Arizona republican., 1915-03-20

| franchises shall be approved and signed by the mayor and attested
 by the city clerk. and transcribed in 1 the proper books therefor. but no
 ordinance, resolution or franchise shall take effect and become oper
 ative until thirty days after it's passage by the Commission and an 1 rroval by the mayor. except meas
 tres necessary for the immediate l preservation of the peace. health or safety of the city; but no such emer- gency measure shall become immedi- ately operative unless it shall state in
 a separate section the reasons why it is necessary that it should become inn 1 mediately operative, and be approved 1 by the affirmative vote of four fifths ! of the Commission taken by ayes and nays; provided, further, that all l ordinances and resolutions having the effect of ordinances or required
 to be published. shall be published lat least once in the official news paper of the city and copy thereof l of the City Hall before they become
 effective ana operative"
 Snail Section of Chapter VI of l the Charter he amended to read as follows:
 l Subject tc the control of the Con- mission, the manager shall have the l general supervision and direction of the administrative operation of the | city government: he shall supervise and direct the official conduct of all lappointive city officers except the lauditor. city attorney, city clerk. city ltreasurer and city magistrate: he shall supervise the performance of all con- tracts made by any person for work done for the city. and in that be- half represent the city except as it may be otherwise provided in thls Charter: he shall make all purchases lof materials or supplies for the city,
 subject to the provisions of this lCharter. and see that the same are received as contracted for: he shall employ and discharge from time to time. as occasion re- lQuires all employees of the city ap- pointed by him by and with the con sent and approval of the Commission; he shall appoint all officers of the city the appointment or election ot whom is not otherwise provided for lin this Charter, and may remove them when the interests of the city require: he shall make written re- port to the Commission at it's first meeting in each month of the state of the condition and business affairs of the city; and he shall. whenever required by the Commission, make a lwritten or verbal report. as may be indicated by the Commission. in de- tail of any particular matter relating to the affairs of the city within his lsupervision: he shall require monthly
 reports. or may require them oftener from each of the officers of the city
 appointed by him of the business and
 condition of such office, and shal
 submit the same to the Commission upon it's request therefor. All re- ports required by the Charter or by ordinance shall he in writing. ex- ICept that the Commission, in the case of reports other than the monthly
 reports herein required, may direc them to be verbal, and likewise the manager may direct reports Iother than the monthly reports
 herein provided for to be made yer bally All written reports shall be
 safely kept by the proper officers as g part of the records of the city
 and be open to the inspection of thu electors of the city during office
 hours"
 Shall Section 1 of Chapter VII O l the Charter be amended to read a; follows:
 The city auditor shall prescribe ant require, except as they may be by , law prescribed and required. the ust of plain and uniform systems ol keeping books of accounts by all citN officers who are charged with the [ the funds of the city or who may bt ' authorized to purchase materials anC l supplies or employ labor for it. H. shall prescribe the form of voucher: or other evidences of the receipt O money from the city or for the estah l, city. He shall at all times have
 Iaccess to and may inspect and takt copies of all books on which entrie: ; are made or are required to be made
 lrelating to the receipt or expenditure r of money on account of the city, anu