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Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
CHAPTER TX. The Referendum

Section 1. No ordinance passed by the commission shall go into effect before ten days from the time of its final passage except when otherwise required by the general laws of the state, or by the provisions Of this chapter respecting street improve ments and except the ordinance mak- ing the annual tax levy, and excepting an ordinance for the immediate pres ervation of the public peace, health or safety, which contains a statement of it's urgency; provided, that no grant of any franchise shall be construed to be an urgency measure. If during said ten days a petition signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to at least fifteen per cent or the entire vote cast for all candidates for mayor or commissioner at the last preceding general municipal election at which a mayor or commissioner was elected, protesting against the passage of such ordinance, be pre- sented to the commission, the same shall thereupon be suspended rom going into operations and 1t shall De the duty of the commission to recon slider such ordinance and if the same be not entirely repealed, the com mission shall submit the ordinance, as is provided in Chapter X. of this Charter. to the vote of the electors of the city, either at the next general election or at a special election to be called for that purpose; and such or dinance shall not go into effect or be- come operative unless majority or the qualified electors voting on the same shall vote in favor thereof. The provisions of Chapter X. of this Char ter respecting the form, the filing. certification. rejection and action on recall petitions shall apply to petl- tions of the kind referred to in this chapter. with such notifications as the nature of the case may require.
 Section 2. Any ordinance or mea- sure that the commission or the quail fled electors of the city shall have the authority to enact, the commlS- sion may of its own motion submit to the electors for adoption or re- lection at a general or special mum icipal election, in the same manner and with the same force and effect as is provided in this chapter TOT ordinances or measures submitted on netition. At any special election called under the provisions or tnIs
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Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
CHAPTER VIII. The Initiative

Section l. Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the commission by a petition signed by fifteen per cent of the qualified electors of the city, computed on the vote for the candidates for mayor or commissioners last elected.
 Section ?. Any proposed ordinances desired to be submitted to the com petition substantially in the following form:
 Phoenix, Arizona, .......... To the Commission of the City Of
 Phoenix:
 We, the undersigned, residents ot the City of Phoenix, Arizona, ana duly qualified electors therein do hereby submit and propose to you. for adoption by you, the following or dinance and request that action be taken by you relative to the adoption or rejection of such proposed ordi- nance at the earliest possible mo- ment, and that the same be forth with submitted to a vote of the peo- pie, to-Wit:
 (here insert proposed ordinance in
 fuI)
 Name of Signer Address - .-''...'..' ..'... ....... .@ State of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa: ss.
 ................. DelhS first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he is a resident and a duly of hn nf phDp- nix. Arizona; that the signatures appearing hereinabove are the genuine signatures of the per sons whose names they bear and that each and all of them are residents and duly qualified cleo tors of the City of Phoenix, that the names of the persons procuring the said petition and who should be no tified of all proceedings, and action taken in reference to such petition; are (here insert the names of three persons and their addresses).
 ...............
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this .... day of ............, l9...
 .......... Notary Public, Maricopa County, Arizona.
 My commission expires ...-.....n 19...
 Section 8. The provisions of Chap ter K of this Charter, in so far as they relate to the method of filing with, examination and certification by the City Clerk, reference of petition to the commission and notification of presenters of said petition, by the city clerk, as therein set out relative to petitions for the recall of officers, shall apply to petitions for initiative
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
CHAPTER ". Elective Officers

