El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-15

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eeDt a., hereinafter stated. or. discharged
troll ana Supervision o. the civil service
Commission. FOR the police and fire depart
| ments herein created
] Section 10R- There is hereby established q
civil service fire and police commission.
( dent citizens OF the CITY OF e Paso. who
! SHAH have resided in said CITY for a period
! this amendment goes into effect. or As soon
] thereafter as practice BILE the Mavor. with
( the approval OF the city Council. shall q D
I point three civil service Commissioners who
sian serss WITHOUT commentators Their
I term OF offlce shall be for period OF Two
years provided commissioners first appoint
shall 1 Bes ' as Sael Eef INTO eifs s
g period Of one wear and the other two FOR
| Immediately after they shall have auali-
7 fled: that theresfter the Mayor with the
vacancy or vacancies caused by the exDira-
ton Of the term or terms Of such retiring
commissioner OF commissioners
Any vacancy in said commission caused
by death. resignation OF otherwise shall be
the CITY Council Tor the 11reypi-ed ts-r1 ~
I such retiring commissioning
sion shall make such rules and regulations
Tor the proper conduct OF its business
full authority TO enforce the attendance Of
witnesses and giving Of testimony at IT'S
tEority 10 employ secretary 70 said com
mission who shall be paid by the city at
duties shall be determined bT said com
The said commission among other things
shall provide FOR the classification OF the
employees OF the fire and police Departments
OF the CITY OF ri Paso sliTfbie TO civil serv-
Ice said commission shall also ma Ike such
provisions as it shall deem exDedient for
fitness in regard 70 said classified service
Tor the eligible list from which vacancies
IL q
twel e months D-olation before being placed
EDon the classified list of soDointees and
classified list anv probation must be based
on merit experience and record
EmDloyeS OF the police and fire depart-
Inents OF the City Of Fl Paso who may at
the tina Of the ecCDtiOn Of this article have
been in actual service OF said CITY for as
classified list by said commission
Slloa I've; any In , OF me 1 S5Ei
nav be suspended by the Mayor or imue-
lie Is employed and thereuDon his salary
shall cease. the officer making the order
civil service commission a statement OF the
suspension and his reasons therefor within
Sc suspended may II he desires file an aD-
real with said commission who shall hold
said commission shall make decision with
IN ten DAYS after the hearing as to whether
OF not the emDloyc shall be Derman @--r
dismissed from the service Of the citv or re-
iinstate ,l In ms employment- All such hear
such rules and regulations IS the comrlIS-
sion shall make Tho decision Of the con-
the appeal as hereinbsfore provided. il shall
only be necessary for said suspended EN-
pIove to file written statement shO-ina.
in what department he was employed when
and for what he was SUSPENDED and a state
rnent nv him DENYING the truth OF the mat
tiers charged in the statement OF the officer
soDeal from the decision Of ssid suspend
ing officer. which statement shall Be signed
ara sworn 70 hy the emDioTe SO suspe nded
In all hearings On appeal from order q
SUSPENSION BY the civil service commission
employe shall he presumed TO be correct and
the burden shall be upon the suspended en-
plove TO show that said suspension was
Section 1Od. That after the adoption OF
Or police apartments in the CITY o. 81 PasS
shall be filled By the MavSr and CITY COun-
ulended by this commission for appoint
ment 10 fiji such vacancies
That the chairman OF the police and fire
deoartnents shall be a member OF said com
visory capaclty- Il being the Intention to
vest in said commission fun power 20 de-
terInine who shall compose the employees OF !
the IRE and police departments OF the CITY
OF Fl Paso. Texas
Section 10E As 70 officers and employees
OF the citv not placed under this commits Q
sion. the present charter shall remain in full
moval- etc. unless amended at this or some Z
subsequent election
Section Isl.
fine. imprisonment or forfeiture FOR the vio- p
stio9 o. rs pr l5,is sai5 stteF tne pas
fetal paper and the proof OF such publica- /.
newspaper taken before anv officer author- F..
lied TO administer oath and filed with the D.
city Clerk. or any other competent proof +
dence in all courts OF the publication D
Vi led such criinarces shall be presumed 10 /
have been 50 published until the contrary /
Amend section 1s1 so as TO hereafter read 4
al follows:
The Mayor o. the CITY OF Fl Paso shah
receive salaTy OF t4sg0.o0 per annuTi- nay
faction for all services REQUIRED OF him IN
der the charter and ordinances Of the civ
and snail devote all Of his time to the serv-
ices OF the citv- each alderman shall re-
oeiye Ssllr5 o. $1,000 Der mum ,i1 9ey
faction for all services REQUIRED OF him IN
and SAL devote no less than six hours
exclusively 10 the ser vice 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 practice BILE the CITY
Council shall fix by ordinance the comDen-
s saI9h o. So. - ps Dalu 70 ~ CIV o.
years and such compensation fixed shall
not be Increased or diminished during t67 !
term for which such officer was elected or
said ordinance providing that said amend
rnents shall he submitted 10 the qualified
voters OF said city. who are legally uuali- Z
fed 70 vote; tor Their adoption or rejection
en- that an election in all things held ac-
cording to law. viii be held in the CITY O. I
Fl Psso. in each and all Of the voting pre-
c.ucts. the 13th day OF December. 1915. I
for the purpose OF submitting TO the uuali-
fled voters aforesaid the propositions !
whether or not the aforesaid amendments or Z
either OF them. shall be adopted. and there .
by enabling the said voters to ratifv or re- :
Dudiate the action OF the CITY Council in
adopting said amendments. The polls shall
b. oDen. and the election held IN the sew
eral voting precincts Of the City OF E Paso.
as follows
Precinct No. !; Greer Stables. W. Overland
and s. Santa Fe streets. r. S Austin. pre-
sidin judge. E N EOZZa. associate Judge
Precinct No. ?: 215 san Jacinto street: P. !
NJ Hudson presiding judge: W. W. Click I
associate Judge.
Precinct No. s. Central Fire Station J. Y.
Fraser. presiding Judge: Sam Melton as {
socIate Judge.
Precinct No. 4 so7 s virginia. James I.
Mari. presiding judge. n. Hennessy. asso-
ciate Judge
Precinct no. s. 4es Gays street D. W