The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
ARTICLE WI.


Section l. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shah appoint three persons who
shall constitute ard be known as the civil
service commission, one for three years.
one for two years and one for one year
from the first day OF January, lsgei each
year thereafter, the mayor shall ia ike
manner appoint one person as the success
s0r OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
fice shall expire With the preceding year.
70 serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments 10 MI vacancies shaA
he for the uneXpired term. All appoint
menis 10 said commission, both original
and 80 fiil vacancies. shall be so made that
not more than two members shall at the
time Of appointment be members or the
same political party. Any commissioners
whose term shall expire shall! be eligible
10 reappo.ntmeut Two OF said commission
eFs shall constitute quorum.
Sec 2 Removal Of Commisssoners-Na
cancies. The mayor may, IN his discretion,
remove any commissioner, but the vacancy
thereby crt ated shall be filled by the city
couLcil. The mayor shall within nye days
report IN writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his Fc2 sons therefor but
the commissioner so removed shall have no
right 10 a trial. hearing or appeal a
cancles in the office OF commissioner oc-
curing IN any other way than by rcmoN al
BY the mayor shall DO tlled by appointment
bv the mayor.
See. 3. Classification OF Employees. The
oofnmi sSioners shall classify all the offices
and places Of employment IN the city with
reference to the examinations hereinafter
mentioned ia Section II OF this article. The
offices and places 50 classified by the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
seFVice OF the city OF Seattle; ana no APP
nolntment 20 any such office or place shall
he made excvp; under and according TO
the rules hereinafter mentioned
Sec. g. Rules. The commission shah
make rules 70 carry out the purposes OF
this article and for examinations, appoint
meats. promotions and removals IA accord
ance with It's provisions. and the commits
ina No
IN the existing rules.
SEC. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect OF Rules. All rules made as herein
before provided, and all changes therein
shall be forthwith printed for distriou-
ton By the commission. and the commits
sion shall give notice hy publication in the
city official newspaper or the place where
said rules may be obtained. ana shall also
give notice Ira such publication OF the time
when said rules shall 80 into operation
which shall not he less than ten Gays sub
ssqucns 10 the date os publication
Sec. 6. Examinations, All applicants Tor
offices or places IL the CLASSIFIED ciVil ser
Woe snail be subjected 20 examination.
which shah be public, competitive ana open
10 an clusens OF the United States with
specified limitations as 10 residence. age
health habits and moral character. Such
examinations shall Re nractlc1l in their
character and shall relate TO those matters
yshfrh win fairy test the relative capacity
OF the persons examined % discharge the
duties 90 the positions 20 which they seek
Rs HT HEftAEFFk am NtAtkA FEtatttattr &ftt.N
appropriate. tests ef pas steal gualtiica-
tons. health. and OF manual or profession
81 sk ifl $40 questions ta any r&&ntnAtion
shall relate 20 political or rciig Gus opinion
or Affiliations. The commission shall con
troll ait examinations. and may. " hen@vsr
an examination is % take place, designate
a suitable number ~ persons, either IN or
not an the oNicial service of u1e city, 10 Dc
examiners. and II in the official service. Il
shalt hs A part OF tgatr official duty. with
cut extra com pcnsatou. 60 conduct such
examinations az the cur1f1i sston may d.
reset AID Ga make return and report thereof
70 ths conan .szlop. and TIE cen. IN ssion
may Al any uu3e substitute any pther per
son. whether or not IN such service IN the
place Of any one SO sciected- The COM
rYytsslonsrs may themselves act ~ suy
time as such examiners The examiners
at any examination shall not Az oe mem
D. ~ % tha Same political party every ap-
e5tsanf fnr aNa ma nation except iaeoHtrs
and applicants Tor promotion shah pay &c
the city treasurer the sum ~ enc dollar.
ami SHALL uog D. rxamiGc3 unul he Or she
exhfhtfe tha tFtaaHrrre receipt therefor
Prefcrcuce i0 employment shall at Old
tirues. sahiee; to surh examination. o.
given 60 cittaens = tae Coitca states and
electors OF the c.tv.
Sc : Notice - Examinations Nott e
q the tifne aud place and general scope %
every examination shall oe given hy tne
commission Us publication On the city of
e,la{ af.a.sf.sse- gpea weeks preceding .z,lrh
exam O. st.sl. aEt sa-a uaf.ce shall n $50 rs
rsaafc3 hy the co1.. miss on tH q conspicuous
pace TN lEfaNH u = n
examination. SuCa further notice az sN-
anlima tlon NAV De gwen as the coulrnis-
rson shall prescribe
Sc. $ Registers. From the returns o.
rspafts % the examiners. ~ fraEn the ex-
AugnztEnn made hs ne ceu,rntrs faa, the
commission snstl prrrEre a register f8reas.h
grade or ei&ss 81 positions In the Elaks7n-1
seTVt-e ~ tae tlty 80 tae persons whose
general average standing upon exam ma
tton feT suCh grade oT class - ucf less than
the n2lafWam nNC2 ~ Ire ruIes 81 slsch
ss1f1 ui SISTER. AaG 49, sra otherwise eli-
gfats AMI s1tl Ffrss1Gs shall take FaHN up-
cu the Teefste~ Bf candidates in The o~.fsr
90 thrtr relative rSrs tleEdr as s5aterrssfs.e8
hv exam sn8isaE. w}theuf reeaFnzsee fe ssrsar-
tfF et t'rsf cf exam tt.es. tetNeen car
1ttsfs~ 80 eslaal slalt.sE.. E-rferer-e SHAH
a. o p f.usts ee 2.Fcn lo rll.seHs ~ tAs Unit
trt States an& f-t-ters ~ tEe Csty
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