The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13

Section l. Commissioners Appointment.
Tbs mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the civil
service commission. Que for three years.
enc for two years and one for one year
from the frst day or January, 1885, each
ysar thereafter, the mayor shall in Ike
manner appoint one person as tbs success
sor Of thu commissioner whose term OF Of
Fee shall expire with the preceding year.
TO serve as such commissioner Tor three
years. Appointments 10 Ill vacancies shall
be for the unexpired term All appoint
rnents 90 said commission, both original
ana to nh vacancies. shall be SO made that
time OF appointment be members Of the
same political party. Any commissioner
whose term shall expire shall be eligible
10 raapponfment. Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
Sec. 2 Removal OF ComIni sxioneTs-Va-
caucies. The mayer may, IN his discretion.
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
thereby created shah be flled by the city
couLcil. The mayor shall within I'VE days
report In writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his reasons therefor, but
the commissioner 50 removed shall have no
right TO trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies In tho office OF commissioner &C
curing In any other way than by removal
By the mayor shall % illle2 ~ appointment
BIZ the mayor.
Sec. 3. Classification Of Employees. The
coTnrzs ssioners shall classify al the offices
and places OF employment IN the city With
reference to the examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the Offices ana places
mentioned ia Section II Of this article. The
offlceS and places 80 CLASSIFIED BY the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service s,f the city OF Seattle. and no APP
no!ntment 10 any such office Or place shall
be made except under and according 20
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. 4 Rules. The commission shall
make rules 20 earry out the purposes Of
tals article. and for examinations appoint
ft4antS promotions and removals IN accord
ance with its provisions and the commits
sion may, from time TO time. make changes
la the existing rules
Sec. 8 Publication and Time 90 Taking
Eject OF Rules All rules made as herein
before provided ana ala changes therein
shall ~ forthwith printed for distribu-
ton ~ the commission, and The commits
sen shall give notice hy publication IN the
city official newspaper u the place where
SAID rules may bee oot4 red. and shall slsa
give notice IN such publication OF the time
y hen said rules SHAH 20 into operation
which shsn not De less than ten days sub
seqmsnt g the date 81 pubhcatiou.
SEQ 6. Examinations. All applicants for
onices or places "a the classified civd SER
virs shatt ne subjected Go examination.
which SHAH De pWbltc. competitive nHQ open
- an CitiBens 80 the United States With
specified limitations as 70 Residence, Ase,
health. habits ana moral CHARACTER such
examine ttons shall he practical in their
character and shan relate Ga Those matters
which wt1 faiFiv test the relative capacity
cutiys 81 tso positions go Which fhss seek
70 hH appointed. 4Ha shalt Include. w hen
HEWrufsftatfs tfHta Nk Rtfeela-s EAa44tlt'ai-
tions. health ard % rnanuai or profession
~ aisiN $50 questions tn any examination
shall relate % Political or religious upiuioa
or aEifatonS The commission shan cpn-
tro5 an sNau1ina toms. ana fnaF. whenever
an examination % 20 take place, des nate
a suitable Huri5eg 90 persons slfaeT iu ~
net IA the oalciai sgft tce - ihe city lo be
examiners, ana " in the efitistl stFN tet, =
shalt be q Part ~ t1etr official duty. with
put extra cpfupsusatton. 20 Can8Bcf such
examinations as the commission HAY d.
rest and Ca make return ane report thereof
30 the comm Ezsioy- and The commission
may at any tune substitute any ether per-
sou. whether OF not lR sQeh service 81 ne
pkaCe ~ ANY one 80 selected, The cota-
rsstaslonsrs may themselves act a. any
sine as Ssfch examiners AHc rNEruInerz
a. any eNAr0l nation shall nos an Pc mem
hcrs ~ the same political party. Every ap-
~}so8af Ter sxaafihat.2-i. fNsrPt iAa"rsEa
and applicants Ter promotion. s1aA paw 70
tha city treasurer the suf0 ~ one culfsf.
and snail rot b. examined uGtd he or shs
eNhihiEs the treRsHrrrs reorlat therefor
Preference So employment shall At al
ttr,rs. sBttNct 60 Elsch eNauinattcn, o.
sven 60 cliissus - lie Iu4tsd States ana
elecfarH 81 the cttV.
Sec, e Notice - Examination. Nati-e
% ths eluse sud pace an3 general scope %
ever examinatson shall De gwen hy tse
commission hY publication iu th- c,fy o.
nesa4 ueWsEsaEseF tive weeks prss-stltes ssleh
examination. ara sseA ne} SO snal also ST.
rostet hy tae coin slltss 'e ia a ca- SFt-sgous
giacc ta tts eE1ice fur tefo weeks before Slca
sxRf-sl rss ftsen- ~asCh fa~-Nrr Eat.rs af stV-
snainagsau rsav ee Ettea As tae com-nls-
SIN Shall prescribe
Sea- s Register Frcn she returns o.
TesseFts - t.,r eNs .Eia-f-e. or frcua snc ex-
sns8natte@ u1aae hF tss crafrrtss. "a. The
cesnHs zsl.s s5aal t-#t 1tse "a Pei 4 ss.eT sae eaeh
grade ~ Glass - positions lu tae c.ass.rs
aeFNFae 90 Eaa c4tN ot 700 .-srasus a.fsuse
general average stsai-.k eaau exam ga
tten fhF suea gra .e er tl8ss ta rar les fhsn
tss u5sninaasa hNr~ hg the ru-cs og saeh
ca9s sn tsstoH- ana " Pc sre eree-utse els
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