Arizona republican., 1915-04-04

have power 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 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 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 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 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 of Chapter VIII of 1 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- 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 i 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 bs 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 ma magistrate may, by ordinance of th'
 Commission. be apportioned to an, particular fund, and shall thereafter
 be used in accordance with sucf
 ordinance"
 Shall Sections and of Chaptel K of the Charter be amended b, 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 b'
 changed, increased or modified b.
 ordinance of the Commission as i
 may deem proper and necessary. Shall sub section 0) 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; am 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 ? date for the same office. nor in cas f there are several places to be file ? in the same office. signed more pc ? titions for candidates for that offic than there gre places to be filled P such office?
 7 Shall Section 2 of Chapter XII ( l the Charter be amended to read a follows:
 z "The petition or petitions for nom : ination. consisting of signatures ( { qualified voters. aggregating not les s than three per cent of the numbe s of votes cast for mayor at the las :, Jpreceding general municipal electio s at which a mayor was elected. ma e be presented 10 the city clerk nc earlier than sixty days nor late @ than twenty days before the date st : for election. The city clerk sha . endorse on such petition or petition = the date when the same was receive by him.
 2 Shall Section 3 of Chapter XII ( f the Charter be amended to read 8 r follows:
 g The provisions of Chapter XVII ( y this Charter, so far as the same re lates to the filing of petitions ft t recall. the examination by the cit e clerk of such petitions, the verified s tion thereof by the said city cler r as to the number and qualification a of the signers, the return thereof g lease said petition or petitions al : defective or do not fully comply wit : the provisions of this Charter rela s tive to the number and qualification v of such signers. the presentatio :, thereof, in case they are found sui v ficient to the Commission, so far g l Applicable shall apply to petition l filled for the nomination of cand n dates for elective offices in the Cit of Phoenix; said petitions may als y lbe amended. as provided herein ft the amendment of recall petitions, g any time prior to twenty days befoi y Isuch election" t Shall Section 2 of Chapter XII ( Q the Charter be amended to read 8 !, follows:
 s Immediately after such petition : are filed. the city clerk shall entt g the names of the candidates in 8 list with the offices to be filled, an
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