Arizona republican., 1912-10-02

hCdily pOSSlDIC OH d CdST1 DdS1S. 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 12 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- l forced by actions in any court of ! competent Jurisdiction to foreclose such liens, or by sale of the proper 1 ty affected and the execution and 1 delivery of all necessary certificates and deeds therefor, under such regula- tions as are now prescribed by Stat 1 uteS of Arizona for the foreclosure and collection of tax liens or under i 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. 1 Provided. however, that when real es- | tate is offered for sale for city taxes due thereon, and there is no bidder 1 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 l for the procedure to be followed in
 such sales to the city and redemp- ton 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 its correctness and that the amount of the claim is justly due, is presented to the commission 1 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 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 all
 lowed on the claimant filing his re- ceipt in full for his account. If the claimant is unwilling to receive such Iamount in full payment the commits
 sion may again consider the claim at l hn hut
 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
 mission in favor of any person in
 any manner indebted to the city, without first deducting such indebt-
 edness, or in favor of any officer
 whose accounts shall not have been
 rendered and approved or who shall
 have neglected or refused to make his
 official returns or reports in writing
 as required by the provisions of this
 charter, or any ordinance of the com
 mission, or in favor of any officer
 who shall wilfully neglect or refuse
 to perform any of the duties of his
 office
 The commission shall have power tc examine orally or otherwise on oath
 persons presenting any demand on the
 city, or the agent or attorney of such
 person or any other person, in order
 to ascertain any facts necessary or
 proper for them to know in order tC
 determine the allowance or disallow- ance of such demand. The city clerk
 shall administer all oaths required under this section, without charge Money shall be drawn from the trea-
 sury only upon warrants signed by
 the mayor and city clerk, and claims and demands against the city shal
 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 Section 14. When the running ex-
 penses of the city have been placed
 on a cash basis, warrants payable or demand shall be drawn upon the treasurer, or against any funds in his
 hands, only when at the time of tho , drawing and issuing such warrants
 there shall be sufficient money in the appropriate fund in the treasury tC , 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- surer on or before the last day o1 . each month, or at more frequent in tervals as may be directed by the , commission, and immediately pay the same to the city treasurer, for the benefit of the funds to which sucf , moneys severally belong. When the last day of the month falls on Sun day or a legal holiday, the said pay ments shall be made on the next pre- s ceding business day. The commits , sion may provide, in it's discretion fol : the deposit of the city moneys in banl | in accordance with the state law. I Section 16. The commission shal f prescribe uniform forms of account: , which shall be observed by all officers
 and departments of the city, Whicl receive or disburse moneys. When 2 ever an act shall be passed by thC | e+a+a IaoicIatIra calling for uniform