The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-28
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Provided further. that only the two
candidates receiving the highest number
OF votes for any particular otlce snail De
and no person. or persons named az u
~ ndidate for office shall be placed upon
such general election ballot unless the>
shall have been duly and legally nomina
ted at the Nonpertisan primary election
'ss herein provided for.
SECTION 5. That the Mayor and
p.ard ~ commissioners Of the city Of
Tulsn' OKLAHOMA, hereby submit TO tho
qualified electors Rt a special election 20
he held In said city. the question OF the
amendment to the charter Of said city %
Tulsa, oklahoma, said question az sub
mItted 10 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 to nc
known and designatsd as Article ls
COMMISSION. and defining In genera.
terms the rights, powers. and duties OF
such commission.
here .hall be Avil service in the Police
and Fire Departments Of the city oi
Visa state OF Oklahoma,
2 There Is hereby established a CIVIL
RyiCF COMMISSION which shall con
slst OF three t2) persons. resident citi
sens of the city Of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who
shall have resided IN shlu CITY LOT a Pc
Rod Of more than three (1 years, and al
81 whom shall be over the age OF thirty
five $3.50 years.
mated by the mayor and confirmed bS
the city commissioners Immediately aft4,
such msyor and city commissioners are
elected. qualified, ana. Installed Into OF
flee, and the members OF such CIVIL
~ RVICr COMMISSION shall serve with
out compensation, and their term of Of
flee shall be two t2) years or until thei'
0 n DO"
ANY vacancy in said comml lssion. caused
/ by deat h, resignation, or otherwise, sinai
be filled by nomination by the mayor and
| confirmed by the city commissioners FOL
| tho unexpired term Of such vacancy
1. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
\ with the approval Of the mayor and com
missioners, shall make such rules or reg
ulatiops for the proper conduct of Its bus
| mess US IL shall find necessary and ex
| pedient but all rules Jnade by the civil
/ 'TRNICE COMMISSION may be change,
| or amended by the mayor and commits
! sioners. provided that no rules or regu
] lRtions shall ever be adopted which shal
OF any person without good character. o
unfit or incompetent for the discharge o
| the duties thereof or prevent the remoya
or disoharge Of any appointee or employee
incompetency or the failure or refusal l.
properly discharge tho dutios OF his az
| pointment or employment.
s. All employees OF the Use and pole
departments, VINO may at the time OF tn
appointment OF the first CIVIL SERVICE
NMIssIoN, as herein provided, be I
the actual service OF the city shall with
in ninety (9OD days thereafter pass a
| examination, and II satisfactory b
placed upon the probation list and ailowe
10 remain In the actual service OF tho cit
for period OF six (6) months unless RI
moved for cause, and shall then be place
upon tho classified list OF appointees o
en poyees for promotion on the basis 9
merit. experience, ana record.
All applicants for employment in tn
fire and police departments OF said cit
l shall pass an examination before tn
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, and
such examination be satisfactory, sue
person or persons shall be placed upon
waiting list and when required by IN
police nr fire departments may be en-
ployed In such departments, and place
on the probation list aud allowed to RI
main In the service OF said city IN sue
police or fire departments for q perio