Arizona republican., 1915-04-02

the purpose of aScertaining the facts
 relating to any charge or claim lagainst 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 Iof the city treasury. or for which
 warrants thereon have been drawn,
 as we'll as the reasonableness of the prices charged or claimed for ma terial, supplies or labor and the facts las to the delivery or rendition thereof to or for the use of the city" Il 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 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 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 lectible under the ordinance of said
 city,?
 Shall Section of Chapter VIII of the Charter be amended to read as , follows:
 "The Commission shall provide
 each city magistrate with a 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 r first day of each and every month, l and proper receipt taken therefor.
 
 ! magistrate may, by ordinance of the 9 Commission. be apportioned to any g particular fund. and shall thereafter be used in accordance with such s 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 city auditor and all other city off n cers, except the city magistrate s whose compensation is or may be fixed by the Commission. may be u changed, increased or modified by s ordinance of the Commission as il T may deem proper and necessary. II Shall subsection f) of Section g of Chapter XII of the Charter be q amended to read as follows: Each of said petitions must be ot uniform size as determined by the T city clerk; it shall contain the name Of one candidate and no more; an6 C each signer thereto shall be
 qualified voter of the City o T Phoenix, and must not at tht s time of having signed his or hel
 name thereto, have signed any . other petition for any other candi- a date for the same office, nor in cast # there are several places to be filled ? in the same office, signed more pc e titions for candidates for that office Il than there gre places to be filled ir e such office."?
 y Shall Section of Chapter XII O Il the Charter be amended to read a, = follows:
 k "The petition or petitions for nom - ination, consisting of signatures O 1t qualified voters, aggregating not les. s than three per cent of the number s of votes cast for mayor at the las 7. preceding general municipal election s at which a mayor was elected. may e be presented to the city clerk no 7; earlier than sixty days nor latel e 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 3 of Chapter XII O # the Charter be amended to read a. IT follows:
 e The provlslons of Chapter XVII O y this Charter, so far as the same re - lates to the filing of petitions fo # recall, the examination by the cit, e clerk of such petitions, the verified s tion thereof by the said city cler. r as to the number and qualification a of the signers, the return thereof il e case said petition or petitions arr - defective or do not fully comply witt s tive to the number and qualification y of such signers, the presentation r, thereof, in case they are found suf y ficient to the Commission, so far a d applicable shall apply to petition II filed for the nomination of candi n dates for elective offices in the Cit. - of Phoenix; said petitions may als y be amended, as provided herein fo = the amendment of recall petitions, a e any time prior to twenty days befor y such election"
 ,t Shall Section of Chapter XII O e the Charter be amended to read a s; follows:
 s Immediately after such petition = are filed. the city clerk shall ente e the names of the candidates in IS list with the offices to be filled, ant y, shall, not later than fourteen day e before the election, certify such lis e as being the list of candidates a
 required by the Charter of the Git # of Phoenix; and the Commission ' SbaIl causa cold oorrifiad liSt n