Arizona republican., 1915-03-20

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 variants thereon have been drawn, as well as the reasonabl bleness 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 section (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 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 1 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,"
 i Shall Section of Chapter VIII of the Charter be amended to read as i follows
 "The Commission shall provide each city magistrate with proper court room. and with all necessary stationery. furniture and parapher- f nalia. The Commission shall also provide proper and necessary clerical force for the keeping and maintain ing of proper record of the transac- tons Of the magistrates court. ana , of the acts. judgments and orders of l 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' 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 tn, i Commission. be apportioned to an, particular fund. and shall thereafter be used in accordance with sucl
 ordinance"
 Shall Sections and of Chaptel
 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 icers, except the city magistrate whose compensation is or may b' fixed by the Commission. may bt | changed. increased or modified b,
 ordinance of the Commission as i
 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 0
 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 th' time of having signed his or he
 other petition for any other candi
 date for the same office. nor in cas' | there are several places to be filled l in the same office. signed more pc 1, titions for candidates for that office | than there are places to be filled 1T
 such office
 1 Shall Section of Chapter XII 0 the Charter be amended to read a ] fellows:
 "The petition or petitions for nom inatiOn. consisting of signatures O
 qualified voters, aggregating not les.
 than three per cent of the number of votes cast for mayor at the las preceding general municipal eIectior at which mayor was elected, ma, be presented 10 the city clerk no
 earlier than sixty days nor late
 than twenty days before the date se for election. The city clerk shal
 endorse on such petition or petitions |, the date when the same was received by him."
 Shall Section of Chapter XII O the Charter be amended to read a: follows:
 "The provisions of Chapter XVII o