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

ced by actions in any court or com potent jurisdiction to foreclose such liens, or by a sale of the property affected and the execution and del1V- cry of all necessary certificates and deeds therefor, under such regula- tions as are now prescribed by Stat utes of Arizona for the foreclosure and collection of tax liens and as may hereafter be prescribed by the Council by ordinance, power to prescribe which regulation is hereby given and vested in said Council. Provided, however, that when real estate IS offered for sale for city taxes due thereon, and there is no bidder there for. the same shall be struck off and sold to the city, in like case and ln like manner and with like effect and with like right of redemption, as It may be struck off and sold to any person (bidding at such sale) when offered for sale for State and County taxes; and the Council shall have the power to provide for the procedure to be followed in such sales to the city and redemption thereafter.
 Section IA. The Council must not hear or consider any claim in favor of any one against the city, unless an account, properly made out, glVng all the items of the claim, duly yer flied as to it's correctness, and that the amount of the claim is justly due, is presented to it within six C6) months after the last item of the account accrued, except claims of Of ficers of the city for their salaries. When the Council finds that any claim presented is not payable by the city, or is not a proper city charge it must be rejected; if found to be a proper city charge but for a greater amount than is due, the Council may allow the claim in part and order paid the portion allowed on the claimant filing his receipt in full for his ac- count. A claimant who is not satis- fled with the rejection of his claim or demand, or the amount allowed him on his account may sue the city therefor at any time within three (3) months after final action of the Coun- cil but not afterwards. No demand demand on the city shall be allowed by the Council 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 been rendered and approved or who shall have neglected or refused to make his official returns or reports in wri ing, as required by the provisions of this Charter, or any ordinance Or the Council or in favor of any officer who shall wilfully neglect or refuse 10 perform any of the duties of his office
 The Council shall have power to examine orally or otherwise on oath persons presenting any demand on the city, or the agent or attorney of such person, or any other person in order Q ascertain any facts necessary or proper for it to know in order to determine the allowance or disallow- | ance of such demand. The city re- corder shall administer all oaths re quired under this section without charge Money shall be drawn from the treasury, except as otherwise pro- vided in this Charter, only upon war rants signed by the Mayor and city recorder, and claims and demands being duly allowed by the Council and upon warrants signed by the | Mayor and City Recorder therefor.
 Section 15. No warrants shall be drawn upon the treasury for running expenses, nor shall any claim for such expenses be allowed, unless there shall then be money in the appropri ate fund in the treasury sufficient to pay the same. Any warrant issued n violation of this section or any | claim allowed contrary to it's provi sions, shall be invalid and uninforc | ible.
 And no claim, on account of running expenses, which with the aggregate with all other claims heretofore allow ed for such expenses during any fisca year, which exceeds the amount ap propriated for running expenses foI that year, shall constitute a valid demand against the city.
 | And it shall be unlawful for any
 officer, agent, or employee of the city to purchase any materials or supplies, or employ any labor, or service, the cost of which, with the | aggregate of the cost of materials, Ol supplies, labor or service heretofore purchased or employed during the then current year, shall exceed the amount appropriated for running expenses for that year.
 Section 16. Every officer collecting pr receiving any moneys belonging tc or for the use of, the city shall settle for the same with the city treasurer on or before the last day of each month, or at more frequent intervals as may be directed by the Council and immediately pay the same to the rty treasurer, for the benefit of the funds to which said moneys severally belong. When the last day of the month falls on Sunday or a legal holi day, the said payments shall be made on the next preceding business day.
 Section IF. The Council may cause the city moneys to be deposited in any bank or banks in the city upon suffic
 tent security being given the city therefor by said bank or banks. to be approved by the Council; however no city moneys shall ever be deposited Tn or with any banking institution n OCNfN TTlAz