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Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
CHAPTER XIX.
Franchise and Public Utilities

Section 1. No franchise shall be granted by the city, except upon the ma ajority vote of the qualified tax paying electors voting in favor there of and the question of it's being granted shall be submitted to such vote upon deposit with the city clerk of the estimated expense (to be de termined by the CommissiOn) of such submission by the applicant for said franchise.
 Section 2 All franchises or privi- leges hereafter granted shall plainly specify on what particular streets, all leys, avenues or other public proper ty the same shall apply; and no fran chise or privilege shall hereafter be granted by the city in general terms or to apply to the city generally.
 Section 3. The power to regulate the rates, fares and charges for ser vice by public utility corporations is hereby reserved to the people, to be exercised by them by ordinance of the Commission or in the manner herein provided for initiating or referring an ordinance. Any right or regulation shall further include the right to re- quire the uniform, convenient and adequate service to the public and reasonable extensions of such service and of such public utility works.
 Section 4. No franchise, right or privilege or license shall be consid- cred as granted by any ordinance ex- cept when granted therein in plain and unambiguous terms, and any and every ambiguity shall be construed in favor of the city and against the claimant under such ordinance.
 Section 5. Every ordinance grant ing any franchise shall prohibit the issuing of any stock on account there of by any corporation holding or doing any business under said franchise, to an amount in excess of the sum which shall be fixed for said purpose by the Commission whenever requested so to do by the holder of said franchise; the said sum as fixed by the Com
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
CHAPTER XIV. Meetings Of the Commission

Section 1 The commission shall meet for the regular transaction of business at least once every week; the day of meeting shall be fixed and determined at the first meeting of the commission; said first meet ing shall be called by the mayor elect as soon as he and the other commissioners shall have been duly elected and qualified.
 Section ?. Special meetings may be called by the mayor, or by any two members of the commission.
 Section 3. Any citizen of this city may have access to the minutes up on application to the city clerk.
 Section 4 Any citizen of this city may appear before the commis- sion at any of it's regular meetings and may present a written motion: such motion shall be acted upon by the commission, in the regular course of business, within fifteen days.
 Section ,. Two members shall constitute a quorum to transact busi- ness, but a smaller number may ad- jOurn from day to day until quor- um can be obtained.
 Section $. A majority vote of all the members of the commission shall be necessary to pass any ordinance resolution or motion.
 Section :. No member shall be excused from voting except upon mat ters involving the consideration of his own official conduct. In all other cases a failure to vote shall be en tered on the minutes as a negative vote.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
CHAPTER XVII. Finance and Taxation

Section L The fiscal year of the city shall commence upon the 1st day of January of each year.
 Section l. The commission shall by ordinance provide a system for the assessment, levy and collection of all city taxes, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter.
 The commission shall have power to avail itself by ordinance of any law of the State of Arizona, now or hereafter in force and comply with the requirements thereof whereby assessments may be made by the assessor of the county in which the City of Phoenix is situated. and taxes collected by the tax collector of said county for and in behalf of the said City of Phoenix. Other provisions of this charter concerning the assess ment levy and collection of taxes shall be subject to the provisions of any such ordinance while the same shall be in force.
 Section 8 On or before the first Monday in November in each year or on such date in each year as shall be fixed by the commission
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

