Arizona republican., 1915-03-19

thlS Charter, so lar as the same re- lates to the filing of petitions for recall, the examination by the city clerk of such petitions. the verifica- tion thereof by the said city clerh as to the number and qualifications of the signers, the return thereof in case said petition or petitions are defective or do not fully comply with the provisions of this Charter rela- tive to the number and qualifications of such signers, the presentatio thereof. in case they are found suf- ficient to the Commission, so far as applicable shall apply to petitions filed for the nomination of candi- dates for elective offices in the City of Phoenix: said petitions may also be amended, as provided herein for the amendment of recall petitions, at any time prior to twenty days before such election"
 Shall Section : of Chapter MI of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 Immediately after such petitions are filed. the city clerk shall enter the names Cf the candidates in a list with the offices to be filled. and shall. not later than fourteen days , tefore the election. certify such list as being the list of candidates as required by the Charter of the City of Phoenix: and the Commission shall cause said certified list of names and the offices to be filled, designating whether for full term lished m the proclamation calling the election, for the period and in the manner now or as may hereafter be provided by law or by ordinance of said city for the publishing of sucn election proclamation"
 Shall Section II of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 The aforesaid primary election shall be held not less than thirty days prior to the holding of the gen eral election herein provided for" ? Shall Section 16 of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 If at any election held as above provided. there be any office or off, ces to which no candidate therefor was elected. then. as to such office O. offices. said election shall be consid- cred to be a primary election for the nomination of candidates for such office or offices. and q second or general municipal election shall be held to vote for candidates to fill such office or offices. The candi- dates not elected at such first cleo number to be elected to any given office. or less if so there be, and who received the highest number of votes for the respective offices at such first election, shall be the only candidates at said second election: provided. that if there be any person who, under the provisions of this sub division. would have been entitled to be come a candidate for any office except for the fact that some other candidate received an equal number of votes therefor, then all such persons re- ceiving said equal number of votes shall likewise become candidates for such office"
 Shall the third paragraph of Sec tiOn l of Chapter XVI of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 The provisions of Chapter XVII of this Charter. respecting the form. filing. certification. rejection and ac- tien on recall petitions, shall, apply to petitions of the kind referred to in this chapter. with such modfca- tion as the nature of the case may require: but nothing in said Chapter XVII shall be construed to extend the time for completing and filing a good and sufficient petition for referendum beyond the said period of thirty days"
 Shall Section of Chapter XVIII as follows:
 On or before the first Monday in June of each year. or on such date in each year as shall be fixed by the Commission. the manager shall submit to the Commission the esti- mates of each department and his own personal report and recommen- datiOn and estimate as to the prob able expenditures of the city for the next ensuing fiscal year, stating the amount in detail required to meet all expenditures necessary for city purposes including interest and sinking funds and outstanding in