The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-05

Civll service Dep rtmeut.


Section !. Commissioners Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the civil
service commission. oae FOR three years
one for two years and one for one year
from the first day OF January. lAso: each
year thereafter, the mayor shall In Ike
manner appoint ole person as the success
gor OF thu commissioner whose term OF Of
Zee shalt expire with the preceding year,
10 serve as such commissioner Tor three
years. Appointments 10 Ill vacancies shall
be for the uneSplred term. All appoint
ments TO said commission. both original
and TO III 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 commissioners
whose term shall expire shall be eligible
TO reappo.ntment. Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
Sec. :. Removal OF Commissioners-Ea
caucies The mayor may. IN his discretion.
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
thereby created shall be filled by the city
council. The mayor shall within I'VE days
report in writing any such removal 10 tire
city council with his reasons therefor. bat
the com nlissioneF 50 removed shall have no
right TO TRIAL. hearins or appeal Va
cancies in the office OF commissioner C
curing IN any other way tnau by removal
BY the mayor shall 10 nlled by appointment
by the mayor.
See s. Classification OF Employees. The
commissioners shah classify All the Offices
and places OF employment ~ the city with
reference 10 the examinations hereinafter
mentioned IN Section II Of this article. The
offices and places 50 classified by the com
mission shall constitute the CLASSIFIED civil
service Of the city OF seattle; and no ap-
rolntment 70 any such Office or place shall
he made except under and according TO
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. g. Rules. The commission shall
make rules TO carry our the purposes Of
THIS article. and for examinations. appoint
naents promotions and removals in accord
ancc with is provisions, and the commits
sion may. from tirue 10 une, make changes
In the existing rules
sec. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Eject Of Rules. All rules fa81e as herein
before provided. and all chauges therein
ton b. the commission and the commits
s4on shall gsSe notice 10 publication IN the
city effieial newspaper Of the place where
SAID rules may be- obtained. and shall also
give MOTIVE ia sHcb pubhcaGton Of the time
when said Fuies shan eo into operation
which shau Het BE Jess Than ten days sua-
sequent - the date 90 publication.
Sec. s. Examination All Applicants FOR
Offices 81 places in toe classified ctvil ser
vier SHALT sss su9fvf tea % examination.
which shan be pupiic. cornpe tttsve and epen
q AL c.tzenE az the United states with
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healgh. habits ard moral character. Sath
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