such authority as 1t may deem ad visable, provided that the commission shall in its judgment, consider the appointment necessary.
 Section i. The compensation of all city officials shall be by salary to be fixed by the commission. The commission shall also fix the com pensation of all other officers and employees of the city, eXcep; as in this Charter otherwise provided Nc officer or employee shall be allowed any fees, perqusites, emoluments. rewards or compensation aside from the salary or compensatioI, as ciXed by the commission, but all fees re coived by him in connection with his official duties shall be paid by him into the city treasury.
 StCtIon ,. Each of the ch:4 If ofl;- cials shall make reports of all opera tiOns ir and the condition of the dc- counts and things under their several i,nisdicti, rs and control, as often as may be required by the commission. and as may be designated and deter min, q bv resolution or ordlnan3e of said commission.
 Section 6. The commission shall provide for the publication oe the an uual reports of th- mayor and f the seN eral chief officials whene.er tfe commission shall deem it wise so to do.
 Section :. No member of the com mission shall hold any other public office or have other employment in the municipal government or any subdivision thereof, the compensation for which is paid out of the munich pal moneys; or be elected or appoint ed to any office created or the com pensation of which is increased by the commission while he is a mem- ber thereof; until one year after the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
 Section 8. No officer or employee shall be directly or indirectly inter ested in any contract, work or busi- ness of the city, or in the sale of any article, the expense, price or consid- eration of which is paid for from the treasury or by assessment levied | by any act or ordinance: nor in the purchase or lease of any real estate or other property belonging to the | city or which shall be sold for taxes i or assessments or by virtue of legal process at the suit of the city No l officer shall be in the employ of any public service corporation in the city or of any person having any contract with the city or of any grantee of a franchise granted by the city. Any contract or agreement in con- traventiOn of this section shall be void.
 Any violation of the provisions
 of this section shall be deemed a mis- demeanor.
 The commission shall enforce the
 provisions of this section by appro-
 priate legislation.
 Section g. No appointment to po-
 sition under the city government shal
 be made or be withheld by reason ot
 any religious or political opinions O. affiliations or political services, and nc appointment to or selection for or removal from any office or employ
 ment, and no transfer, promotion, re-
 ductiOn, reward or punishment shal be in any manner affected by sucf opinions, affiliations or services.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

ing of the commission held not less than one day after the meeting at which such motion was made.
 Section IS All ordinances shall be signed by the mayor and at tested by the city clerk, transcribed in the book of ordinances and pub lished in the official newspaper not less than ten days before taking eff feet.
 Section II. No ordinance shall be revised. re-enacted or amended by reference to its title only; but the ordinance to be revised or re-en acted, or the section or sections thereof to be amended or the new section or sections to he added there to. shall be set forth and adopted in the method provided for in this chapter for the adoption of ordi TanCes.
 Section 15 No ordinance nor sec tion thereof shall be repealed or sus- pended except by ordinance adopted in the manner provided in this chapter
 Section 16 A true and correct copy of all ordinances and resolu- tions shall be kept and certified to by the city clerk in a book marked . City Ordinances; such record copy with such certificate, or the original ordinance. shall be prima facie eVi- dence of the contents of the ordi- rance or resolution, and of the due passage and publication of the same, and shall be admissible as such in any court or proceeding. Such rec ords shall not be filed in any case, but shall be returned to the custody of the city clerk Nothing contain ed herein shall be construed to pre- vent the proof of the passage and publication of an ordinance in any other way provided by law.
 Section r. The commission shall, within one year after its organiza- ton under this charter and from time to time thereafter, cause all Ordinan- ces and resolutions at such time in force to be classified under appro- priate heads, and together with or separately from the charter of the city and such provisions of the Con stitution and laws of the state as the commission may deem expedient to be published in book form; pro- vided. however, that the said com mission may cause to be omitted from such publication all such or dinances or resolutions which have been enacted for temporary purposes and have become for all practiCa purposes imperative or of no prac- tical value
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
CHAPTER XV. Executive and Administrative De- partments

