Sec. 3. Original employment of city manager.

The mayor and council shall, not later than the first Monday in January, 1930, employ the city manager, whose duties and powers outlined in this Charter shall be subject to the provisions of the foregoing section.

Sec. 4. Existing ordinances, resolutions, regulations continued in effect.

All ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the City of Tucson, in force at the time this Charter takes effect, and not inconsistent with the provisions thereof, are hereby continued in force until the same shall be duly amended or repealed.

Sec. 5. Violations of Charter and ordinances.

The violation of any provisions of this Charter, or of any ordinance of the city, shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and may be prosecuted by the authorities of the city in the name of the State of Arizona, or may be redressed by civil action, at the option of the mayor and council. Any person sentenced to imprisonment for violation of a provision of this Charter, or of an ordinance, may be imprisoned in the city jail, or, if the mayor and council, by ordinance, shall so prescribe, in the county jail of Pima County, in which case the expense of such imprisonment shall be a charge in favor of said county against the city.

   Code references--General penalty for Code violations, § 1-8; imprisonment in city or county jail, § 1-9.

Sec. 6. Authority to annex territory.

The city, by and through its mayor and council, may by ordinance enlarge and add to and incorporate within the present city, such adjacent land, and incorporate into the city such additional area and territory, as the said mayor and council shall deem proper and wise. The procedure for making such enlargement, extension and addition shall be such as is now, or may hereafter be prescribed by statute, or by ordinance passed and adopted by the said mayor and council.

   Cross References: Powers of city, ch. IV; powers of mayor and council generally, ch. VII.

   Annotation--When city has authority to annex property and county board of supervisors has authority to create new municipalities, the first to obtain jurisdiction of proceedings for either purpose is entitled to retain it without interference from the other until the first proceedings are finally determined. Colquhoun v. City of Tucson, 88 Ariz. 320, 356 P. 2d 413.

   State Law References: Annexation generally, A.R.S. § 9-471 et seq.

Sec. 7. Plenary powers of mayor and council.

The mayor and council shall have plenary power to enact and make all proper and necessary ordinances, resolutions and orders to carry out and give effect to the express as well as the implied powers granted in this Charter, to the end that a complete, harmonious and effective municipal government may be initiated, installed, operated and maintained in the city, and thereby protect and safeguard the rights, interests, safety, morality, health and welfare of the city and its inhabitants.