Arizona republican., 1912-09-21
CHAPTER XXI.
Miscellaneous Provisions

Miscellaneous HroNlSionS 1 Section l. For the purpose of nom 1 mating candidates and electing mavor two commissioners and a city magistrate, in accordance with this i Charter. this Charter shall take effect 1 from the time of the approval of the l same by the Governor of the State of Arizona.
 Section ? The mayor and common 1 council of the City Of Phoenix who l shall be in office at the time of the approval of this Charter by the gov 1 ernor of the state are hereby em- 1 powered authorized and directed to ! provide the necessary means for Se- 1 curing the nomination of candidates l for the several offices to be voted l for under the provisions of this Char l ter. at the first election to be held under this Charter, and to provide l all necessary means and parapher- naIia and polling places for the hold l ing of the primary and general cleo l tiOnS under the provisions of this Charter relating to the first elections under this Charter. and they shall l also act as the canVassing board for i the canvass of the votes cast at such i 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
 nd liver to such officers. all of the prop erty papers. records, seal and other naraphernaIia belonging to the com mon council of the City of Phoenix, which said act shall be accomplished by the passage and recording ln the proper book of a resolution to the effect that all o5 the property, rights. records. papers. property rights ana paraphernalia now belonging to the common council of the City of Phoe- nix. are hereby transferred to ana delivered to the City of Phoenix. pur-
 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 of Phoenix. in office at the time of the approval of this Charter by the gov ernor. shall continue to hold office and 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 of the city at the time this Charter shall take effect, shall cease and ter minate when the Commission first elected shall by resolution so declarA The compensation of all of such officers and employees remaining ID office. after the election and qualifl- cation of said Commission and unt! the adoption of such resolution shall be paid out of the city treasury in the manner provided by the CommS- sion.
 Section ,. 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 be duly amended or repealed.
 Section c. The city attorney shall attend all meetings of the Commission, shall prosecute. in behalf of the peo- ple. all criminal cases arising from Vii | Olations of the provisions of thls | Charter, and the ordinances of this | city, and shall attend to all suits and proceedings in which the city may be l legally interested; provided that the | Commission shall have control of all 1 litigation of the city, and may em- ploy other attorneys to take charge 1 of any litigation or to assist the city ! attorney therein, and may provide | for the payment for such additional i legal services; and may also provide 1 for the payment of any proper ser vices and work done on behalf of the | city in connection with it's legal mat ters, and said city attorneys duties. i Section ' The violation of any provision of this Charter. or of any i ordinance of the city shall be deemed
 a misdemeanor, and may be prosecu- | ted by the authorities of the City in | the name of the people of the State of
 Arizona, or may be redressed by civil
 action. at the option of the COmmis- sion. Any person sentenced to im- prisonment for the violation of a pro- | | dinance, may be imprisoned in the city 1 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, ip
 which case the expense of such inn
 prisonment shall be d charge in favor | of said county against the City of 1 Phoenix.
 Section S. 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 Clty or Phoenix such additional area and ter | ritory as the said Commission snail
 deem proper and wise. The procedure for making such enlargement, eXten- sion and addition. shall be such as Is now, or may hereafter be prescrlped by statute or by ordinance passed and
 adopted by the said Commission. Any
 ordinance passed and adopted by the