Arizona republican., 1912-04-03
Comprehensive Docume ent Will Be Presented to
 City Council Tues
 day Evening fs
HERE ARE MOST
 IMPORTANT PARTS
Charter Contains All Latest Ideas in Government
 blythe Commis- i
 sion Plan

After many weeks of hard and painstaking work. the city charter commission, of which J. Fred. Cleave- land is president, has finished its labOrs. The charter. which has been completed will be adopted by -he con- mission as a meeting to be held Tues day night The charter is volum- inous document containing probably
 2. 900 words. In addition to reporting the tenta- tive charter 10 the council the pres ent commission win recommend also a second charter commission, of If { members. to be voted for at an cleo tion of freeholders under direction of the city council. While any eiector will have the opportunity, of course, of writing other names on his ballot than those which appear there it is believed the men recommended by the present commission will be chosen without opposition. Following this action :he official commission will meet and, presumably will adopt the charter already pre- pared. The adopted charter will then be ratified or rejected. If ratified the new form of government will take effect after being signed by the gov ernOr
 The charter is the constitution of
 the city It is impossible here to give more than d brief outline of some of
 its most important provisions, which are as follows: The name of the municipal corpo- ! Ia ton will be The City of Phoenix. The first part of the charter is de- voted to description of the city territory.
 The general powers of the corpora ton are the same as those possessed by municipal corporations generally. The city. under the commission l plan. shah be governed by com mission. consisting of d mayor and two commissioners. There shall also be one justice of the peace to be known as a city magistrate. All these officers shall be elective. 1 The term is four years. The mayor and other commissioners
 shall be electors of the city. residents and taxpayers for at least three years next preceding their nomination. The ma agistrate must be regularly ad- | mitteCl member of the bar. Tn case of vacancies in the office of mayor or commissioner. the vacan- ' cy shall be filled by appointment of | the other members. The mayor shall receive an annual salary of s3,000.
 The other commissioners shall re- ! ceive $240O each These salaries may be increased but ] not diminished during the incumbency of any official. Nominations shall be made by pe- tition and primary election. The cleo ! ton ballots shah comply with the | law regulating ballots in use a. gen ! eral election
 The primary election shall be hel1
 three weeks prior to the time Cor | holding the election ] Any candidate who receives ma ' iOrity of all the votes cast at suca ' primary election shall be declared 1 elected without the forInaiity of au- other election.
 City elections shall be held every ' two years on the second Tuesday in April
 ! The charter grants the city and the 1 commission power
 | To acquire. libraries. art galleries. | museums. schools. reading rooms,
 playgrounds. baths. hospitals mark 1 cts. and similar institutions. To acquire and operate water works i. gas. plants electric plants. etc. To acquire telephone and telegraph ' | etc
 | To acquire lands for the operation | of public utilities. To lease public utilities To receive bequests, donations etc. To borrow money.
 | To raise money by special taxes 1 To join with other cities for the development of water supply. | The commission is given power 70 prescribe fines, penalties, and ,1r- feitures
 ! To abate nuisances. To organize anu maintain pCliCo | and fire department systems. | To provide generally for the slfe- | ty- of the people of the city. 1 And in general to exercise ail p'- | lice powers generally exercised by aGy department of any city governm e1t It is given the authority to reSuiats | street railways and other public utii- ! itieS.
 l And finally it is given power to | exact appropriate legislation for the carrying out of any of the powers | of the city.
 The mayor is denopiinated ths