El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-28

OF the City Of Fl Psso amending section
relating 10 the establishment and extension
OF the boundaries Of the CitF OF E Paso.
Texas: section 10 relating TO the election and
appointment OF certain officers by creating
\ fire and police civil service commission:
or,iinsnces friposinE a fine penalty. and I'm
prisonment: and section 191 relating TO the
salary Of the mayor and city councilman OF
the city OF Il Paso. Texas
Proclamation Of Nayor.
a D. 1915. the City Council Of the CITY OF
II Paso Texas. At q regular meeting thereof.
bv the unanimous vote Of the aldermen
present there being four aldermen present.
after amendments 20 the citv charter Of the
proved prov The h 18th day Of Febr1sTy. "a 4 D.
| 1907 and providing for the submission Of
said city for their adoption or rejection as
required BY law. said amendments being as
Amend section , so that the folioving.
snail be added to the same and be a part OF
The City Council shall have power by
ordinance to fix the boundary limits IF the
city OF II faso texas. ana I" provide Tor
the extension % said boundary limits ana
: 1acent TO said CITY with or without the
/ consent OF the territory or inhabitants an
ordinance in the council 1t shall be pub
! lished in the official newspaper Of the City
after he acted uDon until at least thirty
f5ol DAYS has elapsed after said DubiIca-
ten and when said ordinance Is finally
b 5srt 81 ~. CO. ~ ~ 80 ana me ~
inhabitants thereof shall be entitled 20 all
the rights and privileges OF other citizens
OF the CITY o. II faso- and shall be bound
bT the acts ordinances. resolutions and
regulations OF said civ This method of an
nexinC territory shall be additional to the
method set out In section . Of the original
Amend section 10 so as to hereafter read
section 10: on the third Tuesday in April
number or as soon thereafter as NAV be.
the CITY Council shall elect, by ballot the
! following named otfieers. to-wit- 4 city
Attorney. a city Clerk q Plumbing lnspec-
tor. a Meter Inspector crowded the City
\ Council may by ordinance combine duties
and offices Of meter Inspector and plumbing
inspector in one personl. City Electrician.
q CITY Engineer; and such other officers and
agents as nv ordinance shall be made elective
ever IN the iuuEIilens OF the, Civ Councll-
the public interest will be subserved there
Of taxes NAV be divided and thereafter Their.
shall be elected an assessor Of taxes and q
COMPENSATION respectively. shall be fixed
by the City Council as provided by this act.
Council. or appointed by the Mayor. shall
within twenty t2Ql DAYS thereafter qualify
and enter upon the discharge Of his duties
deemed vacant and he civ Co1nciI or he
Mayor as the case may be- shall proceed
pointment The Navor shall sppoinf me
clerk OF the corporation court. the city phy-
stefan the members OF the board OF health
and such other officers and agents OF the
ordained 10 be appointed by the Mavcr. He
shall have authority at will to suspend
without pay or remove any officer or agent
appointed by him and II requested by any
Der son removed he shall file his reasons
therefor with the city clerk for the lnsDec-
ton Of the public.
In addition thereto the Nayor shall have
the right TO SUSPEND from office for not
more than thirty 900 DAYS. with or without
nay. any officer OF agent OF the CITY.
whether elective appointive- excepting
aldermen but in all such cases he shall
suspend by written order. which shall be
forthwith filed with the cttv clerk. aud
shall be presented TO the City Council at
the first meeting thereof. in which order
he shah set torth 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 n Paso. Teas shall not after the pas
sage OF this amendment Doe aUuriufcd
seur hereinafter stated. or discharged