Arizona republican., 1915-04-05

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 reasonabeness of the 1 prices charged or claimed for ma l terial, supplies or labor, and the facts
 as to the delivery or rendition thereof to or for the use of the city? | Shall sub 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 civil
 nature for the enforcement of a penalty or the recovery of a penalty
 or forfeiture imposed by any ordi-
 nance of said city for violation there-
 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 1 to be paid or which is due and col
 lectible under the ordinance of said city"
 Shall Section 4 of Chapter VIII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 "The Commission shall provide
 each city magistrate with proper oOurt-rcom, and with all necessary stationery. furniture and parapher- nalia. The Commission shall also Iprovide proper and necessary clerical force for the keeping and maintain ing of proper record of the transac- itions 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 lAn 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
 ma agistrate may. by ordinance of th'
 Commission, be apportioned to any } particular fund, and shall thereafter
 be used in accordance with sucl
 ordinance"
 Shall Sections 3 and of Chapter
 K of the Charter be amended bs 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 b.
 fixed by the Commission, may bt changed. increased or modified b, ordinance of the Commission as i
 may deem proper and necessary. Shall subsection f) of Section of Chapter XII of the Charter b. amended to read as follows Each of said petitions must be 0 uniform size as determined by tn city clerk: it shall contain the nam of one candidate and no more: am ? each signer thereto shall be
 qualified voter of the City O Phoenix, ana must not at tn time of having signed his or he
 name thereto, have signed an. other petition for any other candi 9 date for the same office. nor in cas- [ there are several places to be file, 2 in the same office. signed more pc Q titions for candidates for that offic l than there gre places to be filled i e such office."?
 y Shall Section ? of Chapter XII c l the Charter be amended to read a Il follows:
 X "The petition or petitions for nom ination, consisting of signatures c t qualified voters. aggregatiDg not les s lthan three per cent of the numbc s of votes cast for mayor at the las :, preceding general municipal electio s at which mayor was elected, ma e be presented to the city clerk nc :; earlier than sixty days nor late e than twenty days before the date SC = for election The city clerk sha - endorse on such petition or petition = the date when the same was receive /; by him."
 Shall Section 3 of Chapter XII ( f the Charter be amended to read a r follows:
 e The provIsions of Chapter XVII y this Charter. so far as the same re = lates to the filing of petitions ft t recall, the examination by the cit Q clerk of such petitions, the verfica s tion thereof by the said city cler r as to the number and qualification a of the signers, the return thereof c lease said petition or petitions al l. defective or do not fully comply wit g the provisions of this Charter rels s tive to the number and qualification y of such signers. the presentatio r. thereof, in case they are found SUI y ficient to the Commission, so far z d applicable shall apply to petition II filed for the nomination of cand n dates for elective offices in the Cit l. of Phoenix: said petitions may al: y be amended, as provided herein f, = the amendment of recall petitions. e any time prior to twenty days befol y lsuch election"
 t Shall Section of Chapter XII e the Charter be amended to read { s. follows:
 s Immediately after such petition = are filed. the city clerk shall ent' e the names Of the candidates in IS list with the offices te be filled, ar 7, shall. not later than fourteen da.