Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
CHAPTER XXI.
Miscellaneous Provision.


 mayor, two commissioners and city magistrate, in accordance with this Charter. this Charter shall take effect from the time of the approval of the same by the Governor of the State of Arizona.
 Section ?. The mayor and common council of the City of Phoenix who shall be in office at the time of the approval of this Charter by the gov ernOr of the state, are hereby em- powered. authorized and directed to provide the necessary means for se- curing the nomination of candidates l for the several offices to be voted for under the provisions of this Char ter at the first election to be held under this Charter, and to provide ! all necessary means and parapher- nalia and polling places for the hold ing of the primary and general elec- tions under the provisions of this Charter relating to the first elections under this Charter. and they shall also act as the canvassing board for the canvass of the votes cast at such elections and shall declare the results thereof and secure the recording of ] visions of this Charter; and they shall also approve the bonds of all the officers elected at such elections Section 3. Immediately upon the election of such officers. their quail fications and furnishing bond as here in provided for. the mayor and com mon council shall turn over and de- l liver to such officers, all of the prop | erty. papers. records. seal and other paraphernalia belonging to the com i mon council of the City of Phoenix. which said act shall be accomplished ] by the passage and recording in the proper book of a resolution to the | effect that all of the property. rights. ! records, papers, property rights and I paraphernalia now belonging to the common council of the City of Phoe- nix. are hereby transferred to and delivered to the City of Phoenix, pur- suant to the requirements of the Char ter. adopted by the electors of the City of Phoenix and referring to the date
 when such adoption was made.
 Section 4 The mayor and members of the Common Council of the City of | Phoenix. in office at the time of the approval of this Charter by the gov ernor, shall continue to hold office and discharge their duties until the cleo tion and qualification of the mayor and commissioners first elected under this Charter.
 The terms of all other officers in office at the time this Charter takes effect. and that of all employees of
 the city at the time this Charter shall take effect, shall cease and ter
 minate when the Commission first
 elected shall by resolution so declare. The compensation of all of such
 officers and employees remaining ln
 office, after the election and qualifi-
 cation of said Commission and until
 the adoption of such resolution. shall be paid out of the city treasury in the manner provided by the Commis-
 sion.
 Section 5 All lawful city ordin- ances. resolutions and regulations in
 force at the time this Charter takes
 effect. and not inconsistent with the
 provisions thereof are hereby cOntin-
 ued in force until the same shall b(
 duly amended or repealed.
 Section G. The city attorney shai
 attend all meetings of the Commission '
 Dle. all criminal cases arising from Vi
 olatiOns of the provisions of thl' l Charter and the ordinances of thi:
 city. and shall attend to all suits anC
 proceedings in which the city may b' legally interested; provided that thu Commission shall have control of al . litigation of the city, and may em
 DlOv other attorneys to take charg of any litigation or to assist the cit! ) attorney therein, and may proVid for the payment for such additiona legal services; and may also proVld 2 for the payment of any proper ser vices and work done on behalf of tn ]; city in connection with it's legal mat : ters, and said city attorneys duties l Section T. The violation of an I provision of this Charter, or of an
 ordinance of the city shall be deeme I a misdemeanOr, and may be prosecu l ted by the authorities of the City i Q the name of the people of the State c = Arizona, or may be redressed by civ |. action, at the option of the Commls Q sion Any person sentenced to I'm r prisonment for the violation of pro a vision of this Charter, or of an or f dinance, may be imprisoned in the cit e jail, or, if the Commission by or dinance, shall so prescribe, in tn county jail of the county in Whic n the City of Phoenix is situated, l s which case the expense of such nm = prisonment shall be a charge in fave d of said county against the City n Phoenix.
 e Section S. The City of Phoenix, b f and through it's Commission, may b o ordinance enlarge and add to the pres l. ent City of Phoenix such adjace1 h land and incorporate into the City
 Phoenix such additional area and tel - ritory as the said Commission sha $ deem proper and wise. The procedul q for making such enlargement, eXter e sion and addition, shall be such as
 now, or may hereafter be prescribe g by statute or by ordinance passed ar i'd adopted by the said Commission. AT q. ordinance passed and adopted by u