 Section [ For the proper carrying out of the Jurisdiction, vested in said city magistrate, he shall be entitled and authorized, to issue and cause tC