El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-20
Special Election.
NOTTCF oF HFcTToN

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
1s sI aeio on the Lsth gay Of peesEss;
proposed amendments 70 the city charter
esIsfi5z ~ ,Ss se+sbIssh,nsrt IN ste-si,-
Of the boundaries Of the City Of r Paso.
Texas: section 10 relating 70 the election and
fire and police civil service eonmission
section ISL relating 10 the publication o.
prisonmsnt: and section 1si relating TO the
salary Of the mayor and city councilman CT
the city OF z Paso- Texas
1,-,yr-r, Proclamatlon Of MaSoF.
1sIs ib en- GIN h 6n n eay Of q ne st2 81
q Paso. Texas. at regular meeting thereof.
,y tns Una, 1nsnii nous yoIs 81 the aldermen
nsssed an ordinance adopting the herein
after amendments 10 the city charter OF the
proved the 25th dsy Of February. A D.
1872. and providing for the submission o.
said city for theiE adoption or rejection as
required BY law. said amendments being a.
Amend section so that the following
shall be added TO the same and be part %
Ths city Council shall have power, By
ordinance TO SIX the boundary limits Of the
City Of z Paso. Texas. and TO provide for
the extension OF said boundary limits and
annexation Of additional territory lying ad-
consent OF the territory or Inhabitants an
nsxed: that upon the Introduction OF such
ordinance in the council. IL shall be pub
lished in the official newspaper OF the City
OF Il Paso- one time. and shall not there
lSo) DAYS has elaDsed after said publica-
ton and when said ordinance is finally
Ss baf ffs Of ss he citT u Fl Psso ana he
Inhabitants thereof shall be entitled 10 all
the rights and privileges Of other citizens
OF the CITY OF Fl Paso. and shall be bound
BY the acts. ordnance. resolutions and
rexinR territory shall be additional to the
method set out in section 3 OF the original
Amend section 10 50 as to hereafter read
Section 10: On the third Tuesday in April
in each and every wear ending in an odd
number or as soon thereafter as nav b
following named officers. to-gtt- 4 City
Attorney city Clerk: PIgmDsinE insp -ie
Council may by ordinance combine duties
and offices Of meter Inspector and plumbing
INSPECTOR in one person.. CITY Electrician.
a City Engineer. and such other Officers and
agents as nv ordinance shall be made elective
bv the CITY Council: provided. that when
ever. in the Judgment Of the CITY Council.
ne Du5ie interest VIII oe suose5ved i Snsre-
Of taxes may be divided ana thereafter there
collector OF taxes. whose duties. powers and
compensation. respectively. shall be fixed
bv the cite Council a. provided bv fhis sct
Every person elected to office BY the City
Council or appointed By the Mayor. shall
and enter uno, the tIschs-rs Of his SfitieSs
deemed Vsesnt and the CITY Council or the
Mayor. as the case may be. shall proceed
pointinent. The Mayor snail appoint tfe
clerk OF the corporation court. the city ply
sician. the members Of the board Of health
and such other officers and agents OF the
ordained 20 BE- appointed BY the Mavor. He
shall have authority AT viii 10 SUSPEND
srpointed b. him and II reduesied b. any
thereto: with The city clerk for the insDee-
IN addition thereto the Mayor shall have
the right 70 suspend from office for nos
more than thirty 500 DAYS. With O. without
pa. any officer or agent Of the city.
whether elective o. aDDointive- executing
aldermen. but in all such cases he shall
forthwith filed with the clty clerk. and
shall be presented 10 the city Council al
he shall set forth the causes moving hfl-
hereto toEethsr with his recommendation
PROVIDED. however that the members Of
the police and IRE departrlents OF the City
q e P2so- Is1ss. i ,lsll not after ne pas
cent az hereinafter stated or discharged
b~ the Mayor. but shall be under the con-
troll ana supervision OF the civil Service
Commission for the police and fire DEPART
Tnerts herein created
Section 1Oa- There is nerebv established a
civil service fire and police commission.
which shall consist % three persons. resi-
de1t citizens Of the Cftv of n Paso who
u more than thr Years immediately after
this amendment goes into effect. O. as soon
the approval OF tho city Council. shall an
point three civil service commissioners who
shall serve without conformation; their
years. provided commissioners first appoint
I'd afte- this amendment goes into effect
shall hold IS follows one shall serve eOr
e period OF one wear and the other two FOR
two TesrS- theiE terms 10 be decided b. lot
Immediately after they shall have quail
fed. that thereafter the MAYOR NTH the
q rproval OF the City Council shall fill the
aesncv or vacancies caused bv the eNpirs-
ton or the term or terms Of such retiring
commissioner Or commissioner
ANY vacancy i'm said commission caused