St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-02

VI Sdlu DOuleS. anu no executive vi
judicial officer of the state. and no clerk
or employe OF any department or branch
of the government of the state, and no
executive officer, clerk or employee of
any department of any city govern
ment shall personally. directly or in
directly solicit or receive, or be in
any manner concerned in solicit
ing or receiving any assessment. sub
scriptlon OF contribution for any politi-
cal purpose whatever: but this shall
not be construed to forbid such persons
to be members of political organizations
or committees. Noperson shall directly
or indirectly solicit any contribution for
any political purpose from any civil of
ficer or employer. No person shall, in
any room or buildir e occupied for the
or employees of the state or any city
thereof, solicit in any manner whatever
or receive any contribution of money or
any other thing of value for any pOliti-
cal purpose whatever. No officer or
employe of the state, or any city there
OF, shall discharge, OF promote, or de-
grade, or in any manner change the
official rank OF compensation OF any
other officer or employe, or prom
Use or threaten to do so, for
giving or withholding or neglecting to
make any contribution of money OF
other valuable thing for any political
purpose. No officer. clerk or other per-
son in the service of the state or any
city thereof shall, directly or indirectly,
give or hand over to any other officer,
clerk or person in said service, or to any
senator, member of the house of repre-
SentatiyeS. alderman, councilman or
commissioner, any money or other yalu
able thing on account of or to be applied
to the promotion of any political object
whatever. No person in the service of
the state or any city thereof shall use
his official authority or influence
either to coerce the political &C
ton of any person or body
or to interfere with any election.
No person in the public service shall
for that reason be under any obliga-
ton to contribute to any political fund,
shall not be removed OF otherwise pre-
JUDGED for refusing to do so. No per-
son while holding any public Office OF
in nomination for, OF while seeking a
nomination or appointment for any
office, shall corruptly use, OF promise
to use, either directly OF indirectly, any
official authority or influence whether
then possessed OF merely anticipated).
in the way of comforting upon any
person, or in order to secure or aid any
person in securing any office or public
employment, or any nomination, con-
firmatlOn, promotion or increase of
salary, upon the consideration, or con-
dition, that the vote or political infiu-
ence OF action of the last named person,
or any other, shall be given or used in
behalf of any candidate, officer or party,
or upon any other corrupt condition or
consideration. No city in the state
shall pay any bill incurred by any Off
cial OF officials thereof for wines, liq-
uOrS or cigars; nor shall any city pay
any bill for refreshments furnished to
any official of said city where the
amount for any one day shall exceed
81 for each member of the government
of said city, who certifies over his own
signature to the correctness of the bill.
The rules mentioned in section may
be made from time to time. and may be
given general or limited application.
and they shall, among other things, pro-
vide:
First-For the classification of the
Offices and employments to be filed.
Second-For open competitive and
other examinations by which to test
applicants for office. or for employment,
as to their practical fitness to discharge
the duties of the positions which they
desire to fill.
Third-For the filling of vacancies in
offices in accordance with the results of
such examinations and for the selection
of persons for public employment in
accordance with such results, or by
order of application, or other wise, as
may seem most desirable to carry out
the provisions of this act.
Fourth-FOr promotions in office on
the ha sic nf 1Cpprt9jnpd merit and Spn-
ioritv in service and examination as may
seem desirable. On all cases where it
is practicable vacancies shall be filled
by promoJion.)
Fifth-For a period of probation be-
fore all appointment OF employment is
made permanent.
Sixth-For giving preference in APP
pointments to office and promotions to
Office (other qualifications being equaD
to applicants who served in the army or
navy of the United States in time of
war, and have been honorably dis
charged therefrom.
GERS whose appointment is subject to
confirmation by the senate, a city coun-
ell or school committee, heads of any
principal department in city, officers
for the faithful discharge of whose
duties a superior officer is required to
give bonds, teachers of the public
schools, the private secretary of the gov
ernOr or of the mayor of any city shall not
be affected as to their election or selec-
ton by any rules made as aforesaid; but
such rules shall apply to members of
the police and fire departments others
than police and fire commissioners.
chief superintendent and marShals of
police departments and chief engineers
of ipn ortn re Nn IN
examination under the rules established
as aforesaid shall relate to political or
religious opinions or affiliations, and no
appointment or selection to an Office or
for employment within the scope Of the
rules established aforesaid, shall be in
any manner affected or influenced by
such opinions or affiliations. The
said commissioners may appoint
chief examiner, who shall, under
their direction, surperintend any
examination under this act, and shall
perform such ether duties as they may
prescribe. Such chief examiner shall
receive salary of $500 year. and
shall be paid his necessary travelling
expenses incurred in the discharge of
his official duties. They may also employ
a secretary, at a salary not exceeding
81, 200 year. They may designate per-
sons in the official service of the state.
or of the city, who shall, with the con-
sent of the head of the department or
Office in which any such person serves,
act in any examination held under this
act. But no person shall serve as ex-
aminer of candidates for office, under
the provisions of this act, when any rel
alive or connection by marriage. within
the degree of first cousin, shall be an
applicant. The said commissioners
may also incur such expense, not eX-
ceeding $500 a year, as may he proper
for printing and stationery and other
incidental matters.