Arizona republican., 1913-03-17


 be stricken out now reading as fol- lows:
 Provided. however, that if any other municipal election is to occur within ninety days of the clerks certificate. the commission may. in it's discretion. postpone the holding of the removal election to the date of such other municipal election"
 Amendment No. 5
 That Section II. of Chapter K, under the title of Recall be amend ed to read as follows:
 The incumbent shall continue to perform the duties of his office until the result of said election shall have been officially declared. The candi- date who shall receive the highest number of votes shall be declared elected for the remainder of the term. and no further recall petition and election shall be filed against said officer during the term for which he was elected. unless petitioners signing such petition shall first pay into the public treasury. which has paid such election expenses. all ex- penses of the preceding election. If not then elected. he shall be deemed removed from office upon the quail fication of his successor
 If the successor fails to qualify within five (5) days after the re suit of said election shall have been declared, the said office shall be vacant"
 Amendment No. 6 That Section l, of Chapter NI under the title of Powers of the City and of the Commission" be amended by striking out subdivision (D thereof. said subdivision (f) read ing as follows:
 ITO lease to corporations or to individuals for the purpose of main tenance and operation any public utility owned by the city" Amendment No. That subdivision 5I, of Section g. of Chapter XI,. under the title Of Powers of the City and of the Com mission,' be amended to read as fol- lows:
 'N hen authorized by law to fix and determine by ordinance the rates or compensation to be collected by any person, firm or corporation in the city, for the use of water heat, light, power or telephone service supplied to the city, or to the inhabitants thereof. and to prescribe the quality of the service
 (This amendment is intended to meet the objection that the power ! given to the commission is an inva- sion of the field of the corpora ton commission. Under the proposed l amendment, the city commission may fix rates only when specially author 1 ized by law to do so. At present there is no such authorization Amendment No. 1 That paragraph 3, of Section 9, of Chapter XVII. under the title of Finance and Taxation" be amended l to read as follows: 1 Public debts, as evidenced by the | bonds of Arizona it's counties. mum ! icipalities, or other subdivisions, shall | be exempt from taxation. There ! shall further be exempt from taxa tion the property of widows, resident | of this city, not exceeding the sum ! of one thousand dollars, where the l total assessment of said widow does not exceed two thousand dollars. 1, All property in the city not exempt | under the laws of the United States | the laws of the state of Arizona, un- der the charter and ordinances of this city, shall be subject to taxa ! tion, to be ascertained as provided by ordinance; provided, however that the commission may reduce the ! assessment of Improvements on real estate below their cash value (This amendment merely strikes out the power of the commission to exempt the value of improvements on 1 real estate in making assessments
 Amendment No. g That Section 1, of Chapter XIX. under the title of Franchise anC | Public Utilities" be amended to reaC as follows:
 No franchise shall be granted, eX- tended or renewed by the city with out the approval of majority o the qualified electors residing within it's corporate limits. who shall vote thereon at a general or special cleo tion and the commission shall sub
 init any matter for approval or dis approval to such election at any gen eraI municipal election, or call spe
 cial election for such purpose at an.
 time upon thirty t30) days notice
 and the commission shall require
 before calling any such general o special election that the estimates
 expense thereof, to be determine, by the commission shall be frs
 deposited by the applicant for sue franchise with the city clerk I (The section is made more spe
 cific only and it is definitely state that the election may be either gen
 eral or special)
 i, Amendment No. 10 f That Section 3 of Chapter XIX ,. under the title of Franchise an
 Public Utilities be amended to req
 as follows:
 Limited only by the constitutio C and general laws of the state . Arizona. the power to regulate th ', rates. fares and charges for publ Il (CoptipTed PaVa Threo)