Arizona republican., 1912-10-07
CHAPTER XXI.
Miscellaneous Provisions

Section | For the purpose of nom-
 mating candidates and electing a mayor, two commissioners and a city magistrate, in accordance with this l Charter, this Charter shall take effect from the time of the approval of the
 same by the Governor of the State of Arizona.
 Section 2. The mayor and common l 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- 1 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 l all necessary means and parapher- naIia 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 !
 the same. as contemplated by the pro-
 visions of this Charter; and they
 shall also approve the bonds of all the officers elected at such elections. 1 Section 8 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 of all n the erty, papers, records, seal and other paraphernalia belonging to the com
 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 iparaphernalia 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.
 l 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 elec-
 tion and qualification of the mayor 1 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 in | 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 g. 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 be duly amended or repealed.
 Section 6. The city attorney shall attend all meetings of the Commission, shall prosecute, in behalf of the peo- ple. all criminal cases arising from vii olations of the provisions of this Charter, and the ordinances of this city, and shall attend to all suits and proceedings in which the city may be legally interested; provided that the Commission shall have control of all litigation of the city, and may em- ploy other attorneys to take charge of any litigation or to assist the city attorney therein, and may provide for the payment for such additional legal services; and may also provide for the payment of any proper ser 1 vices and work done on behalf of the city in connection with it's legal mat ters. and said city attorneys duties. Section T. The violation of any provision of this Charter. or of any ordinance of the city shall be deemed
 a misdemeanor, and may be prosecu- ted by the authorities of the City in the name of the people of the State of l Arizona. or may be redressed by civil | action. at the option of the Commls-
 sion. Any person sentenced to inn l nrisonment for the violation of pro-
 vision of this Charter, or of an or dinance, may be imprisoned in the city jail, or if the Commission by or
 dinance, shall so prescribe, in the
 county jail of the county in which the City of Phoenix is situated, Tn which case the expense of such 1m- prisonment shall be a charge in favor of said county against the City Of Phoenix.
 Section 8. The City of Phoenix, by and through it's Commission, may by ordinance enlarge and add to the pres ent City of Phoenix, such adjacent land and incorporate into the City of Phoenix such additional area and ter ritory as the said Commission shall deem proper and wise The procedure for making such enlargement, exten- sion and addition, shall be such as is now, or may hereafter be prescribed by statute or by ordinance passed and adopted by the said Commission. Any l odnntpd hV the