Section | The executive, admin istrative powers, authority and du- ties of the city, not otherwise pro- vided for shall be distributed among the chief officials of the city, here matter referred to, who shall have charge of and be responsible for the proper administration of the duties of their respective offices or depart ments and who shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commission.
 Section 9 The chief officials of the city shall be a city clerk, city assessor, city treasurer, city cOllec- tor, city attorney, city engineer, chief of police, fire chief, street superin- tendent. and such other heads of de- partments as may hereafter be ere ated or designated by the cOmmis- sion All such chief officials shall be appointed and may be removed by a majority vote of the commission. The commission, at any time when in it's judgment the interests of the city so demand, may consolidate and place in charge of one such officer the functions and duties of two or more of such officers. The commits sion shall by ordinance prescribe the duties of all the chief officials.
 Provided, however, that until such designation is made, all of such chief officials shall perform the duties and have the rights now vested and inn posed in them by law or existing or dinance. not inconsistent with the A. provisions of this Charter.
 The Commission shall at the first regular meeting after the election of it's members, or as soon thereafter as practicable proceed to the appoint ment of the chief officials of the city and the determination of their duties as provided in this chapter.
 Section 3. The commission shall have power by ordinance to create and discontinue offices deputyships assistantships and emplOyments other than those prescribed for in this Charter, to provide the modes of fill ing them, to prescribe the duties per taining thereto, according to it's judg- ment of the needs of the city, and tC determine the mode of removing anl such officer, deputy, assistant or em pIoyee. except as otherwise provided in this Charter
 The Commission may by ordinance appoint an officer who shall be head over the appOintive officers ant departments; and delegate to hin
Arizona republican., 1912-10-01
CHAPTER XVIII
Contracts

Section l. All contracts shall be drawn under the supervision of the city attorney; all contracts must be in writing, executed in the name of the City of Phoenix by the mayor, and must be countersigned by the city clerk. who shall number and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10

apt to be a pretty busy man. ne
added. II do not expect 70 have
much time to rest between nov and
March 4.
The Governor has three engage
n1ents. made some time ago. which he
has no idea OF cancelI.ng. The first
of these is the Southern Society ban
duet in New York city on December
II. the day after his return from
Bermuda. The next will be a birth
day celebration at Staunton, Va,
where the Governor was born hfty-
six years ago, December IS. The
third is a speaking engagement at
the Commercial Club of Chicago on
January II.
On the arrival of his steamship al
New York the Governor will go direct
to Princeton ito help Mrs. Wilson get
the house to rights" as he ex-
presses 1t.
The Governor was asked II he had
given any attention TO the Cabinet.
81 do not deny that l have given
It some thought" he said. But l
have not come to any conclusion con-
corning any detail of It."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
HAIR
TONATURALC COLOR
BY Common Garden Sage a
Simple Remedy for pandrutt,
Falling, Faded, Gray Hair.

