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


enter upon the discharge q his duties and
IN default thereof his office shall be deemed
vacant and the city council or the mayor. as
ths case may be- shall proceed 70 ftl the
same by "A new election or appointment
The MAYOR shall appoint the clerk Of the
members q the board o. health and such
other officers and agents OF the city as oy
to Re appointed BY the mavor- He shall
have authority a. Will 70 SUSPEND without
pointed bv him and n -sGuested by any
person 50 removed he shall file his reasons
spection Of the public.
In addition thereto The nayor snatl nav
the right TO SUSPEND from Once ior not
more than thirty DAYS. With or without nay
any officer Or aS:nt O, ne eiIy- Sir,a
hu- in al such cases he shall suspend bv
written order which shall Re IorthWlth
flIed with the city cl-rh, sne shSlI oe pc
INK thereof in which order he shall set
forth the causes MOVING MN tneretn- 70
Eether with his recomneuoations TO the
PROVIDED. however. that the members
OF the police and fire departments Of the
City OF Fl Paso Texas shall not after
or discharged by the mayor but shall b
gnd7F tne co1..oI arc - 49,, q IN,
FIRE departments herein created
section 10a-
There is hereby established a civil service
fire and police commission witch shall con-
sis- OF three persons. resident citizens Of the
CIV OF Fl Psso. who shall have resided in
sd civ for a ueriod 81 more than three
wears Immediately after this amendment
goes into effect. soon thereafter -
practicable. the mayor with the approval
OF the city council. shall appoint three civil
service commissioners Who shall serve with
out compensation their term % office shan
he for a period q one. two and three years
respectively. or until their successors are
appointed and qualified. the length OF the
term Of office Of such commissioners shall
be determined by lot: that every year there
after the mayor. with the approval Of the
City Council. shall appoint commissioner
to fill the vacancy caused By the expira-
ton Of the term OF such retiring commits
sicner- ANY vacancy in said commission
caused by death. resignation or otherwise
shall be filled by the mayor with the ap-
proval % the city Council for the uneX-
Dired term Of such retiring commissioner
Section lob
The civil service commission shall make
such rules and regulations for the proper
conduct OF its business as Il shall find neces-
sarv and exDedieut with full authority 20
enforce the attendance OF witnesses and the
giving ~ testimony at its hearing. and shall
have the right and authority TO employ a
secretary 10 said commission who shall be
CITY council. and whose duties snail be de-
-erminei hy said commission
The said commission among other things
shall provide FOR the classification Of the
employees OF the fire and police departments
OF the city OF Fl PasO eligible 20 civil serv-
Ice. said commission shall also make such
rOvisiors s 70 shall deem eIDedient for
r0r1nerfrfve and free exarufnatiou a. 10 the
fitness in regard TO said classified service
for the eligible list from which vacancies
shall be filled. for period OF not less than
tWelve months probation before being placed
Inon the classified list % apuoiutees and
employees and after being placed on said