Arizona republican., 1915-03-19

to all vouchers. accounts. bills. war
 rants. drafts. contracts or other
 papers relating thereto. He shall
 have bower 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 Is 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 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 1 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 tc be paid or which is due and col lectible under the ordinance of said
 city"
 Shall Section 1 of Chapter VIII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 ''The Commission shall provide ; each city magistrate with proper
 courtroom. 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. | 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 Commission, be apportioned to any p.4 r ba1 f 1 be used in accordance with such ordinance"
 Shall Sections 3 and of Chapter \ 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 cers. except the city magistrate whose compensation is pr 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 (fl 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 d qualified voter of the City of Phoenix. and must not at the time of having signed his or her name thereto. have signed any
 other petition for any other cand- date for the same office. nor in case there are several places to be filled in the same office, signed more pe- ttons for candidates for that office than there are places to be filled in such office" |?
 Shall Section of Chapter XII of fellows:
 ''The petition or petitions for nom ination, consisting of signatures ot qualified voters. aggregating not less than three per cent of the number of votes cast for mayor at the last preceding general municipal election at which mayor was elected. may be presented to the city clerk not
 earlier than sixty days nor later tndn twenty uaNS DeIoTe tle udte ser for election The city clerk shall endorse on such petition or petitions I the date when the same was received l by him.
 Shall Section of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 'The provisions of chapter XVII of