ElectlNe OIItCeFS
 l Section | The elective officers of | the City of Phoenix shall be a mayor and two commissioners and at least one city magistrate, each of whom shall be elected at large by the quali-
 fled electors of the city.
 1 Section 2 The term of all elective 1 officers, except as otherwise provided herein, shall commence at 10 o'clock a. m., on the first secular day of May | following their election, and except as otherwise provided herein shall be l for two years and until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified. Provided, however, that of the two commissioners first elected under this Charter, the term of the one receiV- ing the highest number of votes shall expire on the first secular day of May. 1915, and the term of the other commissioner and the city magistrate
 shall expire on the first secular day of May, 1914; and
 Provided further, that the term of
 the elective officers first elected under this charter shall commence at F o'clock noon on the third tuesday following the first general municipal
 election after the adoption of this charter and except as otherwise pro- vided shall end at 10 o'clock a. m. the
 first secular day of May, 1915. Section 8. The mayor and each of the commissioners and the city magistrate hereinabOve provided for shall each be an elector of the CltY of Phoenix and a resident and tax
 payer therein for at least three years
 prior to the date of his nomination
 for office; the city magistrate snail be elected from the taxpayers and shall be a resident of the said city
 for at least three years, shall have
 been duly admitted to practice law in the Territory of Arizona or State of Arizona for at least three years
 prior to his nomination as such City
 Magistrate.
 Section 4. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of mayor or commission CT. the remaining members of the commission shall appoint an eligible
 person to fill such vacancy. A Va cancy shall exist, except under the recall provisions of this charter, when an elective officer fails to qualify
 within thirty days after commence
 ment of his term, dies, resigns, re- moves from the city, absents himself continuously without reasonable ex- cuse for twenty-one days from the
 duties of his office, is convicted for violating any provision of this char
 ter, or of felony, or is judiCla!ly declared a lunatic as defined by statute. If at any municipal cleo tion held under the provisions of this charter mayor or the required num-
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
CHAPTER VI Special Elections

Section l. All special elections herein provided for shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same provisions as are provided for the holding of general elections, in- cluding the qualifications of electors, and the nomination of candidates.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
PROPOSED NEW CHARTER FOR
 THE CITY OF PHOENIX, TO BE
 VOTED UPON ON A DATE TO BE SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
PREAM BILE

We, the people of the city of PhOe- nix. in the County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, under the authority of the Constitution of the State of Arizona, and having population of over three thousand five hundred inhabitants. do ordain and establish this Charter for the City of Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
 Notary Public, MaricOpa County, Arizona.

touIlN, AIlLOIld. My commission expires. ...........:. 19.......
 (d) It shall be the duty of the city clerk to furnish upon application a reasonable number of forms of said petition.
 (e) The signatures of such peti- tioners for such nominees need not be on one petition. but more than one petition may be filed for any nominee or candidate. Each of said petitions shall also have printed thereon, at the end thereof, the following:
 "The petition of nomination of which this certificate forms @ part shall, if found insufficient, be returned to ................. at No. .................... Phoenix. Arizona"
 G) Each of such petitions must be of uniform size as determined by the city clerk: it shall contain the name of one candidate and no more; and each signer thereto shall possess the qualification and must not at the time of having signed his name thereto, have signed any other cer tificate or petitions for any other candidate for the same office, nor in case there are several places to be filled in the same office, signed more petitions for candidates for that office than there are places to be filled in such office
 Section ?. The petition or peti- tions for nomination, consisting of signatures aggregating not less than five per cent of the number of votes cast for mayor or commissioner at the last preceding municipal election at which a mayor or commissioner was elected, may be presented to the city clerk not earlier than sixty days. nor later than twenty days before the date set for election. The city clerk shall endorse on such petition or peti- tions the date when the same was
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22

in the City of Phoenix, Arizona. for the office of ....................t be voted for at the municipal election to be held in the City of Phoenix on the ............ day of .....
 19...., and We each do hereby fur ther certify, for ourselves individually. and not one for the other, that I am q qualified elector and am not at this time a signer of any other petition nominating any other candidate for the above named office; or in case there are several places to be filled in the above named office, that I have not signed more petitions than there are places to be filled in the above named office; that my residence is as set opposite my name hereinbelow and that my occupation is as set op- pOsite my name hereinbelow
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
CHAPTER III. Form of Governm ent

