El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-27

in ten DAYS after the hearing as to whether
OF not the employe shall be Dermanerf
dismissed from the service OF the CITY or re-
tnstated in his employment All such hear
ings shall be public and conducted under
sion shall make The decision Of the com
mission shall be final In order to perfect
only be necessary for said SUSPENDED en-
0love to tile written statement showing
IN what department he was employed when
and for what he was suspended and a state
ment hy him DENYING the truth OF the mat
tiers charged in the statement OF the officer
sppeaI from tbe decisio6 81 ssid sIsnsr,d
INK officer which statement shall be signed
and sworn TO by the emDiove 50 suspended
In all hearings on appeal from order OF
suspension bv the civil service commission
the judgment Of the officer suspendinE the
eInDlove shall be presumed to be correct. and
olove TO show that said suspension was
Section 10d That after the adoption Of
this amendment. all vacancies in the fire
shall be filled by the Mav5r and City COun-
ell by persons only who shall be recon-
mended bv this commission for appoint
nent 10 I'm such vacancies
That the chairman OF the police and fire
departments shall be a member OF said COM
mission without vote and only in ad-
visory caUscity- Il being the intention TO
teTmine who shall compose the EMPLOYEES OF
the fire and police departments OF the City
section Iof As to officers and employees
OF the city not placed under TINS commits
force and effect as 10 such appointment re-
moval. etc unless amended at this or some
Amend section Isl so as to hereafter read
as follows
Section ISL
Every ordinance imposing any penalty.
fine Imprisonment or forfeiture for the vio
lation OF its provisions shall after the pass
age thereof be published once in the Of
fetal paper and the proof OF such Dublica-
newspaper taken before any officer author
lied 10 administer oath. and filed with the
Of such u1l,iication shall be conclusive evil
dence in ali courts Of the publication
, vided such ordinances shall be presumed to
have been uul'ished until the contrary
Amend section Isl so as to hereafter read
az follows:
The Mayor CT the CITY OF e Paso shan
receive seilaTy OF s4eyO-uv per silltilh- pay
a6le IN monthly instruments IN LuI satls-
faction for ali services required OF him IN
and shall devote all Of his time to the serv-
ices Of the citv; each alderman shall re
ale in Tnonthlv fnstaIr1~-s- in fulI salts
faction for all services REQUIRED OF him IN
aud shaH devote no less than six hours
exclusively 10 the service Of the city each
At the first meeting in January OF each
ana every year ending in an odd number or
as soon thereafter as practicable the CITY
90 unci shali TX bN ordnance the c9nlpess'
sation or salary to be Daid TO all CITY OF
years anu sucn eotnpellsalloIi 50 IiNed slistil
not be Increased or diminished during thu
term for which such officer was elected or
said ordinance providing that said amend
ments shall be submitted TO the qualified
voters or Sald cltN- whY are legally 0ual-
| fled 10 vote; for their adoDtion or rejection
rTa~4For4 IL, shfr.-e hafd ac-
ccrdinE to law Will be held I'm the CITY Of
| cincts. ON the 18th day OF December 1916.
! for tae purpose OF submitting TO the quail
whether or not the aforesaid amendments. or
! either OF them shall be adopted and there