El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-05

I 81 me C,ftv of III Psso amending section >
/ relating to the estabiishneat and ezte5sloa
1 Texas: section 10 relating 70 the election ana
3ppointIrent q cerlalp ollle s ~ $780,.
section Isl relating 20 the publication OF
, ordinances imposing a fine. penalty and In
! DrfsonTnent: and section 1e1 relating to the
salary Of the mayor and city councilmen o.
! Proclamation Of Mayor.
| WHEREAS on the sth cav Or Noye YEN =
= A D 1918 tho city Council OF the CITY q
, Fl Paso Texas. at a regular meeting thsreoI.
I Bre-snt thsre bsiTr four aldermen present.
passed an ordinance adopting the hesel N
! Citv Of III Paso. Texas a. passed and ap-
proved the s5th day OF February. A. D
[ sid amendInents 20 the qualified voters o.
said city for their adoption or re1ectlon a.
required b. law said amendments being as
Amend section 50 that the foiloEi1 e
/ shall be added TO the same and be part OF
The civ Council shall have power By
/ ordinance TO fix the boundary limits OF the
Tie extension OF said boundary limits and
! annexation OF additional territory lying ad-
I consent OF the territory or Inhabitants an
neNed: that uDOn the Introduction OF such
ordinance in the council II shall b pub
lished 70 the official newspaper % the city
% Fl Pazo- one time, and shall not there
after he acted uDon until at least thirty
l5ol DAYS hss ELAPSED aiter SAID o92llcS%@-
ticn. and when said ordinance Is finally
passed the said territory SO enclosed sc2ll
BE- a part or me city OF Il Reso ana the
Inhabitants thereof shall Be. entitled TO al
rights
or the city OF ~ Faso. ana snail oe ooun9
I by the acts ordinances resolutions and
ncxing territory shall pc sdditionel % ,Ins
method set out in section 3 OF the original
Amend section 10 SO as to hereafter read
Section 10: On the third Tuesday IN ADril
Turbsr or 81 a. soon tbe-eaftsr a. nav Be-
the city Council shan elect BIZ ballot the
following named officers to-ITit: A City
AttorneT. a city Clerk a Plumbing InsDec-
a Meter NUgDaErOT tUToT11au-
ana offices OF meter inspector and plumbing
inspector in one person.. a City Electrician
a City Engineer. and such other Officers and
scents as hy ordnance shall &c made elective
ever in tbs Judgment OF the CITY Council.
the pubic interest," VIII y suoSessed mere
BY the office OF assessor and collector
o. taxes NAV De divided ana Thereafter tneE.
collector % taxes- whose duties movers and
nv r6s C,ifv Council as provfded hv rbis act
Every person elected TO Office BY the CITY
Council OF appointed by the Mayor. shall
within tEentF tlgl daVs Thereafter quarry
and enter uDol the discharge Of his duties
deemed vacant and ,he CITY Council or the
Mayor as the case may be- shall proceed
pOintmeut. The MaTOr shah appoint the
clerk Of the corporation court the city phy-
aud such other officers and aEents % the
city a. % MS aeL or D. orc ans Iil1y r 4s
Without nav or remove auv officer or agent
arpoI1ted bv him and II re0uestea bv an
T,efson 50 removed he shall nc Ms reasons
thereto. With The city clerk for the insoec-
II addition thereto the Mavor shall havs
more than thirty f30l days with or without
pay any offieer or agent o. the eits
aldermen but il all such cases he SHAH
sls2eEa of N5lsee. oIIeE- zen sl-li -
shall he presented 20 the CITY Council AZ
he SHAH set torth the causes moving MN
thereto together with his recomnendations
PROVIDED however that the members OF
the DoHce and fire departments OF the City
SAKE OF this amendment be appointed ex-
cent hereinafter stated or discharged
troll and sSDervision Of the Civil Service
Commission for the police and fire depart
Section I0a- mere Is hereby established a
civil service 1re anq ponce commission
dent citizens OF the CITY or e Paso. who
shall have resided il said citv for a period
OF more than thr wears Immediately after
this amendment goes into effect. or soon
Thereafter as praetiea2.hie- the Mavor., with
Point three civil service commissioners who
term o. office shall be for . period OF two
years provided colllr1issloners tirst appoint-
shall hold a. follows one shall serve for
a period OF one year and the other two tor
Two wears their terms 10 Pc decided bT lot
t7llrl-e Q1ltely after they shall have quail
aIprofal o the CITY Council, shall fu the
vacancy or vacancies caused hv she exDira-
commissioner or commissioners
ANY vacaucv IN saId commission caused Z
oiled bv the Mayor with the approval OF
the CITY Council. for the uneXDired term OF
such retiring commissioner.
sion shall make such rules and reCulstio1s
for the nrpuer conduct OF its business as /
fuIl AUTHORITY 10 enforce the sffsnisnce ~ [
witnesses and giving OF testfnorT at lis Z
hearing and shall have the riEht and au-
thority TO employ a secretary to said com {
salary fixed hy the CITY Council. and whose J
duties shall be determined BY said com 1
The said commission among other things 4
shall provide for the classification OF the /
employees Of the fire and police denartrnents /
Of the City OF III Faso eligible 70 civil ssrv-
provisions as Il shall deem eypedient for 1
fifness in rera-5 "a sSid 20 ss{TisI ~ ~.
for the eligible list from which vacancies
wei 70 7l-1nths :. n alton before being Tlsce5
-Don the classified list % aDpofutees and
list auv probation must be based :
on merit eNperiencc and record
ments OF the CITY Of FL Paso who NAV at l
the tiI1'- OF the eGoption-of shis article have
snective positions. and be placed on tbs
classified list bg said commission
Sectcm Auc- ANY employees OF the civil Z
service department OF the Citv OF II Paso
date head " the deuartu1ent under which Z
shan case. the officer irsI5inr ne ore5er
II suspension shall forthwith file with the
Evil service commission statement OF the Z
suspension and ms reasons therefor. within I
en DAYS after SucA suspension the emuloVe
So suspended NAV n he desires file an ap- !
zeal with said commission who shall hold
IN INQUIRY within ten days thereafter and
aid commission shall make q decision with !
q ten DAYS after the hearing as 70 whether Z
q not the emplOye shall be permanent Z
dismissed from the service OF the citv re-
ust4-ed ~ MS etuul oyment All such hear
uEs shall be public and conducted under
'uch rules and regulations as the comWis-
non shall make The decision OF the COM
mission shall De final In order TO perfect
ne apuea4 ass nereluhefore provided IL shall
lniv De ueceszlrv FOR said suspended EN-
lloTe 70 Tile a written statement showing
u what department De was employed when
md re- what he was suspended and a state
nent oy mum deuvinC the truth o. the mat
% suspendinE him anu that he desires an
nE o4llcer- which statement shall be signed
nd sworn % hy the emulove so suspended I
% all hearings on appeal from order OF
suspension bv the civil service commission
ne Judgment or the officer susuendlnC the
mDlovc shall be presumed 20 be correct and
he hur1-n shall he upon the suspended en-
love 10 show that said suspension was
.Tunc.
section lod That after tho abortion OF
lI> tu'erltueut- an rIcaucie7 iu the tlre
= uniice ecu.rt mCu-s tu the CITY 81 p Fas0
hall he f.led bv tae MIvcr sud city Cour- !
70 D. person. ou.v Who shall be recon-
lenlel l~ this commission for APPOINT ]
ent 10 fl-A SUCH vacancies