Arizona republican., 1915-04-01

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 as we'll 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 subsection (a) of Section 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 penalty or the recovery of a penalty | or forfeiture imposed by any ordi- nance of said city for violation there 1 of, or for neglect to perform any i! 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 1 to be paid or which is due and col lectible under the ordinance of said city,"
 Shall Section 4 of Chapter VIII of | follows
 "The Commission shall provide each city magistrate with proper court room, and with all necessary stationery, furniture and parapher-
 nalia. The Commission shall also
 provide proper and necessary clerical force for the keeping and maintain ing of a proper record of the transac- lions 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 paid to the city treasurer on the 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 i(OI1IIllSSlOD. pc dppol tloIcu to diiS
 particular fund, and shall thereafter
 be used in accordance with such ordinance"
 Shall Sections and of Chapter x of the Charter be amended by
 striking out said sections and by sub stituting for Section 3 the following
 "The salaries of the city manager, | off cers, except the city magistrate, whose compensation is or may be fixed by the Commission. may be
 changed, increased or modified by
 ordinance of the Commission as it
 may deem proper and necessary Shall subsection f) of Section
 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 oi
 Phoenix, ana must not at the
 time of having signed his or hel
 name thereto. have signed any
 other petition for any other candi-
 date for the same office. nor in case there are several places to be filled
 in the same office. signed more pc
 titions for candidates for that office
 than there gre places to be filled ir such office"
 Shall Section ? of Chapter XII O
 the Charter be amended to read a;
 follows:
 '"The petition or petitions for nom
 ination, consisting of signatures O.
 qualified voters. aggregating not les. than three per cent of the number , of votes cast for mayor at the last
 preceding general municipal election ! at which a mayor was elected. may . be presented to the city clerk no
 earlier than sixty days nor latel !, than twenty days before the date SC
 for, election. The city clerk shal
 endorse on such petition or petitions
 the date when the same was received
 by him." ?
 Shall Section of Chapter XII O the Charter be amended to read a! follows:
 , "The provisions of Chapter XVII O 7 this Charter, so far as the same re
 lates to the filing of petitions fo recall the examination by the cit. } clerk of such petitions. the verified 5 tion thereof by the said city cler, as to the number and qualification of the signers, the return thereof il , case said petition or petitions arr : defective or do not fully comply witt ], the provisions of this Charter reia : tive to the number and qualification 7 of such signers. the presentation |, thereof, in case they are found suf 7 ficient to the Commission, so far a applicable shall apply to petition filed for the nomination of candi l dates for elective offices in the Cit, of Phoenix; said petitions may als 7 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 of the candidates in !; ; list with the offices to be filled, ant shall, not later than fourteen day , before the election, certify such lis } as being the list of candidates a
 required by the Charter of the Cit. of Phoenix; and the Commission } shall cause said certified list O IrameS and the offices tO he filled