The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-27

Provided. further, that only the two
| candidates receiving the highest number
| OF votes for any particular office shall be
niaced upon the general election ballot.
| and no person persons named q
"sndidate for office shall be placed upon
I such general election ballot unless they
shah have been duly and legally nomina.
| ted at the Nonpartlsan primary election
| as herein provided for.
| SECTION 8. That the Mayor and
Bard Of Commissioners Of the city OF
tTulsa, Oklahoma, hereby submit to tho
qualified electors at special election to
| he held In said city. the question Of the
amendment to the Charter of said City Of
| Tulsa, oklahoma, said question as sub
| mitted 20 be designated as
! PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
| FIVE.
| CIVIL SERVICE.
| That there shall he added to the Char
ter OF the city Of Tulsa an article 10 he
CiyiL SERVICE COMMISSION creating
aud estahlishing such CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION. and defining in general
terms the rights. powers. and duties OF
such commission. Z"
AT. IL, /. 1t 4. hereby declared that
here shall be civil service in the Police
ulsa, state OF Oklahoma.
2. There is hereby established n CIVIL
RvlCE. COMMISSION which shall con
@ EN-. OF Of the ci,y Of fisD Tuisa' oklahama who who
| shall have resided IN said city for pc.
Rod OF more than three ts) years, and alt
II whom shall be over tho age OF thirty.
! five (35l years.
8, Spch commissioners thau be nom
mated by the mayor aud confirmed by
the city commissioners Immediately aft.r
such msyor and city commissioners are
.'ected, qualified and Installed into OF
srRvicE COMMISSION shan serve with
| out ompepsation, and their term OF Of
flee shall be two t?) years or until their
successors are appointei and qualife
BY death, resignation, or otherwise, shall
be filled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed by the city commissioners for
the uneKpired term Of such vacancy,
4. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
with the approval OF the mayor and com
missoners, shall make such rules or reg
mess as 1t shall find necessary Red ex-
pedient but ~ rules made by the CIVIL
FRNlCE COM MISSION may be changed
or amended by the mayor and commits
sioners; provided that no rules or regu-
lations shall ever be adonted which shall
permit the employment or appointment
OF any person without good character or
unfit or incompetent for the discharge of
the duties thereof or prevent the removal
Tor want Of fitness or moral charaot er sor
inoompetency or the failure or refusal "a
properly discharge the duties OF hts APP
pointment or employment
8. NAl employees OF the fire and police
departments, who may at the time OF the
appointment of the first CIVIL SERVICE
lMMISSION, as herein provided. be In
the actual service of the city, shall With
In ninety ts0) days thereafter xpAss an
examination, and II satisfactory be
placed upon the probation list and allowed
70 remain IN the actual service OF the city
for a period OF six tel months unless re-
moved for cause, and shall then be placed
upon tho classified list OF appointess or
employees for promotion on the basis Of
merit. experience. and record.
All applicants for employment In the
fire and police departments OF said city
he
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. and
such examination be satisfactory, such
waiting list, and when required BY the
police or fire departments may be EN-
ployed In such departments. and placed
on the probation list and allowed to re-
main In the service OF said city IN such
police or fire departments for a period
Of six months unleAA removed for cause