El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-16
Special Election.
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| relating TO the establishment and extension
| Of the boundaries Of the City Of Fl Peso:
| appointment Of certain officers By creating
! fire and police civil service commission:
ordinances imposing a fine penalty. ana i'm
/ prisonment: and section ie1 relating to the
the city Of Fl .PssO.. Teas.
1 Proclamation OF MAYOR.
4 WHEREAS on the 9Th day OF November
A. D. 1915. the CITY Council OF the CITY Of
/ 81 Paso. Texas. at a REGULAR meeting thereof
present. there being four aldermen present..
passed an ordinances adopting the herein
I City OF Fl Paso. Texas. as passed and ap-
p55Sozzed the zsth day OF Eeorgsry,; a: D;
said amendments 10 the qualified voters OF
required by law. said amendments being as
Amend section 80 that the following
shall be added 70 the same and be a part OF
The City Council shall have power BY
| ordinance to fix the boundary limits Of the
| City Of e Paso. Texas. and to provide for
| annexation OF additional territory lying ad-
1acent TO said CITY with or without the
nexed: that upon the introduction OF such
ordinsnee IN The council. i shall be pub
Of FL Paso. one time. and shall not there
after be acted uDon until at least thirty
ten and when said ordinance is finally
paf 1ae Of sa ise T ~ s ao s5s s ths
Inhabitants thereof shall be entitled 10 all
Of the City o. 81 Paso. and shall be bound
by the acts. ordinances resolutions and
rexinT tsrritory shan be additioasl TO ne
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 OF as soon thereafter as nav be.
following named Officers. to-Tit: 4 CITY
attorney. q City Clerk. Plumbing Inspsc-
Council may BY ordinance combine duties
and offices Of meter inspector and plumbing
CITY Engineer. and such other Officers and
fSeHfs az ~ ordlnsnee snail es made ELECTIVE
ever m the judgment o. the City Council.
fhs offies 4, WI. &c saossfSec .olIaet
% taxes nav be divided and thereafter there
shall be elected an assessor OF taxes and a
collector OF taxes. whose duties. powers and
compensation. respectively. shall be fixed
Every person elected to offics bY The ne CITY
Council. or appointed BY the Mayor. shall
and enter upon the discharge OF his duties
and in default thereof his office shall be
Mayor. as the case may Be. shall proceed
TO III the same BY a new election ap-
clerk Of the corporation court the city phy-
stefan the r1enbers Of the board Of health
aDd such other otficerS and AGENTS OF the
city as py this act Or BY ordins1ss may be
oroSinsd 70 be appointed BY the Aayor- he
Sksn have authority at viii to suspend
without pay or remove any officer or agent
So f og ana m s, eS S s BY any
therefor With the city clerk for the insDec-
IN addition thereto the Mayor shall have
the right TO suspend from office for not
pay. any officer or agent Of the citT.
WHISTLER elective or aDDointive. excepting
suspend By written order. when shaf Be-
forthwith filed With the city clerk and
the first meeting thereof. in which order
he SHAH set forth the causes moving him
TO the connetl in the premises:
PROVIDED; howeyer that the members OF
Of Fl Paso. Texas. SHAH not after the pas
saEe Of this amendment Be appointed ex-
oy the Mayor. but shall b under the con
Commission for the police ard fire DEPART
ments herein created
Section 10a- There is hereby established a
which shall consist Of three persons. resi-
shall have resided in said CITY for a period
q more than thr wears immediately after
thereafter as practicable. the Mavor with
the approval OF the City Council. shall ap-
shan serve without COMPENSATION: their
term Of office shah be for period Of two
ed sfter this amendment goes into effect
shall hold as follows one shall serve for
? PERIOD OF one year and the other two for
Two years Their terms 10 he decided By lot
fed. that thereafter the Mayor. with the
sEproval OF the City Council. shal. TN the
vacancy or vacancies caused BY the eZrira-
ton Of the term or terms Of such retiring
commissioner or commissioners
Any vacancy in SAID commission caused
~ death resignation or otherwise shall be
filled BY the Mayor with the approval OF
such retiring commissioner
section lob. The civil service commits
FOR the proper conduct Of its business as
i shall find necessary and exDedient with
witnesses and giving Of testimony a. It's
hearing. and shall have the riEht and su-
mission Who shall be paid BY the city at
2 salary lixSc oy the City Council and whose
The said commission among other things
employees OF the fire and police departments I
OF the City OF Fl Paso eligible to civil ssrv-
ice. said commission shall also make such !
provisions as u shall deem exDedient FOR !
fitness in regard to said Classified service
fer the eligible list from which vacancies !
tWei-e months sroistion bef 81 Sinr lsesa
Upon the clsssifled list OF aDpoinfses and |
Classified list anv probation must be based |
on merit experience ana record
rnsnts Of the CITY OF 81 Psso Who nav SS- At
the tim Of the sdoption Of this article have /
much as one year shall retain their re- !
5 sc peetixe positions- ana ee placed on the 4
Secfion l0c. ANY employees OF the civil I
Say BE saspends ST the syoT or or p i nsso
diate head Of the department under which 1
LnErFunOn
shall cease: the officer making the order i
q Suspension shall forthwith file with the I
civil service commission a statement OF the 4
suspension and his reasons therefor. within !
ten DAYS after such suspension the emDlove !
so suspended may II he desires file an ap-
zeal with said com mission. who shall hold \
Al. inquiry within ten days thereafter and I
said commission shall make decision with 4
IN ten days after the hearing as to whether
Or not the emDloye shall be permanently
dismissed from the service OF the city or re-
.nstated IN his employment. AL such hear
lnES shall Be public and conducted under
such rules and regulations as the commits
SION shall make The decision or the COM
mission shall be final In order to nerfect
ne appeal as hereinbefore provided. II shall
Only De necessary for said suspended en-
olove to file a written statement SHOWING
n what department he was employed when
and Tor what he was suspended and a state |
nent bv him DENYING the truth OF the mat ]
eTs charged in the statement OF the officer !
80 susDe nding him and that he desires an Z
tppeal from the decision Of said suspend I
uE ofticer. which statement shall be signed !
and sworn TO by the emDloTe 50 suspended (
IN all hearings on appeal from order OF
US pension by the civil service commission /
he Judgment OF the officer susuendinr the I
1FQploNe shall be presumed to be correct and
he burden shall be uDon the suspended eru-
1love 10 show that said SUSPENSION was
Section led That after the adoption OF
his amendment all vacancies in the fire
y police Departments in the CITY OF e. Paso
hall be filled BY the AfaySr and City Coun-