El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-14
Special Election.
N0TITF III TTECTI0S

S0ffCE Of fff6fI0S.
To BE held on me 1zth day OF December
proposed amendments to the CITY charter
Of the City Of Fl PasO amending section
OF the boundaries OF the CITY OF ri Psso.
Texas: section 10 relating % the election and
IRE and police eiv MI Ser r1SS eomissson
section Isl relating TO the publication %
orisonInent: and section 1sI relating to the
salary Of the mayor and CITY councilman OF
Proclamation Of Mayor.
WHEREAS on the 9Th dey Of Novemeer
y Paso. Texas. AZ p regular meeting thereof.
BY the unanirnous vote Of the aldermen
nassed an ordinance adopting the herein
after AMENDMENTS 20 the city charter Of the
proved the 18th day OF February. a D.
1897. and providing for the submission q
said city for their adoption o. rejection as
required By law. said amendments being as
Amend section 3 so that the following
snail be added 10 tne same and oe a part Of
TIE civ Council shan have power by
ordnance TO fix The boundary limit o. tbs
CITY Of e Paso. Texas and to provide for
snnsSstion 81 additions territorv Wing adj
1acent TO SAID CITY with or without the
neTed: that urou he introiucfio1 o. such
ordinance in the council. Il shall be pub
lishsd IN the official newspaper OF the. CITY
OF y PSso- one time. and shall not there
fs0l DAYS has elapsed after said pubiica-
tion. and when said ordinance is finally
passed the said territory 50 enclosed snail
Be a part Of che CITY OF = Psso and the
ire rights and privileges OF other citizens
OF the CITY Of Z Pasc. and shall be bound
by the acts. ordinance resolutions and
regulations 81 said citv. This method Of an
neXiug territory shall be additional TO the
method set out in section 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
the CITY Council shall elect bv ballet. the
following named officers to-wit; City
Attorney. CITY clerk. PiumbinE Inspse-
Council NAV b. ordinance combine duties
and offices OF meter Inspector and plumbing
INSPECTOR in one person. a CITY Electrician.
a CITY Engineer. and such other officers and
agents as by ordinance shall be made elective
nv the CIV Council. provided. that when
ever. in the Judgment OF the CITY Council.
By the Office OF assessor and eoiIsctor
% taxes NAV be divided and thereafter there
shall be elected an assessor OF taxes and q
collector OF taxes. whose duties powers and
compensation respectively. shan be fixed
Every person elected 10 office BY the City
Council or appointed BY the Mayor. shall
within twenty t2gl DAYS thereafter qualify
and enter upon the discharge OF his duties
and in defsult thereof his office shall be
deemed vacant and the City Council or the
Eayor as the case may be- shall proceed
TO iii the sans BY a new ELECTION or ap-
Dolntment The MAYOR shall sDpoint the
clerk OF the corporation court the city Dhy-
stefan the members OK the board OF health
city as by this act or bv ordinance may be
ordained TO be sDDointsd bv tbs Mavor- He
sEall have authority al VII % suspend
without pay or remove any officer or agent
arpointed by him and u reouasted bv any
peiSon 20 removed he shali Gle his reasons
thereto. win the city clerk FOR the inspec-
In addition thereto the Mavor snail have
ne right TO suspend from office for not
more iran thirty tSol days with o. without
pay any officer or agent Of the citv.
whether elective or aDpointive. excepting
suspend ov written order which s1ail be
forthwith filed With the CITY CLERK and
the mrs. meetlng thereof. In which order
fc shall set forth the Gauss moving him
thereto together with his recommendations
70 the council IN the premises:
PROVIDED however that the members OF
Of II Paso, Texas shall not after the pas
sagc Of this auleH lmeut be appointed
troll ana supervision o. the Civil Service
Commission FOR the police and fire depart
ments herein created
Section 1Ga. There is hereby established
which shall consist of three persons. resi-
dent citizens % the CITY OF r PasO. who
q more than TIA wears. ImircdIs,tely after
this amendment Eoes into effect or - sooa
the approval a the civ council shall sp-
point three civil service commissioners who
term OF office shall be Tor d period Of two
years. nrovided commissioners first appoint
shall hold as follows: one shall serve for
g period OF one wear and the other two FOX
Two Years thetr terms % ue decided bv lot
irllIlls 81 ately after they shall have GEaii-
fed that hereafter the Mayor with the
sLproval Of the City Council shall fiu the
vacancy or vacancies caused By the sxpira-
ton OF the term 90 terms o such retiring
&C munissiorlr o. commissioner
AnN vacancy n SAID commission caused
" death. resignation or otherwise shail be
fiiled BY the Mayor with the approval OF
the CITY Council. for the uuexuircd term OF
such retiring commissioning
Section Ieh. The civH service commits
sion shall make srch rules and regulations
for the proper conduct OF its business 90
i shall find necessary and eNpedient with
full authority 20 enforce the attendance Of
Witnesses and giving Of testimony at its
hearing and shall have the riEht and
thority 20 employ a secretary TO SAID com
mission. who shall be paid bv the city at
4 salary fixed oy the CITY Council. and whose
duties shall be determined bv said COM
mission.
The said commission among other things
shall provide Tor the classification OF the
employees Of the fire and police Departments
OF the CITY % II Paso eligible to civil serV-
ice said commission shall also make such
competitive and free examination as to the
fitness in regard 10 said classified service
Tor the eligible list from which racancles
shall be filled. for period Of not less than
Upon the classified list OF anDoiutees and
employee and after being placed said
classified list auT probation must BE- based
on merit experience and record
EMPLOYEES Of the police snd fire lcpart-
mznts % the civ OF II Paso who NAV a.
the Kim II she adoption Of this article have
been in actual service Of said city for IS
nuch as one wear shall retain their re-
e .-s.fled ilst br said commission.
Section Ice. AuW cmDIoVrs CT he civil 2