Arizona republican., 1912-09-25

1 Der of commissioners be not elected | by reason of a tie-Vote among any of 1 the candidates therefor, then the cOm mission, after the qualification Of the | persons, if any, elected thereto at | such election, shall appoint one of the persons receiving such tie-vOte 70 fill such office as in the case of q va cancy therein. Provided that in case of a vacancy, or tie-Vote Cor candi- dates at election where such vacancy is to be filled or tie-vote decided by
 the commissioners, or mayor and com missioner in such case, should q dead lock or tie-Vote occur among such commissioners. or mayor and com missioner. and continue for five $ after such vacancy shall occur
 canvass of election shall have been completed, then and in such case the city magistrate then in office Hhal!
 cast the deciding vote. In each case the person so appointed shall hold
 office, subject to the provisions of the recall until the next general munich pal election.
 Section ,. The mayor and each commissioner and the city magistrate
 shall give and execute to the city a bond in the sum of five thousand
 dollars ($5000). and each of the city's
 chief officials hereinafter enumerated
 and referred to. shall, before enter
 ing upon the duties of his office, give
 and execute to the city bond in the
 sum at present required of any of such
 officers or officials, and in the office for which no bond is at present pro- vided for, the commission shall at it's first session, or as soon thereafter as is possible, direct and designate the amount of bond to be given by
 each officer or chief official in ref erence to whom no bond has already been fixed. Provided, however. that the commission may and hereby is given the power to designate and specify, from time to time, any diff ferent amount of bond which any of the said officers or chief officials
 shall give to the city, in the discre
 ton of the said commission, as shall be proper in view of the trust and
 duties imposed upon or in said of
 ficers or chief officials; and such bond
 shall be thereafter given before such
 official or officer shall enter upon the performance of his duties and before he shall be permitted to exercise any
 of the powers or rights of his office,
 and where the bond nished is of a surety company, the premium to be
 paid therefor shall be borne by the
 city.
 Every bond shall be conditioned
 that the principal will well, truly,
 honestly and faithfully perform the
 duties of his office and that at the
 expiration of his term he will have
 accounted to the city or the proper
 officers thereof for all moneys and
 property received or taken by him on
 behalf of the city; that he will promptly surrender to his successor in office or to such other officer as
 may be designated by the commits sion or his superior officer, all of the books, records, papers, documents. ev- idences, property and paraphernalia belonging to or used in his said of flee or in connection herewith, to-
 gether with a complete inventory and statement of all such property so turned over by him.
 The bonds of the mayor shall be approved by the remaining members of the commission and the bonds of the commissioners shall be approved by the mayor; the bonds of all other
 officers or officials shall be approved by the commission.
 The commission may, if they deem it necessary, or expedient, prescribe the form of bond which shall be given by any of the officers or officials of the city, also the amount thereof, and the method of their approval
 | endorsed thereon and signed by the l officer or officers approving the same
 and when approved shall be filed with | the city clerk. All the provisions of any law of this State, relating to of ficial bonds, not inconsistent with this charter, shall be complied with. Section G. Every officer and ap- pointive official of the city shall, be- fore entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath of office as provided for in the Consti- tuition of this State, which said oaths of office shall be printed in a book and kept by the city clerk as part of l the city records.
 Section '. The mayor shall re- ceive an annual salary of $2500, pay
 able in equal monthly installments. Each of the commissioners other than the mayor shall receive an an-
 nual salary of $200O payable in equal monthly installments.
 The salaries of the mayor and Oth- CT commissioners may be increased or otherwise changed or modified, by or dinance, but such modification or change in such salary or salaries shall not be effective or take effect until after the expiration of the longest term which any of the said commis sion shall still have to serve, but i thereafter such change shall go into effect immediately.
 CHAPTER V.
 1 Nopo io ations If Officers and Primary