El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04

To be EeIr on the 1-th dav OF December
p-oPos55 amendments 70 the CITY charter
o. the CITY Of r Paso amending section
az the boundaries OF the CITY % Fl Pa-o
Texas, section 10 relating 70 the election and
fire and police civil service commission:
section Isl relatlnE 70 tns Dli.lce1-e 80 -, .
ordinances imposing 2 Inc, penalty. ana m
prisonment5 and section lsl relating % ne
the CITY OF Il Paso. Texas.
Proclamation Of MaYOr.
4 D 1915. the City Council OF the City OF
e Paso Texas. AT a regular meeting thereof.
present. there being four aldermen present.
passed an ordinance adopting the herein
City OF Il Paso Texas as PASSED and aD-
proved the 25th day OF February. A ID.
said amendments to the qualified voters OF
said citF for their adoDtlon or re1ectlon a
required BY law said amendments being a
Amend section so that the following
shan be added TO the same and be part OF
The civ Council shall have power by
CITY o. Fl Paso. Texas. and 20 provide for
the extension OF said boundary limits AID
annexation OF additional territory living ad-
iacent 20 said CITY. with OF without the
neNed: that uDon the introduction OF such
ordinance in the council It shall be Dub-
lished In the official newspaper OF the City
OF r PazO. one time. and shall not there
after be acted uDon until at least thirty
900 oaVs has elapsed after said pubica-
ten. and when said ordinance is finally
pass d tne sag tST.ltosS 80 e1close9 sL5 IA
pe n par OF me CIV OF II faso ana me
inhabitants thereof shall De entitled 10 all
ne riEgls ana prlElleses OF other ciJlzeils
OF the civ ~ r. ttso and shall be bounc
by the acts. ordinances. resolutions aud
regulations II said CITY. This method OF an
NcNttlA territory sndll De a0o.tiouai 20 me
method set GU in section OF the original
Amend section 10 50 as TO hereafter read
Section io- on the third Tuesday in Anrii
HuTber o. as soon tberesftt.s-r as ~ NAV he
he eHra .aHa haaH
following named Officers to-Wit- City
Attorney. a CITY Clerk a Plumbing Inspec-
tor a Meter Inspector crowded the City
ana offtcss OF meter lnsnecto~ ana rfrir1.hl No
INSPECTOR in one person. CITY Electrician
q. city Engineer and such other Officers and
agents as nv ordinance shall be made elective
bv the City Council provided that when
ever in the Judgment Of the CITY Council.
the public interest viii be subserved there
BY. the office OF assessor and collector
Of taxes NAV be- divided and thereafter Their
shall be elected an assessor OF taxes and
collector Of taxes whose duties. powers and
conformation respectively. shah be fixed
ny the CITY Council as provided by this act.
Council or appointed BY the Mayor. shall
within twenty teol DAYS thereafter qualify
and enter upon the discharge Of his duties
and n default thereof his office shall be
deemed vacant and the city Council or the
Mayor. as the case NAV be. shall proceed
to fan the same BY new election or aD-
clerk OF the corporation court. the CITY ply
ara sucn olner oIilcers ana agents OF the
CITY by this act or bv ordinance may he
sEai nave authority at viii 10 suspend
without paw OF remove any officer or agent
per son so removed ne shall file his reasons
therefor with the city clerk for the insDec-
ton OF the public
In addition thereto the SIavor shall have
the right to suspend from office for not
nav. any officer or agent Of the citv-
whether elective or apDoiutive- excepting
SoTtbyTitb fJ1ed E!th tbe citv clsrt and
hsa rr~a HaI IN he Hrrfl "a
~ si,a1 It forth ne ca-,ses rIo,-i1p hin,
thereto. together with his recommendations
TO the council IN the premises
PROVIDED. however that the members OF
the police and fire Departments OF the City
OF Il Paso- Texas shall not after the pas
sage - this amendment be APPOINTED ex-
cept rs hereinafter stated or DISCHARGED
BY the Mayor. but shall be under the con-
troll and supervision OF the Civil Service
Commission for the police and fire depart
ments herein created
Section 10a- mere Is hereby established a
civil service fire and police commission
which shall consist Of three persons resi-
shall have resided in said CITY for a period
q more than lhf wears ImtEc diatelv aIter
thereafter as practicable the -Mavor- with
shah serve without compensatlon- their I
years. provided Commissioners first appoint |
ed after this amendment goes into erect !
p period Of one wear and she other two Cor |
two wears their terms TO be decided bv lot !
fled that thereafter the Mayor. with the I
auprOval Of the City Council shall fiji the |
vacancy or vacancies caused hv the eNpira- !
ton Of the term or terms OF such retiring ]
commissioner or commissioners
ANY vacancy in said commission caused |
Nv death. resignation or otherwise shall be ]
filled by the Mayor with the approval OF I
the CITY Council for the uueXDircd term Of 4
such retiring commissioner
Section lob The civil service commits /
sion shall make such rules and regulations ]
FOR the nroucr conduct of its business as 4
1t shall find necessary and expedient with 4