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 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 we'll as 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 sub-s 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 a 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 to be paid or which is due and col lectible under the ordinance of said city,?
 Shall Section of Chapter VIII of l 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 proper record of the transac-
 tions of the magistrates court. and
 of the acts, Judgments and orders of
 the said magistrate. and the city l 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 first day of each and every month.
 and proper receipt taken therefor. I The moneys so paid by the city
 magistrate may, by ordinance of the
 Commission. be apportioned to any particular fund, and shall thereafter
 be used in accordance with such 1 ordinance"
 Shall Sections 3 and of Chapter x of the Charter be amended by 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 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 (f) 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 sgner thereto shall be a | Phoenix, and must not at the
 time of having signed his or her name thereto, have signed any other petition for any other candi-
 date for the same office, nor in case there are several places to be filled
 In the same office. signed more pe- titions for candidates for that office
 than there gre places to be filled ir
 such office.
 | Shall Section of Chapter XII O!
 the Charter be amended to read a;
 follows:
 "The petition or petitions for nom-
 inatiOn, consisting of signatures oi
 qualified voters. aggregating not lesE
 tban three per cent of the number of votes cast for mayor at the last preceding general municipal election at which a mayor was elected, may be presented to the city clerk no
 earlier than sixty days nor latel 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 al ' follows:
 The provisions of Chapter XVII O this Charter, so far as the same re : lates to the filing of petitions 10 recall, the examination by the cit 9 clerk of such petitions, .the verified tion thereof by the said city cler as to the number and qualification of the signers. the return thereof il case said petition or petitions ar defective or do not fully comply wit 5 the provisions of this Charter rela s tive to the number and qualification y of such signers, the presentatio :, thereof in case they are found suf y ficient to the Commission, so far a a applicable shall apply to petition Il 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" !?
 | Shall Section of Chapter XII ( c the Charter be amended to read a follows:
 S "Immediately after such petition = are filed. the city clerk shall ente e the names of the candidates in s list with the offices to be filled, an 7. shall, not later than fourteen day e hcfoIe the election. certify such Ii. e as being the list of candidates g