The old idea OF using Sage for dark
vogue. Our grandmothers had dark,
glossy hair at seventy-hve. while our
mothers are gray before they arc
fifty. Our grandmothers kept their
hair soft and glossy with a Sage
Tea" which also restored the natural
color.
One objection TO using such a prep
aration vas the trouble OF making Il.
This objection has been overcome
by the WyethsC Chemical Company, Of
New York, who has placed on the
market a superior preparation OF
Sage, combined with Sulphur and
other valuable remedies for dandrun.
itching scalp, and thin, weak, falling
hair.
The beauty OF the hair depends
more on its rich, even shading than
anything else. Don't have dry, harsh
faded hair, when "A simple, harmless
remedy will bring back the color in
a few days: and don't be tormented
with dandrun, itching scalp and
loose. falling hairs. wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy VIII quickly
correct these troubles. and give col.
or. strength and beauty to your
hair.
Get o nifty cent bottle from youl
druggist today. and prove this tc
your own satisfaction. All druggists
sell Il, under guarantee that tho
| rioney win be refunded II the reneds
is not exactly a represented.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
CHURCHES TO GET BULK
OF $780, 0O@a ESTATE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l0.-The
greater part Of the estate of the late
Bishop X. S. Hoffman, one of the
most widely-known elergymen Of the
Reformed Episcopal Church. is dis
posed OF in the form Of public be-
quests by his viii, which was pro-
bated here today.
The estate is estimated at more
than $500 900, and the bulk of it is
made into a trust fund which is to
be used for the establishment of Re
formed Episcopal churches in Penn
sylvania and Philadelphia. Several
Reformed Episcopal publications are
remembered in the wiz, 'as are the
two missions Of the church in India.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
KNOX CONSIDERS
BRITISH PROTEST
Also Make Inquiry Regarding
Status of Foreign Trust
Owned Ships.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1o.-with the
formal presentation of Great Bril-
tRin's protest against the Panama
canal bill, Secretary Knox today got
down to a careful study of the OBJ
jections raised by Sir Edward Grey
In the lengthy note transmitted last
night by Ambassador Bryce.
The British minister for foreign ef-
fairs basing his principal objection
ON the proposal to relieve all Amert-
can shipping from paying canal tolls,
either by exempting 1t from charges
or RENTING the tolls paid, either by
exempting It from charges or remit
ting the tolls paid, contends that
section Of the law Is In violation OF
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and pro-
poses that II the question can be
settled In no other way that II be
submitted to arbitration at The
Hague. Minister Grey also touched
on the provision against trust-owned
ships. and gave notice that IL that
were to apply to ships of all nations
Great Britain might desire to sup
plement her protest further.
Arbitration Expires In June.
Now that the proposal for arbitrs.
tion has been ~squarely presented, the
means bv which the question might
be presented to The Hague are a
centre of interest. The existing arbi-
tration between the United States
- z..aA D,ttatn ax,st@as bsy ifuaifa-
ton next June. IL the controversy
were to be delayed until then there
would be no treaty under which the
dispute might be a~rbitrated. In any
case, a special agreement approved
BY the Senate would be required be-
fore the dispute could be referred to
The Hague, and there is n variance
Of opinion as to whether a majority
Of the Senate would permit the case
TO go there. Several senator's, among
them those considered the best
lawyers in the upper house of Con-
gress, have declared that the United
States surely would lose its case at
The Hague.
Meanwhile Secretary Knox will
prepare a reply TO the British note.
II will be Of the same friendly tone
as was Minister Grey's eommun'ea-
ton, entirely lacking any elements
OF b~elligerency. Today was a regular
cabinet meeting day. and the subject
was up for informal discussion by
President Taft, Secretary Knox and
the rest Of the Presidents official
family. The outline OF this govern
ment's reply probably win o be dis
eussed until the President and Sec
rotary KNOX have had opportunity 70
go over the British note thoroughly.
which may be a few weeks.
Difference OF Opinion.
Some official expressions priot 10
the delivery Of the British note afford
ground for the belief that while not
agreeing with the British contention
that the canal toll act is IN violation
of the Hay Pauncefote treaty, the adj
ministration Is inclined TO admit that
the subject Is one over which there
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
TRENTON IS TO Be
POLITICAL MECCA
President-eIeot Wilson to Re-
turn December 16 and Meet
Party Leaders.

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Dec. TO-
President-elect Wilson has been
writing a good many letters recently.
Some of them have been to states
men and politicians with whom he
expects to confer after his return. No
time or place has been set for the
conference with william ]. Bryan.
The Governor will ask most of the
men with whom he intends to confer
to meet him in Trenton.
Trenton is a good deal more con-
venient than Princeton to persons
coming either from the East or
West" he said. practically all the
trains stop at Trenton. So I shall
ask my friends to come there to
meet me.
"A man who is Governor of New
Jersey and President-elect of the
United States at the same time is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
GIBSON MAY GUST
SZABO EXECUTOR
Begins Fight to Control Estate
of Woman He Is Accused
of Staying.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Burton w.
Gibson yesterday began proceedings
to Dust DR.. Fritz F~ischerauer and re-
estate Of Mrs. Rosena Menschik
Szabo. for whose death Gibson Ia In
the Goshen jail. charged with muir
der. Gibson filed q notice Of appeal
to the Appellate Division from the
decree entered In the Surrogate
Court on November s removing him
as executor.
The point, said Charles Gold.
zier, attorney for Gibson, is whether
DIR. Fischersuer, tho Austrian vice.
consul, who brought the original
action, was the proper person to
bring Il. Gibson's contention Is that
Dr. Fiseherauer Is not an "intereHted
party In the meaning of the code.
Where, as In this case the rela-
tives were nonresident aliens, the
consul was the man TO bring the
action said Arpad A. Kremer, at
torney for DR.. Fischerauer, TO a re-
porter. I'VE are willing to test the
matter in court. But IN order to
bring this appeal Gibson will have TO
sign his name TO a $3.50 bond, and I
don't believe his attorney can get
him to sign his name to any paper.
Z know nothing Of this notice of
appeal No copy of # has been
served on me-
Mr.. Kremer ridieuled Gibson's eff
fort to oust the present executor.
TITS absurd" he said. "Gibson
hasn't q leg TO stand on. l haven't
the slightest expectation that this APP
peal viii ever get to the court"
What we are trying TO discover IL
the bank book showing Mrs. S2abo's
account in the Franklin Bank" con.
tinued Mr.. Kremer.
Tho only articles we have been
able to turn up are the Ave trunks
which Mrs. Gibson had stored TN her
garage at Rutherford, N. J. When
we opened the trunks we found moth
Ing much but Mrs. szabo's clothes"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
WILL AIDS CHURCHES

