Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-10-01


 are elected and qualified, except that such officers elected at the first gen. eral election held under this Charter as hereinafter provided, shall hold of- flee until January 1, 1917, and until their successors are elected and quail fled.
 Section g. The term of office of councilmen shall be for four years from and .after the 1st day of Janu- ary next succeeding the day of their election and until their successors are elected, appointed or qualified except that the term of office of the council men elected at the first general elec- ton held under this Charter as here matter provided shall be as follows: Two of their number shall hold office until January 1, 1917, and the other two shall hold office until January l, 1919, and they shall so classify them selves by lot at their first meeting, and shall cause the results to be cer- tified to the city recorder who, shall file the same in his office. After the first election, at each general election, as herein provided, two councilmen shall be elected.
 Section f. Before entering upon the performance of the duties of his of flee, any officer of whom a bond is required by the Charter or by Ordl- nance, shall make and execute and file his official bond.
 Section 5. The official bonds of the following named officers shall be in the amounts as follows: The Mayor, 2,0O0; the city recorder and eX-of-
 icio police judge, $2,00O; the city assessor and ex-officiO tax and license collector, $5,OOO; the city treasurer, 5000; the chief of police, $3,00O; and he city attorney, $1,0O0.
 Provided, however, that the Coun- cil may prescribe by ordinance bonds of the city treasurer and the city tax and license collector in greater amounts than herein prescribed for those officers.
 Section 6. The Council may by or dinance require official bonds of other officers and their deputies and fix the amount thereof.
 Section '. Official bonds required by this Charter or by any ordipance of the City of Yuma, shall be condl- toned that the principal will, we'll and .ruly, honestly and faithfully, perform the duties of his office, and will at all times account to the city or the proper officers thereof, for all moneys and property received or taken by him on behalf of the city, and at the eA' piration of his office, or termination thereof, he will promptly surrender 70 his successor in office, or to such or- ficer as may be desinated by the Council, or his superior officer, all the books, records, papers, documents, property and paraphernalia belonging to or used in said office, or in connec- tion herewith, together with a con- plete inventory and statement of such property so to be turned over by him.
 Section s. Every official bond shall be executed with two CD or more good and sufficient sureties who shall qual- ify in form as is required by law for the qualification of sureties upon bonds of county officers. Instead of .wo (2) or more sureties as above prescribed, such bonds may be exc cuted with properly qualified surety company as surety; in such cases the premium to be charged therefor shall be paid by the city.
 Section 9. The official bonds shall, after approval by the Council, be filed with the city recorder and safely kept by him; except the bond of the city recorder which shall be filed with and kept by the city treasurer. The ap- proval of bonds must be endorsed thereon or appended thereto and at- tested by the mayor.
 Section 10. Before entering upon the duties of his office, each officer or the city, whether elected or appointed under the provisions of this Charter, or under ordinance of the city, shall cake and subscribe an oath of office in the form of an official oath required by the constitution. The oath so taken and subscribed, if by an official re- quired to give a bond, shall be en- dorsed upon or attached to the bond: if by an official not required to give bond, such oath shall be filed with and kept by the city recorder.
 Section II. Any vacancy occurring in any elective office provided for in this Charter shall be filled by appoint ment by the Council by a majority vote thereof, and the appointee shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term of the office so filled.
 Section 12. A vacancy shall exist, except under the recall provision of this Charter. when an elective officer fails to qualify within ten (10) days after the commencement of his term, dies, resigns, removes from the city, absents himself continuously for thirty (3O) days from the duties of his of flee without the consent of the Coun- gil, is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Charter, or of a ebony, or is judiciously declared a 'unatic by statute.
 Section 13. No person shall be eli gible to hold any office in said City of Yuma, whether filled by election or unless he be a resident and electOr therein, and shall have resided in said city for three (3) years next preceding the date of such elec- tion or appointment. The Mayor and City Council shall also be freeholders of said City.
 Section IA. The Mayor and Coun-