El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27
SpeciaI Election.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
To Be held on the izth gay Of u Ger ib
proposed amendments TO the CITY chaItes
OF the City Of q Paso amending section ;
Of the boundaries Of the CITY OF p Paso,
Texas: Seetion ~ re.stlIE t9 tne I'M
sertion Isl relating TO The Dublication OF
ordinances imposing a fine. penalty. and i'm
Drisonmeut: and section 1sl relating TO the
salary Of the MAYOR and city cOuncilmsn OF
the city Of Il Paso. Texas
Proclamation of MAYOR
WHEREAS on the sth day Of November
A D. 1915. the City Council OF the CITY 81
FL Paso- Texas. at . regular meeting tiereoI-
bv the unanimous vote Of the aldermen
present there being four aldermen present
after amendments TO the CITY charter OF the
city OF Fl Paso Iexas as passed ana an
proved the z5th day Of FEBRUARY. a y
1907. and providing for the submission q
said city for their adoption or rejection as
required By law. said amendments being as
follows:
Amend section so that the following
shall be added to the same and be a part q
said section 3
The CITY Council shall have power by
ordinance TO fix the boundary limits Of the
CITY Of FL PasO. Texas. and to provide for
the extension Of said boundary limits and
annexation OF additional territory lying ad-
iacent to said CITY. with or without the
consent OF the territory or inhabitants an
neXed- that uDOn the Introduction Of such
ordinance in the council II shall be pub
lished in the official newspaper OF the civ
OF Fl Paso- one time. and shall not there-
after be acted upon until at least thirty
(30l days has ELAPSED after said Dublice-
ten and when said ordinance IS finally
b a mart OF -he Citv Of II Paso and the
Inhabitants thereof shall be entitled TO all
the rights and privileges Of other citizens
Of the CITY OF Fl Paso. and shall be bound
by the acts ordinances. resolutions and
regulations Of said city This method Of an
rexing territory shall be additional TO 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 April
in each and every wear ending in an odd
number sooH thereafter nav be.
the CITY Council shall elect. by ballot. the
following named officers. tO-Wit- A CITY
Attorney. a CITY Clerk. d Plumbiug lnsuec-
tor. a Meter Inspector crowded. the City
Council may by ordinance combine duties
and offices OF meter inspector and plumbing
inspector IN one person.. a City Electrician
q CITY Engineer. and such other officers and
agents as nv ordinance shall Be made elective
by the CITY Council: provided. that when
ever IN the Judgment Of the CITY Council
the public interest viii be subserved there
bv. the Office OF assessor and collector
Of taxes NAV be divided and thereafter Their"
shall be elected an assessor OF taxes and a
collector Of taxes whose duties. powers and
compensation respectively. shall be fixed
DIV the City Council as provided hT this act.
Every person elected to office bv the City
Council. or appointed by the Mayor. snail
within twenty 600 DAYS thereafter qualify
and enter uDon n DISCHARGE Of his duties
ana IN default ruf .eOt his office snail be
deemed vacant and the City Council OF the
Mayor as the case may be. shall proceed
TO MI the same bv "a new election OF au-
pointrnent The Mayor shall appoint the
clerk OF the corporation court. the CITY ply
s1clan- the members of the board OF health
and such other officers and agents Of the
city as by this act or by ordinance may be