Arizona republican., 1912-10-06

It shall be the duty of the commits sion to provide that all money so transferred from the Cash Basis Fund shall be returned thereto before the end of the fiscal year.
 Section F. All taxes assessed, to- gether with any percentage imposed for delinquency and cost of collection shall constitute liens on the property assessed; every tax on personal prop erty shall be a lien upon the real property Of the owner thereof. The liens provided for in this section shall attach as of the first Monday in Jan uary of each year, and may be en- forced by actions in any court of competent Jurisdiction tO foreclose such liens, or by a sale of the proper ty affected and the execution and delivery of all necessary certificates and deeds therefor, under such regula- tions as are now prescribed by Stat utes of Arizona for the foreclosure and collection of tax liens or under such regulations for the foreclosure and collection of tax liens as may hereafter be prescribed by the com mission by ordinance, power to pre- scribe which regulations is hereby
  Provided, however. that when real es- tate is offered for sale for city taxes due thereon, and there is no bidder therefor the same shall be struck off and sold to the city, in like case and in like manner and with like effect and with like right of redemp- tion, as it may be struck off and sold
 to the state when offered for sale for | state and county taxes; and the com mission shall have power to provide 1 for the procedure to be followed in
 such sales to the city and redemp- 1 ton thereafter
 Section 13. The commission must not hear or consider any claim in i favor of any one against the city, un-
 less an account, properly made out, 1 giving all the items of the claim duly | verified as to its correctness, and that the amount of the claim is justly due, is presented to the commission within six months after the last item of the account accrued, except claims of officers of the city for their sal aries. When the commission finds
 that any claim presented is not pay
 able by the city, or is not d proper city charge, it must be rejected if
 it finds it to be a proper city charge
 but a greater amount than is due, the
 commission may allow the claim in
 part, and order paid the portion al
 lowed on the claimant filing his re-
 ceipt in full for his account If the
 claimant is unwilling to receive such
 amount in full payment the commis-
 sion may again consider the claim al . the next regular session but not after wards. A claimant who is not satis-
 fled with the rejection of his claim or demand, or the amount allowed hin on his account may sue the city there
 for at any time within three months after final action of the commission , but not afterwards. No demand or
 the city shall be allowed by the com 5 mission in favor of any person il any manner indebted to the city P without first deductng such indebt edness, or in favor of any Office D whose accounts shall not have beer
 rendered and approved or who shal have neglected or refused to make hi Fl official returns or reports in writing as required by the provisions of thi r. charter. or any ordinance of the com mission, or in favor of any office
 who shall Wilfully neglect or refus
 to perform any of the duties of hi ! office.
 The commission shall have power l. r. examine orally or otherwise on oatl n persons presenting any demand on tn h city, or the agent or attorney of sucl I person or any other person, in orde : to ascertain any facts necessary 0
 proper for them to know in order t
 l <Jo 1l.,r V ance of such demand The city cler n shall administer all oaths require q under this section, without charge II Money shall be drawn from the Urea }. sury only upon warrants signed b = the mayor and city clerk, and claim h and demands against the city sha . be paid only upon such claims and de . mands being duly allowed by tn
 commission and upon warrants signe = by the mayor and city clerk therefor il Section 14. When the running ex = penses of the city have been place - on a cash basis, warrants payable O q demand shall be drawn upon tn q treasurer. or against any funds in hi
 hands only when at the time of tn Q drawing and issuing such warrant
 there shall be sufficient money in tn II appropriate fund in the treasury t e pay said warrants.
 = Section 15. Every officer collectin d or receiving any moneys belongin = to or for the use of the city sha : settle for the same with the city trea if surer on or before the last day ( = each month, or at more frequent in l. tervals as may be directed by tn e commission, and immediately pay tn if same to the city treasurer, for tn 1T benefit of the funds to which sue e moneys severally belong. When tn q last day of the month falls on Sun d day or a legal holiday, the said pay - ments shall be made on the next pre- $ ceding business day. The cOmmis e sion may provide, in it's discretion fC j. the deposit of the city moneys in ban
 in accordance with the state law. II Section 16. The commission sha # prescribe uniform forms of account n which shall be observed by all officer j. and departments of the city, whic d receive or disburse moneys Wher e ever an act shall be passed by th d state legislature calling for unifOrl d municipal reports, the city author d ties shall be governed thereby
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