El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-19

! ton as required by law. the following
/ as passed and approved by the legislature
! Of the state q Texas the 25th day OF Feb
, Amend Section so mat the following
shall be added 20 the same and be part OF
; said Section ;:
is ~ ne CI-~ ~ ~ 80 ~ -revse - 40 -
urovide for the extension Of said boundary
wing adjacent 10 ssid CIV With or Witbout
the consent OF the territory or inhabitants
Srdinance In the council ia snail be publis6ef
in the official newspaper OF the CITY Of Fl
I'aso one time and shall not thereafter be
acted upon until at least thirty DAYS has
elapsed after said publication- ana when said
of dinauce is finally passed. the said territory
50 enclosed shall BE- part Of the CITY Of e
entitled 70 all the rights and privileges OF
other citizens Of the CITY Of Fl PasO and
sail be bound By the acts. ordinances. reso-
lrtions and regulations Of said Citv- This
tionaI to the method set out in section 3 OF
the original Charter.
Amend Section 10 so as 10 hereafter read
Section 10. on the third Tuesday IN
April in each and every year ending In an
odd number or as soon thereafter as may be.
the city Council shall elect hv ballot the
following named etficers to-wlt- A CITY at
torney. city clerk plumbing inspector. a
meter inspector tproFided. lne civ Council
may pY ordinance ccmntne dulles ana oItces
n meter Inspector and plumbing inspector
tnelneer ana sucn etner oIllcers ana agents
hv ordinance shall. be made elective hv
provided
IN the judgment OF the CIV tountlL me
public interest will be suhserved thereby. the
- ,5f,-i7el1 e1E -Ls-ssf+s- enc san ~
elected assessor Of taxes and collector
sation respectively. shall be fixed by the
City Council as provided by this act Every
OF appointed uF tne lll.-Nel- Snali Wltnin
twenty davs thereafter qualify and enter
fault thereof his office shall De deemed va
cant and the CITY Council or the MAYOR. as
same hv new election or appointment Tho
MAYOR shall appoint the clerk OF the corDora-
u the board Of health and such other off
GERS and agents of the CITY as DIV this act
pointed hy the mayor. He shall have au-
thority at viii 70 suspend without nav or
moved he shan me his reasons therefor win
the ctiv clerk for the inspection Of the public.
In addition thereto the mavor shall have
the right 10 suspend from office for not more
officer agent Of the citv- whether elective
or appointfve. excepting aldermen but in an
W hich shall be forthwith filed with the CITY
clerk. and shall be presented to the CITY
order he shall SET forth the causes moving
him thereto. together with his recommenda-
PROVIDED however that the members OF
the police and fire departments OF The CITY
sage OF this amendment be aDDolpted- ex-
cent as hereinafter stated. or discharged by
the mayor. but shall be under the control
and supervision Of the civil service commits
sion for the police and fire departments here
in created
SECTION lea There is hereby established
a civil service fire and police commission.
which shall consist OF three persons resident
citizens Of the CITY OF Fl Paso. who shall
have resided in said CITY Tor period Of more
than three wears Immediately after this
amendment goes into effect or as soon
thereafter practicable the mavor- with
the approval Of the city Council shall ap-
pofut three civil service commissioners who
shall serve without compensation their term
OF office shall be Tor period OF two years.
provided commissioners first appointed after
this amendment goes into effect shall hold
as follows one shall serve for period Of
one ana the other two FOR tNo years
their terms 20 Ice decided hv Tot immediately
after they shall have qualified that there
after the mayor. with the approval o. the