Section | The City of Phoenix shall hereafter be governed by a com mission, consisting of a mayor and two commissioners, who shall have the qualifications hereinafter pre-
 scribed, and who shall be elected as hereinafter provided. There shall also be elected as hereinafter provided at least one city magistrate, who shall have the qualifications and shall pos sess the powers, rights, duties and jurisdiction as hereinafter prescribed.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22
State of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa-ss.

oldIc OI AIIIOId,
 County of Maricopa-ss. me first duly sworn on oath. says, that he is d qualified elector in the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; that to the best of his knowledge and belief all the signers to the above mentioned paper are electors in the said City of Phoenix, Arizona that he knows that they signed the same with knowledge of the contents thereof; that their re- spectiye residences are correctly sta ted therein; that each signed the same on the date set opposite his name and that affiant intends to support the candidate therein named.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this ......day of .................., 1S..,,...
Arizona republican., 1912-09-22

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Chautauqua News Notes.

Max Bing, baritone and Donald
Boucher, tenor who sang with
Thaviu's International Band last sea-
son will be with them again this sea-
son.
The balalaika, the instrument used
by the Russian Balalaika orchestra
is very little known in America, and
will be quite novelty.
Alton Packard, the cartoonist-
humorist is great story teller. He
is also an accomplished musician and
composer of songs.
The physical equipment of tents,
seats, lamps, ETC., are now undergo
ing a thorough overhauling process.
A great deal of new material will be
sent out this year.
The college boys are now lined up
for the various positions on the crews
and the advance work. The advance
campaign will open very shortly.
T. F. Graham, known everywhere
as THE Chautauqua Man, is making
the rounds of system towns setting
things in order. .. -. ...
At headquarters in Cedar Rapids,
indications are that never was Chau-
tauqua interest at so high a pitch at
this time of the year as it is now.
The cause is growing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Bad Luck for Mercer.

After so many years of waiting
for a new court house at Princeton,
it looks as if they are still to be
without such public building for
some time to come The proposition
to issue bonds for a new court house
carried by the necessary majority at
special election held some time
ago, but it seems an error was made
in the call for the election and the
Secretary of State refused to register
the bonds when presented to him.;
Much preliminary work, such as
having plans drawn and contracts
let for the building had been made,
which will have to be done over.
again, after another election is held.
Mandamus proceedings have been
brought before the Supreme Court of
Missouri to force the Secretary Of
State to register the bonds and the
matter was argued last Thursday at
Jefferson City, the result of which
has not yet been announced. We.
hope to see Princeton win out.
Bethany Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
"Au To Blame."

There is feeling that the investi-
cation in Washington is accomplish
ing too little for the time being con-
sumed. 1t looks as if the horrors
are being repeated and rolled under
the tongue altogether too much. 1t
is pity some legal mind had not
briefed just what it was desired to
know and drafted the questions to
be asked
AS it is, it is feared the main
will be lost in a mass of sensational
but utterly irrelevant matter.
. Looking ahead to point where
many will arrive after deliberation,
Harper's Weekly says
eve are all to blame for the wreck
of the Titanic; not Captain Smith
alone-gallant man-not her owners
only, but the dominating spirit of
our time, to which each of us con-
tributes his quota of impatience.
The railroads run trains for us in
which experienced railroad men pre-
fer not to travel. There is
another thing besides speed that the
people are supposed to demand in
these days, and that is defamation.
They got it last week. "The yel-
lows were in the full swing of their
activities. The suggestions
of some of the more sensational pa
pers were not even based on sus-
picion, let alone fact. They we're
products of pure SANDER, infamously
: devised to stir up public hatred and
i sell newspapers. Hurried, baneful
and lying products of machinery,
they exemplified far wickeder and
more dangerous tendencies of our
time than those that crowded the
Titanic to her DOOM"
The lessons from the Titanic's fate
have not begun to be told.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
NJ. F.. THOMPSON IS A CANDIDATE
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOM
NATION FOR REPRE-
SENTATIVE.

