Arizona republican., 1912-09-24

It shall be the duty of the commits
 sion to provide that all money so transferred from the Cash Basis Fund l 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 property assessed; every tax on personal prop erty shall be 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- forced by actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to foreclose such liens, or by sale of the proper ty affected and the execution and idellVery of all necessary certificates and deeds therefor under such regula- tlonS 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 it may be struck off and sold to the state when offered for sale for
 state and county taxes; and the con- mission shall have power to provide 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 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
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 but a 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 commits sion may again consider the claim at the next regular session but not after l .I,
 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 beer
 rendered and approved or who shaI | have neglected or refused to make his official returns or reports in writing l 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 t. examine orally or otherwise on oatf persons presenting any demand on the city, or the agent or attorney of sucf l 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. 7 ance of such demand. The city clerl shall administer all oaths required under this section, without charge l Money shall be drawn from the trea- sury only upon warrants signed bS 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 tho
 commission and upon warrants signed : by the mayor and city clerk therefor l Section IA. When the running ex- = penses of the city have been placed on a cash basis, warrants payable or l demand shall be drawn upon tho l treasurer, or against any funds in his
 hands, only when at the time of the 9 drawing and issuing such warrant: : there shall be sufficient money in tht l appropriate fund in the treasury tC 9 pay said warrants.
 Section 15 Every officer collecting l 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 tht e commission, and immediately pay tn, f same to the city treasurer. for tn, r benefit of the funds to which sucl e moneys severally belong. When tn, l last day of the month falls on Sun. l 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 its discretion fol = the deposit of the city moneys in banl
 in accordance with the state law | Section Is. The commission shal t prescribe uniform forms of accounts n which shall be observed by all officer. l, and departments of the city whici I receive or disburse moneys When e ever an act shall be passed by tn, q state legislature calling for uniform | municipal reports, the city authori q ties shall be governed thereby
 Section IT. It shall be the dut,