El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-20
Legal No6ca


RESoLUToN OF THE INTENTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 81
SI-saiISSToS OF ANTENDsffFfsSS-TS 10 rT4F,
GIII CHATTER or THE CITY OF FL
BE IT RESOLVED by the CITY Council of
the CITY 81 II Paso that WHEREAS T.
tnt clafler or the NitN q II Fdso- Texas
and desires 20 submit 10 the qualified voters
p-oy-aI or rejection ~ -so11ire5 nv isvr re
amendments hereinafter setforth. and
WHEREAS the general law Of Texas pro-
woes Lndt no oIulIaHc snail Dc passed suu-
hitting amendment or amendments until
intention bv publication for ten DAYS IN some
ncwspa per published in said CITY.
Thai notice be and IS hereby given that Il is
the intention Of the CITY Council Of said
Of the Citv Council 20 be held in the council
chamber - said CITY on the 9Th day Of No
nance providing for the SUBMISSION 70 the
qualified voters for their approval or reiec-
amendments TO the CITY Charter Of said City
as passed and approved by the Legislature
OF the state q Texas the 18th cay OF Feb
Amend Section : so that the following
snail De added 10 the same and be a part OF
SECTION ss- The Citv Council shall have
power by ordinance 10 fix the boundary lin
its OF the City Of Il Paso. Texas. and 20
limits and annexation OF additional TERRITORY
living adjacent % said CITY with without
the consent Of the territory or inhabitants
annexed: that upon the introduction OF such
ordinance in the council il shall be published
IN the official newspaper OF the CITY OF Fl
I'aso one time and shall not thereafter b.
acted uDon until at least thirty davs has
elapsed after said publication. and when said
ordinance is finally passed. the said terrftorV
80 enclosed shall be a part o. the CITY OF Il
Psso and the Inhabitants thereof shall BE-
entitled 10 al the rights and privileges q
other citizens Of the CITY Of FL Paso and
Lotions and resolutions Of said Citv- This
method Of auneNlnE territory shall be add
tlonsl to the method set out in Section q
the oriEludl Charter
Amend section 10 so as TO hereafter read
Is follows
SECTION To- on the third Tuesday in
april I'm each and every year ending in an
odd number or soon thereafter as may be.
the City Council shall elect. by ballot the
toruey. a citv clerk. a plumbing inspector. -
meter inspector provided. the CITY Council
may by ordnance combine duties and offices
or meter inspector and plumbing Inspector
in one pcrsonl. a citv electrician. a city
engineer and such other officers and agents
BY ordinance shall be made elective By
IN the Judgment OF the CITY Council the
public interest i'll be subserved thereby the
olllc- OF assessor ana coliectOr OF taxes may
10 divided and Thereafter there shall 10
elected an assessor OF taxes and collector
or taxes whose duties. powers and comDeu-
sartou. respectively. shall be fixed bv the
CITY Council as provided nv this act Everv
person elected to office by the CITY Council.
or appointed by the mayor shall within
upon the discharge o. his duties and IN de-
fault thereof his office shall be deemed va
cant and the CITY Council OF the MAYOR.
the case NAV be. shall proceed 10 iii the
same bv new election or appointment. The
MAYOR shall appoint the clerk OF the CORPORA
ton court the citv physician the members
GERS and agents Of the CITY by this act
or by ordinance may be ordained to be aD-
pointed bN the mayor He shan have au-
thoritF al viii TO suspend without paw or
remove any officer or agent appointed bv