Arizona republican., 1914-05-11

with the receipt or disbursement of any of the funds of the city, or who may be authorized to purchase ma terial and supplies or employ labor for it. He shall prescribe the form of vouchers or other evidences of the receipt of money from the city or for the establishment of demands against the city. He shall at all times have access to. and may in spect and take copies of, all books on which entries are made, or are required to be made, relative to the receipt or expenditure of money on account of the city, and all vouchers. accounts, bills. warrants. drafts. con tracts and other papers relating thereto. He shall have power to ad- minister oaths for the purpose of aScertaining the facts relating to any charge or claim against the city, made or claimed by any person. partnership, association or corpora = tion whatsoever. He shall inquire into and inform himself as to the legality of all claims to be paid out of the city treasury or for which warrants thereon might be or have been drawn, as well as the reason ableness of the prices charged or claimed for material. supplies or la bor. and the facts as to the delivery or rendition thereof to, or for the use of. the city.
 He shall, at the first meeting of the Commission in each month, make Ia written report to the Commission of all expenditures made or incurred by the city or on it's account during the next preceding month, showing the same in detail. and as we'll the re- ceipts by the city in detail on all accounts, and showing at the time the financial condition of the city He shall make written or verbal re- ports to the Commission whenever required by it of any particular mat ters relating to the business of the city involving the receipt or expendi- ture of money or mourning expense therein
 He shall examine, audit, and check | all books, records and accounts oi each and every officer and employe of the city who is, or may be. re- qulred by law to keep records ol accounts, at least once each month and oftener if the Commission so re- quires, and shall report to the Com mission the result of such examina- tion, audit and check
 He shall examine. audit and checl | all books. records and accounts ol each and every officer and employt of the city who is, or may be, au- thorized to purchase. receive, sell disburse or dispose of, or who may purchase, receive, sell, disburse, o1 dispose of, any property of, or be- longing to, the city, or who is ol may be authorized to incur or con tract any indebtedness for or on ac. count of the city, or who is au. thorized or required to collect, re- oeive, care for or have in his pos. l session, or who does receive, collect ! care for or have in his possession any moneys, machinery, supplies material. equipment or other prop.
 erty belonging to the city, and shal { make report thereof to the Commis | sion at least once every month, ant | oftener should the Commission S, | require
 He shall promptly examine, audi
 and certify as to the correctness O all claims, bills and demands agains 1 the city for material, equipment l supplies labor. services or property
 purchased or received by, or fur. nr- 1ali a;@ l except for claims, bills and demand. | against the city for salaries anc l wages of city officers and employees l no warrant shall be drawn upon tn, | City Treasurer for the payment O l any claim or demand against th, | city until after such audit and cer ! tification.
 He shall perform such other an, l further duties as may be hereafte
 prescribed by the Commission, ant
 such other and further duties a.
 may be required of him by the Cit,
 Manager, subject to review by tn I Commission.
 co The City Magistrate shal
 preside over the City Court of tn
 City of Phoenix, Maricopa County tArizona, and said court shall alway
 b open, except on non- -juridical days
 and on such days it may transac such business within it's jurisdiction
 as is authorized by general law to b transacted by courts of justices o
 the peace relative to business within
 their Jurisdiction. The city cour
 shall, within the territorial limits o the city, have and exercise jurisdic
 tion as follows: It shall have an
 exercise exclusive original jurisdic
 tion of all proceedings of a crimina
 nature for the violation of any ordi
 nance of said city, and of every ac
 tion of a civil nature for the in
 forcement of a penalty or the re
 covery of penalty or forfeiture i'm
 posed by any ordinance of said cit,
 for violation thereof or for neglec
 to perform any duty by ordinanc
 imposed; of every action for the col
 lection of any license, tax or penalt,
 due from any person, copartnershir
 association, or corporation to tn
 city and required to be paid, O which is due and collectible unde
 the ordinances of the city;
 l For the carrying out of the juris
 diction vested in said City Magis
 trate, he shall be entitled and au
 thorized to issue and cause to b.
 served any and all writs and pro
 cesses, and he shall have full au
 thority to hear and determine al
 matters properly coming before hin
 and coming within his jurisdiction
 herein specified. The writs to b.
 used by said City Magistrate shal