The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
ARTICLE XVI.


Section /. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute ard be known as the civil
service commission. one for three years,
one TOR two years and one for one year
from the first day OF January, les5, each
year thereafter. the mayor shall In ike
manner appoint one person as the success
sor of the Commissioners whose term OF Of
nee shall expire With the preceding year,
10 serve a. such commissioner for three
years. Appointments 20 III vacancies shall
he for the uDeNpired term. All appoint
nents 20 said commission, both original
and 10 flll vacancies, shall be so made that
not more than two members shall at the
time OF appointment be members OF the
same political party Any commissioner
whose term shall expire shall! be eligible
10 reappointment. Two or said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
Sec. 2 Removal or CommissioneFs-Na
caneles. The mayor may. in his discretion.
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
thereby created shall be filled 10y the city
couT.ciL The mayor shall within five days
report In writing any such removal 10 the
city council With his reasons therefor. but
the commissioner so removed shall have no
right to a trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies ia the Office OF commissioner oe-
curing in any other way than by removal
hy the mayor shall De filled oy appointment
by the mayor
omntsstoners shah classify all the offices
and places OF employment IN the city with
reference 10 the examinations hereinafter
mentioned IN Section II OF this article. The
offices and places SO classified by the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service OF the city OF Seattle. and no APP
rolntment 10 any such office or place shall
hs made except under and according 70
the rules hereinafter mentioned
Sec I. Rules The commission shall
make rules 10 carry cut the purposes OF
this article. and FOR examinations. appoint
ments. promotions and removals IN accord
ance with its provisions. and the cemTnis-
ffffs
ia the existing rules.
Sec. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect Of Rules. All rules made rs herein
before provided. ana ali changes therein
shall 30 forthwith nrinted FOR distribu-
ton By the commission, and the commits
SION shall give notice ~ publication IN the
city Official newspaper OF the place where
said rules may be obtained, aud shall also
give notice IN such publication of the time
when said rules shah go into operation
which shall not be less than ten days sub
ssqueus 70 the date % publication.
Sec. 8. Examinations All Applicants FOR
offices or places in the classified civil ser
vice shail be subjected 20 examination.
which shah be public, competitive and open
20 an citizeus OF the United States with
specified limitations as 20 residence. age.
health. habits and moral character. Such
examinations shall be practical In their
character and shall relate TO those matters
which VIII fairly test the relative capacity
OF the persons examined 20 discharge the
duties ~ tne positions 90 which they seek
80 De appointed, and shall include, when
appropriate, tests Of physical QHatiflca-
iions, health. and or manual or profession
q SIKH Ne questions iu any examination
shall relate 10 political or religious opinion
or Affiliations. The commission shall cos
frof 8lf examinations and may. whenever
an examination is 70 take place. designate
a suitable number OF persons, either ia or
uof in the official service ~ the city 20 BE-
examiners. and II IN the official service. 81
shall Re part % taeir official duty. With
out extra compensation, 20 conduct such
Y 4 IA a.
rest ana 20 make return aGd report thereof
20 the coFg3ln ission. and the commission
may az any time substitute any other per
son, whether or nor IN such ssrvice. IN the
place ~ ANY enc go selected The corn
rvlsslooers may thcwsciNts act az ans
time as sach examiners. TAe examiners
Ia anv examination shaW not all - mem
cers ~ ;ee same political qartY- Every ap-
wffraHf yer FNaff.|1 NATION, except laCurers
and err i.ants ior Teo'nei.aa, sa1l pay 3
ana seall uct be ez auinea urfl he ~ sire
rNhihfts fHr trf8eIrer.s receipt therefor
Freferencc in employ tneat shall At 81
riven 50 c.ftrers % tae Uuitt4 states and
eiectars % the c.ty-
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commission aF p1alrat,oa iu tEe c5ty of-
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