El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-25
SpeciaI Election.
NOTICE or ELECTION.

NOTICE or ELECTION.
10 oe Reld On me In va, Si.T b .. 81 moi the
Of the city Of ~ Paso. amending section ;
OF the boundaries or the CITY OF p Paso
q Texas: section 10 relating to the election and
I appointment OF certain officers BY creating
I a fire and police civil service cornuisslon ;
| ordinances imposing q fine penalty and I'M
/ Drisonmeut: and section 1sl relating 70 the
the city OF e. Paso. Texas-
Proclamation Of 9IayOr.
WHEREAS on the 9Th dav Of NoEernbsr
A. d. 1915. the city Council Of the CITY Of
. Il Psso. Texas. az 2 regular meeting thereof
! present. there being four aldermen present
I uassed an ordinance adopting the herein
I Citv of Fl Paso. Texas. as passed and an
I proved the 18th day Of February A D
said Amendments to the qualified voters OF
4 said city for their adoption or rejection q
! required BY law said amendments beng a.
Amend section : 50 that The following n;
I shall be added TO the same and be part OF
! said section ,:
/ ordinance to fix the boundary limits or the
City OF e Paso. Texas. and to provide Tor
the extension OF said boundary limits and
annexation OF additional territory lylnE al al
iacent TO said Cltv- with or without the
; nexed. that uDon the introduction OF such
I ordinance in the council It shall be pub
hshed in the official newspaper OF the Clts
] Of Fl PasO. one time. and shall not there
/ after he acted upon until at least thirty
D
/ ten and when said ordinance IS finally
passed the said territory 50 enclosed snail
z be a part OF che CITY OF Il Pasg and the
ne Tigbrs AMI nriviIeees - other citizens
Of the City OF El Paso and shall be bound
regulations OF said CITY. This method OF an
pe1inT territory shan be addftionai 70 the
method set out IN section OF the original
charter
! Amend section 10 50 as TO hereafter read
| section 10: On the third Tuesday in April
n
/ the CITY Council shall elect. by ballot the
I following named officers. tO-wit- A City
Attorney. a City Clerk. Plumbing Inspec-
Tor. a Meter Inspector crowded the City
, and offices Of meter Inspector and plumbing
a City Engineer and such other officers and
agents as nv ordinance shall be made elective
ever in the Judgment OF the City Council.
the public interest viii be subserved there
By. the office OF assessor and collector
OF taxes NAV be divided and thereafter there
collector q ta1es- V nos 1utles poSers -, a.
condensation respectively. shall be fNeG
by the City Council as provided BY this act
Council. or appointed by the Mayor. shall
and enter upon the discharge OF his duties
and in default thereof his office shall be
Mayor. as the case may be- shall proceed
10 fiu the same by a new election OF a0-
ii u me s r1sr,P-s ~ ~ - bcs-d ~ besi3h
-
ordained 10 Be- appointed bv the MAYOR. He
stsm have AUTHORITY At will to suspend
without nav or remove any officer or agent
Dei son so removed he shall file his reasons
therefor with the city clerk for the insDec-
ton OF the public
In addition thereto the Mayor shall have
the right to suspend from office for not
more than tnlrty tsvl DAYS WlLn OF WITHOUT
aldermen but in all such cases he shall
guHUard by written order which shall be
forthwith filed With the civ clerk and
shall be presented 10 the CITY Council al
nc shall set forth the causes moving him
to the council IN the premises;
Provided. however that the members OF
the police and fire departments OF the CITY
Of e Paso. Texas. shan not after the, uas-
SAGE OF this amendment be aDDointsd ez-
cent as hereinafter stated or discnarEel
b. The Mayor. but shall Be under the con
Commission FOR the police and fire depart
ments herein created
Section 10a- mere is hereby established a
civil service fire and police commission
which shall consist OF three persons. resi-
dent citizens OF ihe CITY OF 81 Paso- who
sRall nave RESIDED IN se-lo CIV ior a pesao1
Of more than thE wears immediately after
thereafter as practicable. the Mavor. with
the approval OF the City Council. shall GD
snail serve without cornpensation: their
term OF office shall be for period OF Two
ed after this amendment EOes into effect
shall hold as follows one shall serve for
two years. their terms to be decided BY lot
Immediately after they shall have quail
auproval Of the City Council. shall IN the
vacancy or vacancies caused oy the explra-
cemmissioner or eomInissionerS
Nv death resignation or otherwise shall be
filled by the Mayor with the approval OF
the Civ Council. Tor the uneXDired term OF
such retiring commissioner
Section lob. The civil service commits
sion shall make such rules and regulations
Hn- hHnaH Traaa
II shall find necessary and exoedient with
iuil AUTHORITY TO enforce the attendanee Of
hearing. and shall have the right and au-
li5orilg 20 eInp5oE seerel-FX % said com
salary fixed by the city Council. and whose
duties shall be determined by said com
mission
The said commission among other things .
shall provide for the classification OF the
employees Of the fire and police deuartments
Of the CITY OF FL Paso eligible to civil serv-
zee sAlu comm ssl2h sntll also MAKE sucn
competitive and free examination to the
fitness in regard TO said classified service
for the eligible list from which vacancies
shall be filled Tor a period OF not less than
tsyel re months 9-ol alton before being placed
employees and after being placed on said
on merit experience ard record ,
EMPLOYEES OF the police and fire depart
the tirla OF tl- sdoption of this article have 3
oesn IN actual service OF said city FOR as !
sDective positions and be placed on the T.
Classified list uf SAID commission.
Section 10c- ANY employees Of the civil
service department or the CITY OF Fl Paso :
may be suspended by the Mayor Or imme- /
dIate head or the department under which I.
he is employed and thereuDou his salary
shall cease. the officer making the order q,
81 suspension shall forthwith file with the J
civil service commission a statement OF the d
suspension and his reasons therefor: within I
ten DAYS after such suspension the emulove 3
So suspenQfd may if he desires file aD- 4
real with said commission who shall hold I
au inquiry within ten days thereafter and 2
said commission shall make a decision with l
in ten DAYS after the hearing TO whether :
or not the emDloye shall be pernlu ~ q,
dismissed from the service Of the cltv or re- /
iustated in his employment All such hear I
iHGs shall be public and conducted under !
such rules and regulations as the comulis- !
sion shall make The decision Of the com .
mission shall be final In order TO perfect !
the appeal as hereinhefore provided IL shall .
only he necessary for said suspended e-I- !
nlove TO file written statement showing I
in what department he Was employed when ?
and for what he was suspended and state b
ment by him DENYING the truth Of the mat I
tiers charged In the statement OF the officer
SO suspendinE him ana that he desires
appeal from the decision OF said suspend B
ing officer. which statement shall be signed :
and sworn TO by the eInploye SO suspended J
In all hearings on appeal from order CT /
suspension bv the civil service COMM ssiou. :
the Judgment OF the officer s1sDending the 3
efnplove shall he presumed to DE correct and .
he pa