Arizona republican., 1915-04-03

nave EOWer 70 admlnlSter OathS Tor l the purpose of ascertaining the facts irelating to any charge or claim [against the city, made or claimed by l any person, partnership, association l or corporation whatsoever. He shall finquirc 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 we'll as the reasonableness of the
 prices charged or claimed for ma lterial, supplies or labor. and the facts
 as to the delivery or rendition thereof ito or for the use of the city? l Shall subsection (O 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 lceedings of criminal nature for the violation of any ordinance of said
 city, and of every action of civil mature for the enforcement of a penalty or the recovery of penalty or forfeiture imposed by any Ordi- inance 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 Iany 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 proper
 court room, and with all necessary
 stationery, furniture and parapher
 lnalia. The Commission shall also
 provide proper and necessary clerical
 force for the keeping and maintain
 ling of proper record of the transac-
 ttons 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 b'
 lpaid to the city treasurer on thf r first day of each and every month and proper receipt taken therefor The moneys so paid by the cit, ! ma agistrate may, by ordinance of tn 3 Commission be apportioned to an, c particular fund. and shall thereafter be used in accordance with sucl s ordinance"
 Shall Sections 3 and of Chaptei K of the Charter be amended b. 2 striking out said sections and by sub stituting for Section 3 the following "The salaries of the city manage: city auditor and all other city off II cers, except the city magistrate s whose compensation is or may b liked by the Commission. may b, changed, increased or modified b. oi dinance of the Commission as U may deem proper and necessary. Il Shall sub section 0) of Section g 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 II city clerk; it shall contain the nam Il of one candidate and no more; am e each signer thereto shall be
 | Vudillltu NottI Ol tHc Ohy 'f Phoenix, and must not at tn IS time of having signed his or he
 name thereto, have signed an l. other petition for any other candi .e date for the same office, nor in cas ,f there arc several places to be file le in the same office. signed more pc SC ttions for candidates for that offio Il than there A~e places to be filled le such office.''?
 y Shall Section of Chapter XII ( Il 1.-the Charter be amended to read a l- fellows:
 k "The petition or petitions for non s- ination, consisting of signatures 1t qualified voters, aggregating not le: IS ltban three per cent of the numbt ss of votes cast for mayor at the la y, ipreceding general municipal electio is at which mayor was elected. ma le be presented to the city clerk m r; earlier than sixty days nor lat ,e than twenty days before the date 8 J. for election. The city clerk sha D. endorse on such petition or petition l. the date when the same was receive I; by him."
 ia Shall Section of Chapter XII of the Charter be amended to read or follows:
 fe The prOvIsIons of Chapter XVII ty this Charter, so far as the same r e. lates to the filing of petitions f st recall. the examination by the ci te clerk of such petitions. the verific; rs tion thereof by the said city cle CT as to the number and qualification
 a of the signers. the return thereof De case said petition or petitions a e. defective or do not fully comply wi lg the provisions of this Charter rel is tive to the number and qualificatio ly of such signers. the presentati' ,r, thereof, in case they are found su ty ficient to the Commission. so far nd applicable shall apply to petitio Ill filled for the nomination of cand Dn dates for elective offices in the Ci e. of Phoenix: said petitions may al Dy tbe amended. as provided herein f K the amendment of recall petitions. SC any time prior to twenty days befo ly such election"
 ct Shall Section ' of Chapter XII SC the Charter be amended to read ts. follows:
 ts Immediately after such petitio r. are filed. the city clerk shall ent be the names Of the candidates in as list with the offices to he filled, al y, shall, not later than fourteen da