The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-09

Provided further. that only the two
candidates receiving the highest number
OF votes for any particular office shall be
placed upon tho general election ballot
candidate FOR office shall be placed upon
such general election ballot unless thoy
shall have been duly and legally nomina.
ted at the NonpArtlsan primary election
as herein provided for
SECTION b. That the Mayor and
Hosrd of Commissioners OF the city Of
Tulsa, oklahoma, hereby submit 90 tho
qualified electors at a special electlon to
be held IN said city, the question OF the
adoption or rejection Of the following
amendment 90 the Charter Of said city ~
Tulsa, oklahoma, said question as sub
mlttsd 60 he desiEnated as
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
CIVIL SERVICE.
tor ~ tho city of Tulsa an article to be
known and desiEnatsd as Article 10.
COMMISSION. and defining In genarai
terms tho rlghta powers, Rnd duties OF
Art IS / II Is hereby declared that
'lcro shan be riyii services IN the Police
aud Fire Departments 81 tho city OF
Tulsa, state Of Oklahoma.
2. There IN hereby established a CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION which shall con.
slsi ~ three t3l persons, resident Git
shah have resided iu said city for ps
riOd Of more thHu three go years and ali
~ whom shall bo over thu age Of thirty
five t3b) years
s. such commissioners shall br nom
mated ny tho mayor and confirmed by
the city coWmi8sIUuorH Immediately afta'
elected. que'ifrd, pnd installed into Of
flee, and the members ~ such CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION shall serve with
out cnmpeusatfon. aud fheIr term Of Of
fics shall be two GJ years or untn their
Fu'trHHuff HrN appointed uHN uuuIltlHf
Any vacancy IA said commission, caused
d NHU o. .H. .H. .| #.N H.Ur "a InH Nl
be filled by nomination by tho mayor and
confirmed BY tho city commissioners for
f 'Tfs'GiVrL 81 RVISE ooaMis3ioN.
with the approval uf the mayor ana com.
missionera, shuu moho such ruleg or reg
mess a. % snail ina usrcssary ana cE-
poilrut, but ell rules made BY the civil
arHvItE COMMISSION may be changed
si0nors, provided that no rules or regu
laiioua shall ever DE adopted which Hhal
permit the employ }mrnt nr appointment
of any person without good character. ug
unfit OF incompetent Tor The discharge ul
tho duties thereof gr prevent the removal
or diachafge oi any appointsie or employeo
inUuupotrupy ur tho failure or refusal Ia
properly dIFrlarF" il, duties Of his ap'
@. All employer al the fire Hnd police
department.. who may ut The time Of The
app.intueut pf the first CIVIL SERVIC b
VMMleF JON, as herein provided, be IN
tu ninety 100 days thereafter pass an
erauluntlou and n satisfactory ba
placed upon the probation list aud allowed
tY remain loo the actual service OF the clly
for "a period Of six tGI months unloss ra
moved for cause. ana shall then be placed
upon the classified llft Of appointsos or
oW pl0yees Tor promotion on tho bRsls OF
merit. cRprrleuce, and record.
All applicants ror employment IN the
fire and police departments of asid city
shHI pass an examination before the
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, and "
such cKHWiuaucn be satisfactory such
person or persons shall be placed upon a
waiting list. nnd when required by the
police or fire departments may be ON
Li0ysd In such departments and placed