El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-29

o. the boundaries OF the CITY % II Paso
appointment OF certain officers by creating
a fire and police civil service commission:
ordinances imposing a fine. Deraltv. and i'm
Drisonmeut; and section 1sl relating to the
ne oitS % OF 81 pa. Tsxag.
Proclamation Of Mayor
WHEREAS on the srl cav NL NoFff1 per
A. b 1915 the CIV Council % the CITY Of
II Paso Texas at regular meeting thereof.
present there being four aldermen present.
uasred al ordinance adopting the herein
aye arnencnlents 70 lne clly cnarleI % me
CITY Of Fl Paso- Texas as passed and ap-
1907 and providing for the submission OF
said amendments 10 the qualified voters OF
required b. law. said amendments being as
Amend section : SO that the foIIowinE
shall ne added 10 the same and be part OF
The CitT Council snail have power BY
ordinance 90 fix the BOUNDARY limits OF the
CITY OF il Paso. Texas and 20 PROVIDE Tor
the extension of said boundary limits and
/ iecent 20 said CITY. with or without the
! consent 81 No territorr or inha hifants an
: ordinance in the council il shall be rub
lished 81 the Official newspaper o. the City
Of p Fazo. one time. and shall not there
after b acted uDon until al least thirty
ticu- and when said ordinance IS finally
Dc a part OF she civ Of II Paso and The
Inhabitants thereof shall be entitled 70 ell
OF the Citv Of Fl Paso. and shall be bound
bv the acts ordnance resolutions and
DcxinE territory shall be additional 20 the
) method set out in section Of the original
Amend section 20 20 as 10 hereafter read
Section 10: On the thi-d Tuesday in April
n each and every wear ending in an Odd
the CITY Council shall eIsct- by ballot the
I following named officers. to-wit- A City
tor. a Meter Inspector (provided. the. CITY
I Council may BY ordinance combine duties
inspector IN one personl- a City Electrician.
q Citv Engineer. and such other Officers and
by the CITY Council: provided. that when
ever IN tho JUDGMENT Of the CITY Council.
o. taSes nav Is divided md theresfter tseTe
shall be elected assessor Of taxes and =
conIBensatson respectively shall be fixed
bv the civ Council as provided bv this act.
Every person elected TO office BY the CITY
Council or appointed by the Mayor. shall
within twenty (20) DAYS thereafter qualify
and enter upon the discharge o. his duties
deemed vacant and the CITY Council or the
Mayor as the case may be. shall proceed
pointment. The Mayor shall appoint the
clerk Of the corporation court the city ply
ard such other officers and agents Of the
city as by this act Or By ordinancs may BE
shall have authority az viii to suspend
without pay or remove sny oiIieer or agent
APPOINTED ny MN, ana u requested BY any
person 50 removed he shall file his reasons
Ar9nec-
In addzion hereto the Mayor shall have
more than thirty (sOl days. with or without
nay any officer or agent Of the CITY.
aldermen but in all such cases he shall
suspend b. written order. which shall be
Ra 81 p lsd 5 70 the me cy ceGzc aaa
the first meeting thereof. in which order
he shall set forth the causes moving him
thereto. toEether with his recommendations
10 The council in the premises:
hnr has 10 rr1l-a If
Of Fl Faso- Teas. shaII NOT sftsr the rss-
ceDt as hereinafter stated. discharged
bv the Mayor. but shall be under the con-
Commission for the police and fire DEPART
meuts herein created
Section 1Oa. There Is hereby established a
civil service IRE and police commission
y hich shall consist OF three persons. resi-
shall have resided IN said city FOR a period
Or more than tnr wears Immediately after
this amendment Eoes into effect or soon
the approval Of The CIV Council sbsu an an
point three civil service Commissioners " no
shall serve without compensation: their
term OF office shall be for a period OF two
shall hold as follows: one shall serve for
q period OF one year and the other two for
two years their terms 10 be decided b. lot
fled. that thereafter the Mayor with the
arprOval OF the City Council shall I'll the
ton OF the term or terms Of such retf-in-
ccnmissioner OF commissioners
~ death resignation or otherwise snail be
filled b. the Mayor with the approval OF
the, CITY Council. for the unexDired term Of
such retiring commissioner.
Section. lob. Inc. civil servics commits
son snail make such rules and regulations
Ter The proper conduct Of its business a.
L shall find necessary and exDedieut with
full authority 10 enforce the attendance OF
witnesses and giving Of testimony at IFS
y Oily 10 employ z secretary 70 said con-
MISSION. VINO snall 5s paid BY the city a.
duties shall b determined By said com
The said commission among other things
shall provide for the Classification OF the
ernployes OF the fire and police Departments
ice said commission shall also make such
provisions as i shah deem ezpedient for
fitness in regard TO said classified service
ler the eligible list from which vacancies
shall be filled for a period OF not less than
upon me cias-ifisd Isl ~ s5nafTfSeS 80
employees and after being placed on said
or merit. experiences and record
ErnDloyes OF the police and fire depart
the TIM Of the sdcntion OF this article have
been in actual service OF said CITY Tor IS
much as one year shan retain their re-
classified list BY said commission
Section 10c- Anv employees OF the civil
NAV be SUSPENDED BY the Mayor or iume9
date head OF the department under which
ne Is enployed ana fhereupon his salary
shall cease the officer making the order
OF SUSPENSION shall forthwith file with the
civil service commission a statement OF the
suspension and his reasons therefor. within
ten DAYS atter such suspension the emDloye
50 suspended may II be desires file an an
real with said commission who shall hold
an INQUIRY within ten daEs thereafter and
said commission shall make decision with
In ten DAYS after the hearing to whether
OF not the emDlOye shall &c permanent
dismissed from the service OF the cltv or re-
instated II his employment All such hear
iugS shall be public and conducted under
such rules and regulations as the commis-
sion shall make The decision OF the com
mission shall be final In order to perfect
the appeal as hereinhefore provided IT shall
only he necessary FOR said suspended en-
plove 20 Gle a written statement showing
in what department he was employed. when
and tor what he WAS suspended and q state
mcnt bT him DENYING the truth OF the mat
tiers charged In the statement Of the officer
80 susDendiuE him and that he desires p l
sDpeal from the decision OF said suspend
ing offlcer which statement shall be signed
and sworn TO BY the emploYe 50 suspended [
In an hearings on apDeaI frou, orfser ~
suspension bv the civil services commission
the judgment Of the officer suspendinE the /
emplOve shall be presumed to be correct and |
che burden shall be upon the SUSPENDED en-
plove 70 show that said suspension was
section led. That after the adoption OF
this amendment all vacancies IN the fire
or police Departments in the Citv OF e Paso D
shall be filled by the Maycr and CITY Coun-
ell by persons only who shall be recon-
mended hy this commission for appoint
ment TO fiil SUCH vacancies
That the Chairman OF the police and fire .