Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
CHAPTER XXI. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section L For the purpose of nom mating candidates and electing 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 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 cleo tions under the provisions of this Charter relating to the first elections under this Charter, and they shall also act as the canvassing board Tor the canvass of the votes cast at such elections and shall declare the results thereof and secure the recording Of 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
 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 liver to such officers, all of the prop ertv.. papers, records, seal and other naraphernalia belonging to the com mon council of the City or PhoehlA, which said act shall be accomplished bv the passage and recording Tn the proper book of a resolution to the effect that all oG ths property rights records, papers, property r&Shts anu paraphernalia now belonging to the common council of the City or Phoe- nix. are hereby transferred to anu delivered to the City of Phoenix, puf- 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 or Phoenix. in office at the time or the anDroval of this Charter by the gov ernor. shall continue to hold office ana 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 or 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 ID 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 De duly amended or repealed.
 Section 6. The city attorney shaR attend all meetings of the Commission, shall prosecute, in behalf of the peo- ple. all criminal cases arising from Vi olations of the provisions of this Charter, and the ordinances Of thls 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 enl- 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 proVlde for the payment of any proper ser vices and work done on behalf or the city in connection with it's legal mat ters, and said city attorneys duties. Section '. 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 Tn the name of the people of the state or
 Arizona, or may be redressed by civil action. at the option of the Commls- sion Any person sentenced to im- nrisonment for the violation of a pro vision of this Charter, or of an or dinance, may be imprisoned in the city iail. 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, lc which case the expense of such im- prisonment shall be a charge in favor
 of said county against the City oi | 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 oi
 Phoenix such additional area and ter | ritory as the said Commission shal | 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 ano
 adopted by the said Commission Any | ordinance passed and adopted by tho