El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-25

, which shall consist OF three persons resident
] citizens q the city OF Fl Paso- who shall
than three years Immediately after this
amendment goes into effect or as soon
the approval OF the City Council shall an
shah serve without COMPENSATION: their term
OF office shall be for a period Of two years.
provided commissioners first appointed after
this ar1eudrne1f poeS INTO aFfecf e55TT bo7z
as follows One shall serve for q period Of
one. year and the other two for two years
their terms to be decided BY lot Immediately
after they shall have Qualified that there
civ Council shall III the vacancy or Va
csncies caused BY the expiration OF the term
- terms Of such retiring commissioner or
commissioner
Any vacancy In said commission caused bv
qeaIiL- Resignation or otherwise shall be filled
BY the mayor. with the approval Of the City
Council for the uneZDired term Of such re-
SECTION lob The civil service commits
son shall make such rules and resolutions
shall find necessary and erpedient and shall
have the right ard authority to employ a
secretary 70 said commission who shall be
paid BY the city at salary fixed By the
CITY Council and whose duties shall be de-
terTnined BY said commission
shall provide for the classification Of the
enployes Of the fire and police Departments
Of the CITY o. Il Paso eligible TO civil serv-
ice: said commission shall also make such
competitive and free examination ~ 10 the
fitness IN regard 10 said classified service for
the eng DE list from which vacancies shall
be filled for q period Of not less than twelve
months probation before being placed upou
the classified list Of aDDointees and employees
and after being placed on said classified list
any promotion must be based on merit ex-
EMPLOYEES Of the police and fire DEPART
lrents OF the CITY Of Fl Paso who NAV az
tite u5ne OF me adoption OF this article have
been IN actual service Of said CITY for as
Innch Is one year shail retain their respec-
list bv said omission
SECTION 10c- ANY employees o. the civil
service department OF the CITY Of N Paso
NAV be suspended hv the MAYOR Or fr1r1e.
date head Of the department under which
shan cease: the officer maxim tie or5sr
Of Suspension shan forthwith file with fhe
civil service commlssion statement OF the
SUSPENSION and his reasons therefor. within
ten davs after such suspension the ernDlovs
g Suspehoe1 NAV II ne. desires file an an
peal with said commission who shall hold
an INQUIRY within ten daTs thereafter. and
ter DAYS after the hearing as 10 whether or
10 ~ elilDi9Ee snall be permanently dis
lli-sss1 from the service C the CITY or re-
lHstaled N his EMPLOYMENT All such hesr-
llEs snAll ee public and conducted under
S4r .uls. an5 reg 4iations as the commission
snail make The decision Of the cornr7fsri0-3
.le lllle.l. IN order 70 perfect the appeal
necessary for said suspended ern0Io.-e 10 80
n -f-1eI- ~ s5sl7ns slo's ing N what de-
what ne was suspended and a Statement ~
charged in the statement Of the osS 80 els
susqeuoinE him and that he desires an -
offlcer. which statement shall b. si-5e5 - ~
sNc5n 70 Dy the enDloye 50 susnenSs5 H.
pension ~ fra -i--5i s - I'm oruer OF sus-
ll-GInent Of the officer suspendinr rbs e7-
Ilo9s snal Dc presumed TO be correct 80
tne burden shall be upon the s1lspe1Sss5 . nc
9lo.s 10 snow that said SUSPENSION rs
90 - -lsLl,lN 100 That after the adon+io,
o. ms amendment an vacancies in ne IN
t'iice Experiments in the Citv Of 81 Psso
~ k-psl-ilt1 by the mayor and CITY COM
81 ~ persons only who are -a0o-1--,S-3i-..5
- SS ms commission for appointment 10 M
SECTION Zoe. That the chsi-ma, ~ -,
20 ana IRE deOartments shall be a mem
o-r,- s. - yLliIfllssion without a vote ana ]
49, ~ an duflsorv capacity. u being 49,
Dovvar ~ 10 Ees{ IN said commission full
49, 20 determine who shall cornrosa ar |
ellplpYes OF the fire and police Te1s-r,,--l..s
VI s ~ ~ q Fl Paso. Texas.
ilo-N w As 70 officers and employees