Arizona republican., 1912-09-28

l It shall be the duty of the commis-
 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 propertv
 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 Ian uary of each year, and may be en-
 forced by actions in any court of ! competent Jurisdiction 10 forecIose such liens, or by a sale of the proDer 1 ty affected and the execution and delivery of all necessary certificates
 and deeds therefor, under such regula- tons 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 given and vested in said commission. 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 1t 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 for the procedure to be followed in such sales to the city and redemp- tion thereafter
 Section 13. The commission must not hear or consider any claim in favor of any one against the city, un-
 less an account, properly made out
 giving all the items of the claim, duly
 verified as to it's 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 a proper city charge, it must be rejected: if it finds 1t to be a proper city charge,
 but 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 at , 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 him , 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 on
 the city shall be allowed by the com 5 mission in favor of any person in any manner indebted to the city P without first deducting such indebt- edness or in favor of any officer 3 whose accounts shall not have been
 rendered and approved or who shall have neglected or refused to make his r official returns or reports in writing as required by the provisions of this r charter. or any ordinance of the com . mission, or in favor of any officer who shall wiIfully neglect or refuse
 to perform any of the duties of his office
 The commission shall have power tC r examine orally or otherwise on oatf I persons presenting any demand on the I city, or the agent or attorney of sucf ] person or any other person, in order to ascertain any facts necessary ol
 proper for them to know in order tC determine the allowance or disalloW- ' ance of such demand The city clerk 1 shall administer all oaths required 2 under this section, without charge 1 Money shall be drawn from the Urea sury only upon warrants signed by : the mayor and city clerk. and claims I and demands against the city shall be paid only upon such claims and de mands being duly allowed by the
 commission and upon warrants signed = by the mayor and city clerk therefor l Section fl. When the running ex- penses of the city have been placed on a cash basis, warrants payable or l demand shall be drawn upon the ] treasurer, or against any funds in his
 hands, only when at the time of the Q drawing and issuing such warrants there shall be sufficient money in the 1 appropriate fund in the treasury tC e pay said warrants.
 Section 15. Every officer collecting or receiving any moneys belonging to or for the use of the city shal settle for the same with the city trea- f surer on or before the last day o = each month, or at more frequent in - tervals as may be directed by the e commission, and immediately pay tho f same to the city treasurer, for the r benefit of the funds to which suct e moneys severally belong When tho last day of the month falls on Sun q day or a legal holiday, the said pay. = ments shall be made on the next pre-. s ceding business day. The commis e sion may provide, in it's discretion fol : the deposit of the city moneys in banI
 in accordance with the state law
 Il Section 16. The commission shal t prescribe uniform forms of account. n which shall be observed by all officer. I, and departments of the city, which d receive or disburse moneys When. e ever an act shall be passed by tho d state legislature calling for uniform d municipal reports, the city authori d ties shall be governed thereby
 Section IT. It shall be the dut, Il of the commission to adopt a system