Arizona republican., 1915-04-06


 lor 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 as the reasonableness of the 1 prices charged or claimed for ma terial, supplies or labor, and the facts as to the delivery or rendition thereof 1 to or for the use of the city"
 Shall subsection (a) of Section 1 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 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
 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 4 of Chapter VIII of 1 the Charter be amended to read as | follows:
 ! "The Commission shall provide
 each city magistrate with proper
 oourt-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- itiOns 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
 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 , particular fund. and shall thereaftei
 be used in accordance with such 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 b, fixed by the Commission, may ht changed, increased or modified by ordinance of the Commission as il may deem proper and necessary. Shall subsection f) of Section of Chapter XII of the Charter b' amended to read as follows: Each of said petitions must be O : uniform size as determined by tn, city clerk; it shall contain the nam' of one candidate and no more: an' each signer thereto shall be
 qualified voter of the City o Phoenix, and must not at tn $ time of having signed his or he
 name thereto, have signed an : other petition for any other candi 9 date for the same office. nor in cas f there are several places to be file ? in the same office, signed more pc e titions for candida tes for that offic Il than there gre places to be filled il 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 c t I1ualfied voters, aggregating not les $ lthan three per cent of the numbe $ of votes cast for mayor at the las 7. preceding general municipal electio 5 at which mayor was elected, ms e be presented to the city clerk nc ; earlier than sixty days nor late e than twenty days before the date SC = for election. The city clerk sha = endorse on such petition or petition = the date when the same was receive ; by him."
 s Shall Section of Chapter XII ( If the Charter be amended to read a IT follows:
 e "The provisions of Chapter XVII ( y this Charter, so far as the same re - 1ates to the filing of petitions fC t recall, the examination by the cit e clerk of such petitions, the verfica $ tion thereof by the said city cler r as to the number and qualification a of the signers. the return thereof e case said petition or petitions al '- defective or do not fully comply wit g the provisions of this Charter rels is tive to the number and qualification y of such signers, the presentatio I, thereof in case they are found SUI y ficient to the Commission, so far { d applicable shall apply to petition Il filed for the nomination of cand n dates for elective offices in the Gil '- of Phoenix: said petitions may al: " be amended. as provided herein f ,- the amendment of recall petitions, 'e any time prior to twenty days befo y such election"
 ct Shall Section of Chapter XII ;e the Charter be amended to read ; g, follows:
 Is Immediately after such petition r. are filed, the city clerk shall ent 'e the names cf the candidates in IS list with the offices to be filled. al y, shall, not later than fourteen da. le before the election, certify such Ii ,e as being the list of candidates
 required by the Charter of the Ci of of Phoenix; and the Commissit Is shall cause said certified list
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