One of those unfortunate errors
which will occasionally happen in
the rush in a, newspaper Office, and
one which has caused us to answer
a great many inquiries, was the omis-
sion of the name of Nj. F.. Thompson
from the list OF the candidates who
had filed their nomination papers.
MIR. Thompson's nomination papers
are on file all right and his name will
appear on the official ballot. We
copied the list of nominations from
the nomination papers OH file and
included Mr.. Thompson's name, but
in setting up the list of names on the
linotype the name of Mr.. Thompson
was omitted and we failed to de-
tect the omission when the proof was
read. Mr.. Thompson agreed to ac-
cept the nomination at the very earn
est solicitation of a large number of
friends and he is in the race to stay
until the decision of the voters at
the primary election on June Bird.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Nj. e. Church Notes.

The twenty-sixth Quadrennial
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church is now in session
at Minneapolis. There are 800 dele
gates present. Two weeks of the
conference have already passed, and
there are two weeks yet to come.
Many questions of vital interest are
being discussed.
Grandma Bobbitt, to whom death
came last Sunday evening was a
charter member of the church here.
Through all these years she has been
a faithful follower Of her Lord.
At the Sunday school next Sab
bath morning class for the mothers
of the church and congregation will
be organized. Let all who expect to
join this class come at that time,
that we may have large class from
the very beginning.
Instead of the 1900 o'clock
preaching service next Sunday there
will be a union meeting at the taber-
nacle addressed by Mrs. Hills, the
wife of the evangelist. Her subject
will be "The home" r....
Epworth League will be led by
N. Ira Officer next Sunday at $3.50.
This service will conclude in plenty
OF time to attend the Baccalaureate
service Of the High School.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
PENSION BILL IS SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT TAFT,
The New Pension Law Was Signed
at Midnight Saturday.

Washington, D. c., May LITTLE
president tonight signed the increas-
ed pension bill, passed by the house
and senate. The measure was sign
ed and became a law just before
midnight, in the executive offices at
the White House.
A congressional committee, in
Guiding Senators McCumber and
Burnham and Representatives Sher-
wood, the author of the original bill
Adair, Russell and Carl C. Anderson,
was awaiting the arrival of the pres
ident when he reached the White
House on his return from Princeton.
He affixed his signature to the bill in
the presence of the committee.
The bill as finally agreed to car
ries an increase of 100000 for
pensions during the first year of it's
operation. During the first three
years the increased payments to vet
erans will average $22,0O0,000.
AS finally agreed to, the bill pro-
vides increased pensions for 420,965
veterans, according to the estimates
of the house committee. Every vet
eran serving ninety days or more in
the naval or military service during
the civil war, who has been honor
ably discharged, and who is over 81
years old, is cared for by the new
law
For veterans 62 years old and over
the new rate provided in the new law
for ninety days service is $13 a
month, and it ranges to SIG a month
up to the three years of service;
for &C years and over the rate
is SIS a month for ninety days,
and ranges up to $19 for three years;
for 70 years old and over the rate
for ninety days is SIS a month, and
ranges up to SIS a month for three
years; at Is years old and over the
rate for ninety days service is $21,
and ranges up to $50 for three years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Union Tabernacle Meetings.

This is the last week of the union
tabernacle meetings and the fare.
we'll service will be held next Mon
day night. On next Sunday union
services of all the churches will be
held at the tabernacle at II a. m.
Mrs. Hills will speak at this service
on the subject of ''The Home" Ev-
cry parent should hear this sermon
In the afternoon at 3 p. m. at the
tabernacle Mr.. Hills will speak on
the subject of Booze, or The Mod
ern Devil" Everybody, both women
and men are invited to this service.
Last Sunday afternoon the Meth
Odist church was crowded to over
flowing with women and girls eager
to listen to Mrs. Hills and her ad-
dress was masterpiece.
r. The tabernacle saw an immense
crowd of men at the same hour and
heard Mr.. Hills deliver a masterful
discourse to men on the subject of
"Chaining the Giant" One young
man at this service came forward
and made his confession of Christ
as Savior. This makes 81 conversions
so far. There have been CONVEX
sions at every mems meeting.
There will be no service on Sun
day evening at the tabernacle on ac-
count of the Baccalaureate sermon
to be preached at the opera house
on that evening.
The band will give another "Sa-
cred concert" next Sunday after
noon in front of the tabernacle begin
ming at 2:30. 1t was highly enjoyed
by all on last Sunday.
Service every night this week at
1880. Day meetings on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
at p. m.
Come to the tabernacle and enjoy
the meetings. Everybody is invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
At The Christian Church.

