The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-26

Provided, further. that only the two
candidates receiving the highest number
OF votes for any particular OFFICE shall be
placed upon the general election ballot,
and no person or persons named as
candidate for office shall be placed upon
such general election ballot unless they
shall have been duly and legally nomlnn'
ted at the Nonpartisan primary election
as herein provided for.
SECTION 8. That the Mayor and
Roard Of Commissioners OF the city of
Tulsa. Oklahoma, hereby submit 10 tho
+qualified electors at special eleotion TO
he held IN said city, the question OF the
adoption or rejection of the following
amendment to the Charter of said city OF
Tulsa, oklahoma, said question as sub
mittcd to be designated as
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
CIVIL SERVICE.
That there shall be added to the Char.
ter OF the city OF Tulsa an article to be
known and designated as ARTICLE Is.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS" creating
COMMISSION; and defining in general
terms the rights, powers. and duties OF
such commission.
there shall be civil service in sthe Police
and Fire Departments OF the City of
tulsa. state OF Oklahoma.
rFRvicE COMMISSION which shall con. n
sst of three tSl parsons, resident citl'
gems Of the city OF Tulsa, Oklahoma. who
riod OF more than three (D years. and all
Of whom shall be over the age Of thirty
five t76D years.
2. such commissioners shall he nom
mated by the mayor and confirmed by
the city commissioners Immediately afts'
such mayor and city commissioners are
elected. qualified, and Installed Into of
flee, and the members Of such CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION shall serve with.
out compensation, and their term OF Of
flee shall be two e) years or until their
successors are appointed and qValifie
Any vacancy in said commission ce-"~@
by death, resignation. OF otherwise, shall
be filled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed by the city, commissioners for
the une1pired term OF such vacancy.
4. Tho CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
with the approval OF the mayor and com.
ulations for the proper conduct OF Its bus
mess as II shall find necessary and eN-
pedient, but all rules made by the CIVIL
'ERVICE COMMISSION may be changed
or amended by the mayor and commits
sioners; provided that no rules or regu'
lattOhs shall ever be adopted which shall
permit the employment or appointment
OF any person, without good character, or
unfit or incompetent for the discharge OF
or discharge OF any appontee or employee
for want OF fitness or moral character or
ineom potency or the failure or refusal to
properly discharge the duties OF hts ap'
pointment or employment
g. All employees OF the fire and police
departments, who may at the time Of the
appointment OF the first CIVIL SERVICE
lMMtSSION, as herein provided, be in
the actual service OF the city, shall with
IN ninety Oo) days thereafter pass an
| examination, and &if satisfactory ba
placed upon the probation list and allowed
| 10 remain IN the actual service OF the City
| for a period Of six (6) months unless ro
moved for cause. and shall then be placed
upon the classified list Of appointees o.
employees for promotion on the basis OF
merit, experience, and record.
All applicants for employment in the
/ fire and police departments OF said cit y
shall pass an examination before the
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, and u
I such eNaminattou be satisfactory, such
/ person or persons shall be placed upon q
! waiting list, and when reqaired by the
! police or fire departments may be EN-.
/ ployed in such departments. and plac ed
! on the probation list and allowed 10 re-
main in the service Of said city IN such
OF six months unless, removed for e''fs-