HAzoN, n. J., Dec. lo.-Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Prau. 70 years old, widow
OF the late D. 3. Prall. who died at
her home suddenly last week. was
reported to be worth about $780, 900 in
her own right, Among the requests
In her viii is 800 to the First Pres
byterian Church Of Belvidere. $3.50 to
the Montana Presbyterian Church,
So 900 to the Summarized Metho-
dist Church, $1,000 to Mr. and Mrs.
James Mills, farmers living in oxford
township, and the residue of the es-
tate to her six grandchildren, chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. George Amery,
of Harmony.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
CHANGE CENTRAL SQUARES
NAME TO LIBERTY SQUARE
Shade Tree Commission Adopts
New Title.

Changing OF the name Of Central
Square, at Central avenue and War
rent street, to Liberty Square, was
agreed upon by the Shade Tree Com
mission yesterday afternoon. The
action was taken at the request Of
the Liberty trust committee, of which
Howard Watson is president. :
James A. Berry. president OF the
commission, notified Mr.. Watson this
morning that the new name was more
concise than the old one, and more
appropriate, since It is proposed to
erect q liberty pole upon the square.
The trust committee has agreed to
keep the pole supplied with flags.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
THREE CHARGED WITH
MURDER OFFER DEFENSE

HoULToN, Me. Dec. 10.-Presents-
ton Of evidence for the defense be-
gan today in the trial of the Rev.
Charles N. Emelius. a former di-
vinity student Of Augustans College.
Rock Island, H.. Mrs. Annie Jacob
sol and her son, Edgar jacobson,
who r charged with the murder of
Mrs. J%acobson's husband, August
jacobson at New Sweden.
Although sixty-fve witnesses had
been summoned by the defendants
counsel only thirty-ive were expect
ed TO testify, including the three re-
spondents, who will tell their stories
after the others have been heard.
The courtroom was crowded with
spectators, Of whom more than half
wer women.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
Coolest in Many
Years Tonight

Within the next twelve hours
Newark will be shivering in the grip,
so the ~forcasters say, of the most
sever cold wave that has struck
these parts in years.
This wave. according to reports, is
10Y on its way here from the West.
and is due to arrive shortly after
shutdown tonight.
Like the wave which settled over
the city on Sunday night it win be
accompanied by a high, brisk wind.
The weather prognostlcators pre-
diet fair weather for tonight. To-
morrow 1t viii be fair and colder
with brisk and high southwest winds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10

might be a fair difference OF opinion.
Moreover. It Is known hat the Frcsl-
dent does not regard the subject as
one affecting the vital interests of
the United States, but rather as of
purely pecuniary consequences, and,
therefore. not among the prohibited
subjects, mentioned in the existing spe-
clal arbitration treaty at Great Brit
ain. Therefore, while that result may
not be reached Immediately, 1t is
probable that in the end the admins
trstlon will hold that the auestl n at
issue liz clearly an arblttablc one.
The next step would be to negotiate
with the British ambassador will a
view to preparing the Draft of an
agreement speclf ying the matter to
be a%rbltrated. This would necess IT.
lily go to the Senate for approval.