Arizona republican., 1915-03-29

have power to administer 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 corporation whatsoever. He shall inquire into and inform himself as to the legality of all claims paid out of the city treasury. or for which warrants thereon have been drawn, as well as the reasonableness of the prices charged or claimed for ma terial. supplies or labor. and the facts as to the delivery or rendition thereof to or for the use of the city,? Shall section (a) of Section 2 of Chapter VIII of the Charter be amended to read as follows: [. Tt shall have and exercise exclus- i've original jurisdiction of all pro- ceedings of a criminal nature for the violation of any ordinance of said city. and of every action of a civil nature for the enforcement of a penalty or the recovery of a penalty 1 or forfeiture imposed by any ordi-
 
 | of, or for neglect to perform any duty by any ordinance imposed, and of every action for the collection of any license, tax or penalty due from any person to said city and required | to be paid or which is due and col 1 lectible under the ordinance of said city,?
 1 Shall Section of Chapter VIII of the Charter be amended to read as 1 follows:
 "The Commission shall provide 1 each city magistrate with a proper ! court room, and with all necessary stationery. furniture and parapher- naIia The Commission shall also provide proper and necessary clerical force for the keeping and maintain i ing of a proper record of the transac- tons Of the magistrates court. and of the acts, judgments and orders of the said magistrate, and the city clerk may be assigned to that duty. All fines, penalties and fees collected by the magistrate in the course and performance of his duties shall be
 
 first day of each and every month, and proper receipt taken therefor The moneys so paid by the city magistrate may. by ordinance of the Commission. be apportioned to any particular fund, and shall thereafter be used in accordance with such ordinance"
 Shall Sections and of Chapter K of the Charter be amended by striking out said sections and by sub stituting for Section the following: "The salaries of the city manager, city auditor and all other city off cers, except the city magistrate, whose compensation is or may be fixed by the Commission. may be changed, increased or modified by oi dinance of the Commission as it may deem proper and necessary. ? Shall subsection (f) of Section 1 of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read as follows: Each of said 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 be a qualified voter of the City of Phoenix. ana must not at the time of having signed his or her name thereto. have signed any other petition for any other candi- date for the same office, nor in case l there are several places to be filled in the same office. signed more pe- ! titions for candidates for that office than there gre places to be filled in such office?
 Shall Section of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read as l fellows:
 "The petition or petitions for nom-
 ination, consisting of signatures ot qualified voters, aggregating not less Itban three per cent of the number
 of votes cast for mayor at the last preceding general municipal election
 at which mayor 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 petitions 1.-the date when the same was received by him."
 Shall Section 8 of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 The provIsIons of Chapter XVII ol this Charter, so far as the same re- recall, the examination by the city clerk of such petitions. the verifica- tion thereof by the said city clers as to the number and qualifications of the signers, the return thereof ir lease said petition or petitions arc defective or do not fully comply witt the provisions of this Charter rela tive to the number and qualification:
 of such signers, the presentation
 thereof, in case they are found sui ficient to the Commission, so far a. lcpplicable shall apply to petitions filed for the nomination of candi
 dates for elective offices in the Cit.
 of Phoenix: said petitions may als' be amended, as provided herein fo
 the amendment of recall petitions, a any time prior to twenty days befor such election"
 Shall Section of Chapter XII O the Charter be amended to read a , follows:
 Immediately after such petition : are filed. the city clerk shall ente } the names Cf the candidates in list with the offices to be filled, an :, shall, not later than fourteen day 2 before the election, certify such lis 2 as being the list of candidates a
 required by the Charter of the Cit f of Phoenix; and the Commissio