Arizona republican., 1912-10-07

officers. officials and employees of tbe
 city who receive and disburse city
 moneys, and the books, papers, rec
 ords and reports of such other of
 flcers and departments as the mayor
 snail direct, and make duplicate re-
 ports thereof, and present one to the
 mayor and shall file one copy thereo.
 with the city clerk. Such accour-
 tants snail have unlimited privile
 or investigation. to examine under
 oath or otherwise all officers, clerl,s
 ana employees of the city, and every
 such officer, clerk and employee shsu give all required assistance and in
 formation to such accountant. and
 submit to him for examination suc,
 books, papers and records of his Of
 ice as may be requested, and failura
 to do so shall be deemed and held
 to be forfeiture and abandonment
 Of his office, or position The con-
 mission shall provide for the paw
 ment of the services of such accoun- tant
 Section 5. The mayor shall he charged with the general supervision of all public utility companies in so far as they are subject to municipal control; he shall keep himself fully
 Informed as to their compliance in all respects with the law, and he shall see that all franchises granted by the city are faithfully observed. lie shall cause to be instituted such actions or proceedings as may be | necessary to prosecute public utility companies for violation of law. and tn revoke, cancel. or annul all fran chises, that may have been granted by the city to any person, firm or corporation which have become for 1 feitable in whole or in part or which for any reason are illegal and void
 and not binding upon the city. The city attorney must institute the neces- | sary actions to enforce the provi- sions of tlis section whenever so re-
 quested or directed by the mayor Section 6. The mayor shall be presi- dent of the commission and preside
 at all meetings of the commission; he shall appoint all standing and spe-
 cial committees, boards or commis- l sions, as shall be created by the con- mission; he shall be recognized as | the official head of the city by the
 courts for the purpose of service of | civil process, for the purpose of inst:-
 tuting any action or proceeding at l law or equity, for and in behalf of | the city, and for the purpose of ap- bearing in any manner before the
 courts on behalf of the city; he shall
 be recognized by the governor and | other officials of the state as the
 chief and official head of the city
 for the purposes of the military law,
 and for all ceremonial purposes.
 Section '. The mayor shall take l command of the police and govern | the city by proclamation during | times of great danger
 Section 8. Whenever a vacancy in l the office of the city magistrate oc- | CUTS, the mayor with the approval of the commission shall designate some suitable person having the | qualification required of city magis- trate to fill the office of magistrate,
 and such appointee shall take the | prescribed oath of office, and retain said office until the expiration of the term for which his predecessor in office had been elected or appointed. | In case of a temporary absence, dis | qualification or disability on the part I of any city magistrate, the mayor 1 shall appoint a properly qualified l attorney to act as such city magis- trate until notified that the duly elected magistrate is able to resume | his office and duties The mayor 1 shall also have power to administer 1 oaths and take affiGavits and he l shall exercise such other powers and | perform such other duties as may | be prescribed by law and ordinance