El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-17


RESOLUTON OF THE INTENTION or
THE CITY COUNCIL or THE CITY OF FL
PASO- TEXAS. To PROVIDE FOR THE
~ EMISSION or AMENDMENIS TO III z
CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FL
BE IT RESOLVED by the CITY Council Of
the City Of Fl PasO that WHEREAS II
deems IT. preferable 70 submit amendments 20
the charter Of the Citv II Fl PaSo TEXAS.
and desires to submit 20 the qua lifted voters
Of tho CITY of TT Paso. Texas for their an
rrovaf or rejection. as required by law. the
amendments hereinafter setforth- and
WHEREAS the general law Of Texas D-o-
hitting amendment or amendments until
twenty DAYS notice has been given OF such
intention hy notification Tor ten dsvs in some
newspaper published in said Citv-
NOW THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED
the intention or the CITY Council o. said
CITY or ~ Paso. Texas. at regular meeting
chamber ~ said CITY on the sth day Of No
vember- 1916. at ten \ ~ 70 pass an ordi-
nance providing for the submission TO the
qualified voters FOR their approval or rcicc-
ton as required by Law the following
as passed and approved bv the Legislature
OF the Sta+e - Texas the 18th dav OF Feb
Amend section 3 so mat the following
sia.i De added 90 the same and be a part Of
SECTION 81. The CITY Council shall have
rover eE ordnance 70 flN the BOUNDARY linn
provide Tor the extension Of said boundary
limits and annexation q additional territory
Wing adjacent 20 said CITY with or without
the consent Or the territory or inhabitants
"Nl.fa-iA una. up0n inc inIrN1 rCt1on OF SuF1
"rliua1ce iU tho council 30 shall he published
200 The official ucrgSpaper Of tho CITY OF ri
f'FSe one time and shall not thereafter be
-ctel upon until at least thirty dsTs has
ELAPSED after said publication and when said
oT1iu-uce D. finally passed the said territory
50 enclosed shall he part Of the Citv Of Fl
l7~o and tle inhabitants thereof shall be
c7riiicd 20 ai the rights and priv eyes or
other citizens or the city Of Fl Psso and
SAT- be bound hv the acts. ordinances rNSo-
lrttouS and regulations Of said civ This
method OF anncNirr territory shall he addi-
rouaI 90 the method set out IN Section . OF
the original Charter
Amend Section 10 so as TO hereafter read
follows
Section 10. on the third Tuesday in
AprH iH each ana every wear ending in an
odd number or ~ soon thereafter as may be.
the CIV council shall elect hT ballot the
following named officer ro-v-it- a citv at
t0rney. citv clerk plumbing inspector.
meter inspector provided. the CITY Council
may by ordinance combine duties and offices
" meter inspector and plumbing inspector
in one per=oIf. citv electrician. CITY
engineer ana SUCH other officers and agents
rs nN ordinance shall DE made elective low
the CITY Council. provided. that v-heuever-
IN the Judgment or the City Council the
public interest viii DE suhscrveG thereby. tho
ONCE ~ assessor and collector Of taxes NAV
Doc divided and thereafter there shall be
elected an assessor or taxes and collector
~ taxes whose duties. powers and coruueu-
~sttiou- respectively. shalt De- fixed bv the
titr Council provided hv this act Evcry
person elected Go office by the city Council
or appointed bf the maFor- shall within
twenty DAYS thereafter QUALIFY and enter
upou the discharge OF his duties and lu de-
fault thereof his office shall 20 deemed K--
'stIf auu the tffF Council or the mayor 81
Same Hg s uar election or auuplutmeHt- TIE
afur shall au:l.ur the c.crh - tNe CORPORA
fHI .Hsurt che sfrN physician the rf-rui boris
of tnr board OF health ami sucn other off