Mothers Day was observed last
Sunday and large audience was
present. The floral symbol, the
white carnation was much in evi-
dence. The Bible school was fairly
we'll represented, there being 146
present. We are happy to announce
that we have secured the services OF
Prof Johannes to take charge of the
choir as soon as the special meetings
are over. A regular weekly re-
hearsal will be held and every one
who becomes a member. of the choir
will be expected to be present at
each and every rehearsal unless him
dered by unavoidable excuse. The
date and hour of these rehearsals
will be announced later. Next Sum
day, on account of the Baccalaureate
sermon and the special meetings
there will be no preaching at the
Christian church, but the Bible
school will hold its regular sessions.
u J. s. CONN, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Retired Farmers.

A gentleman writes the following
to the CrestOn American. 1t is only
the unthoughted people who criti-
else the retired farmer" The arti-
Gle following is we'll worthy consid-
GRAFTON.
considerable has been said about
retired farmers, some of it not COM
plimentary. When you hear speak
ers tell that retired farmers are no
good l get pretty mad. Maybe we
are no good on the farm. Maybe the
young folks don't want us around in
the way What are you going to do
with us? I suppose you think we
ought to be alone. Maybe we would
mt be any good in heaven and possi-
bly, too green to be. any good in any
other place. Who made your factor
les, your merchants? Let me tell you.
First us old fellows we were not
ies-broke up sod, built houses and
barns, and school houses, rode in
lumber wagons, lived on corn pone
and pork, worked sixteen hours per
day and saved our money. Then the
railroad came; towns were built
up, because we needed them. Fac
tories were started. Everything pros
pered, but we pioneers opened the
way. Now we are crippled up with
rheumatism, mother cannot ride six
or eight miles to church and we are
going to town. We are going to sit
in the park and hear the band play
and watch the people go by and be
just as lazy as we want to be. May
be we will get tired and die in few
years. A year or two don't make
much difference to us, our usefulness
anywhere in town or country is about
over. We have worked hard, suffer-
ed hardshps, saved what little we
have and are not very free to let go
CT it. Rubber plantations, mining
stocks or automobile factories don't
appeal to us. We pay our way and
it seems to me We are safe citizens
if not enterprising ones. Bear with
us as you would faithful horse or
dog for the good we have done and
remember that old people do not
change their ways as readily as the
younger ones, but are just as sensi-
BILE to Sights or hurts.
A. Reader"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
f. G. Stewards Store at Sewan
Burns With Heavy Loss.

The following account of the loss
of Mr.. E. G. Stewards store at Sew
all, Iowa, is taken from the Sewall
items in the Seymour Leader of last
week. Mr.. Stewart was former
resident of Decatur county, and his
many friends sympathize with him in
his misfortune:
Sewall and vicinity were very
much stirred up over the heavy loss
by fire here last week. The fire
broke out in the E. G. Stewart build
ing and was caused by a defective
fue. James Eastburn, the harness
maker in the Stewart building, had
built a fire in the back room and
was at work, and about $3.50 the fire
was seen, but was under such head
way it was impossible to save the
building. Only small part of the
machinery was saved. The furni-
ture being in the front room part
of the building was carried out with
out damaging it very much. Mr..
Stewart had been getting in new ma
chinery and furniture until he had
his 120 foot building filled. He is a
heavy loser as we understand he did
not carry much insurance. -