The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-08

Provided. further. that only the two
candidates receiving the highest number
Of votes for any particular office shah be
placed upon the general election ballot,
and no person or persons named n
candidate for office shall be placed upon
shall have been duly and legally ncmins.
ted at the NonpartisRn primary election
as herein provided for.
RNard Of Commissioners Of the City OF
Tulsa, Oklahoma. hereby submit to tho
qualified electors at special election 10
be 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
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
CIVIL SERVICE.
ter of the city Of Tulsa an article TO ns
hnoTn and designated as Article IL.
% ShS esa6pishns ahAisfSvt9fN s9sh Sfvff ssRSts sTReSSfins
COMMISSION: and defining In genera
terms the rights. powers. and duties of
Art IL /. II is hereby declared tina,
there shall he civil service in the Police
and Fire Departments Of ths City OF
2. There IL hereby established a CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION which shall CON
sist Of three tsl persons. resident citi-
shall have resided IN said city for pc.
riod OF more than three ts) years, and ali
Of whom shall be over the age OF thirty.
; such commissioners shall be nom
mated by the mayor and confirmed BY
the city commit saioners Immediately afta.
such mayor and city ommissieners are
elected. qualified. and installed into OF
fiee; and the members OF such cIylL
out ecmpensat'on, and their term of-9f.
flee shall be two (2) years or until their
successors are appointed Rnd qualiflet
Any vacancy in said commission. caused
"a 10 ha
be filled by nomination by the mayor and
confirmed by the city commissioners for
:, the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
with the approval Of the mayor ana CON,
nissioners. SHAH make such rules or reg
ulatlons for the preper conduct Of It's busl
mess as II shall find necessary and eKl
pedient but az rules msds by the CIVIL
StRNlCE COMMISSION may be changed
or amended BY the mayor and co.nmis-
sioners, provided that no rules or reEu-
lations shall ever be adopted which shall
permit the employment or appointment
OF any person without good character, or
unfit or incompetent for the discharge %
the duties thereof or prevent the removal
or discharge oi any appotntee OF employee
incom potency or the failure or refusal L.
properly discharge the duties Of his ap-
po1ntment or employment,
S. All employees OF the fire and police
departments who may at the time % the
appointment q the first CIVIL SERVh'E.
iMMiSSlON. ae herein provided. be IL
the actual service OF the city, shall with
IN ninety tsol days thereafter pass an
sxamiuatioH. and II satisfactory b.
placed upon the probation list and allowed
% remain IN tHs actual service ot the cay
for a period OF siX 40 months unless re-
moved for cause. and shall then be piacsi
upon the classified iist Of sppoiptees ot
employees for promotion on the basis of
merit. experience. and record
AL applicants 1sr employment in the
fire and police departments OF said city
shall pass an examination before the
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION aua q
such exAminsgiCn be satisfactory. such
person or persons shall ee placed upon a
waiting llst, and when required hy the
police or fire dspArtsneuts may be sm
pleysd IN such departments. and placed