El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
NOTICE OF ELECTION.


Texas. section 10 relating 10 the election and |
a fire and police civil service commission: |
section Isl relating to the publication OF \
prisonTnent: and section 1s1 relating TO the /
salary Of the MAYOR and CITY councilman CT /
Proclamation Of MayOr.
WHEREAs on the sth gay &c o. an citv ~
Il PasO Texas. al q regular meeting thereoI. I
present. there being four aldermen present. |
AFTER amendments TO the CITY charter Of the
Citv OF II Paso. Texas. as passed and an
proved the 25th day Of February. A u.
1907. and providing for the submission 81 /
said CITY for their adoption or re1ectlOn =
required By law said amendments oeing d
Amend section , 50 that the following
shall be added TO the same and be part OF
The City Council snail have power BY
ordinance 10 fix the boundary UNITS OF ne ne
City OF Fl Paso. Texas. and to provide Tor
the extension Of said boundary limits and
annexation Of additional territory Iylng az
faceut 20 said CITY. with or without the
nexed. that upon the introduction OF such
ordinance in the council it shall be pub
lished in the official newspaper OF the ~
Of Fl Pazo. one time. and shall not there
after he acted uDon until az leasl 49, Slis
ten. and when said ordinance IS fnallX
passed. the said territory SO enclosed snal
be a part OF che Citv OF Il Paso and the
Inhabitants thereof shall be entitled 20 al
the rlgcIs e1o Fl pr 4s - q tsIi ~ bound
Nv the acts ordinances resolutions and
reeuiations OF said citv This method Of an
ncxinE territory shall be additiopai 70 the
method set out in section OF the Original
Amend section 10 50 as to hereafter read
as follows
Section 10; On the third Tuesday in ADE 5i
| in each and every wear ending in an ODD
| number or as soon thereafter as nav be
the CITY Council shall elect; oy oaliS| enc me
] Attorney. a City Clerk Plumbing lnspee-
I
and offices OF meter inspector and plumbing
inspector in one person.: a City Elsetrielan;
| agents hy ordinance shall be made elective
| ever. in the judgment OF the CITY Council.
/ the public interest Will be subserved there
| Of taxes NAV be divided and thereafter there
/ shall be elected an assessor OF taxes ana a
/ collector Of taxes. whose duties poSers. ah9 Z
! compensation respectively snali be 1l1so
| Every person electeo 70 oLIlee ~ me ~
! Council or appointed BY the Mayor sn 1s
! and enter upon the dlscnarEe 81 ms o az X,
! and in default thereof his Office SHAH pc
| Mayor as the case nav be. shall proceed
| to FIJI the same By a new election or ap-
| clerk OF the corporation court the city ply
! siclan. the members OF the board OF health
] CITY as BY this act or by ordinance may be
| ordained TO be appointed by the Mayor ne
: shall have authority at viii TO suspend
With2u t9 PEI ~ Of - M r. reSuestsd bv any
arpointeo ~ n-ll - - M Nc -sasons
| therefoT with the city clerk for the insDec-
IN IN sddition thereto the Mayor shall have
| the right TO suspend from otfice LOT nos
n nsH snS- offieer or agent Of the citv
! whether elective or aDpointive- ezceptlnS
snsnend bv written order which shall be
I forthwith filed With the CITY clerk auo
the first meeting thereof. in which order
| he shall set forth The causes moving niIl
thereto toEether with ms reeo1ilii ID -40 ~
J TO the council in the premises -,
| PROVIDED. however that the IneIno =, o. o.
! the police and fire departments OF the Cll9
Of e Paso, Texas. shall not after the pas,
sage Of this amendment 9e al soO9 9i1eS arset
| by the MLyOr. but shall oe un4eI,, Is 80
troll and supervisor 9l M a. ~ Sensrt
| ments herein created
/ Section 1Oa. mere Is hereby established
S Which shan consist Of three persons. resi-
dent citizens OF the city o. Z. Easo- -,
~ more than thr wears immediately afte
this amendment goes into effect or As 500
ths approval Of the CITY Council shall aD
point three civil service coInInlssisoIeIs 80 ~
I SHAH serve without compensetiioss -, ne y.
: term Of office shall be for period o. ~ ~
years provided conrIlsslon Itrsl -. Ste
shall hold ss follows one shall serve q
period OF one year and ne N ,, Sstls Nv IL
! | immediateIy after they shall have quail
s sTT-ovaI OF inc CITY Council shall I'm N
| vacancy or vacancies caused BY the expira
I
: ! commissioner or commissioners
Z ANY vacancy in said commission cause
n bv death. resignation or otherwise snail
; he CIV Council. Tor the unexpired term {
c srch retiring commissioner -. .-..,,,,
= sion shah make such rules and regulation
n for the proper conduct OF Us oaslnss -;
. II shall find necessary and expeolsnt ",
! full authority to enforce the sttenaasSte +,
s witnesses and giving OF tssuim,o t - :,
G | hearing. and shall have the rlEnt Tnu .,
n tfority 10 employ secretary 20 s4iu 80. gu
In lsisr fixsS bv The CITY Council and who
duties shall be determined oy sslo Gun
I mission
5. ! shall provide for the classification Of q
2 1 employees OF the fire and police departrnen
ice: said commission shall also make So,
provisions as il SHAH deem expeelel y, 4
fitness in regard TO said CLASSIFIED ssrEi q
for the eligible LIST iron, NniSn . 80 ~.
, twel Te months probation before being placl
rpon the classltied rs OF Sooeil -, "a
classified list snv probation must % mas
- employees Of the police and fire deDaT
- ments Of the City OF z faso y no me-
been in actual service Of said city for
l.. much as one year shall retain their
(. classified list BY said commission
r. Section 1Oc- Anv employss OF the G.
IS service department OF the ~ OF = ~ < g
> | date head OF the department under wni
I q emnlOFel.
shall cease. the officer making the orc
or suspension shall forthwith file with I
civil service commission a statement OF I
slfsnen siOn and his reasons therefor. viii
/ ten davs after such suspension the emnlo
| SO suspended NAV II he desires Ile an .
| real with said commission who shal n
an inquiry within ten days thereafter a
said commission shall make decision VII
in ten DAYS after the hearing as to Whetf
or not the emDloye shall be Dermaneu
dismissed from the service OF the city or
instated IN his employment All such hei
iugs shall be public and conducted unt
such rules and regulations as the comm
sion shall make. The decision OF the co
mission shall be final In order TO peri
the appeal as hereinhefOre provided IL sh
only be necessary for said SUSPENDED 2
Dlove to Tile a written statement showi
in what department he was employed. wi
and for what he was suspended and a sta
ment by him DENYING the truth OF the m
tiers charged In the statement OF the Off
so susDending him and that he desires
appeal from the decision OF said susDel
ing officer. which statement shall be sigI
and sworn TO by the emDlove 50 suspend
In all hearings on appeal from order
suspension hv the civil service commissi
We | the Judgment Of the officer susDendinE
Ut ] emDloye shan be presumed TO be correct q
4 / the burden shall be upOn the suspended Q
DloVe 10 show that said suspension '
80, ! wrong.
"a Section led. That after the adoption
- ! this amendment. all vacancies in the
X police deuartments in the Citv OF Fl p
UT ! shall be filled by the May5r and CITY Co
o. ! ell by persons only who shall be reco
h. I mended hy this commission for auuoi
- ment 70 FIN such vacancies