The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22
ARTICLE XVI
Owl service department..

Section 1. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the civii
service commission, one for three years.
one for two years and one for one year
from the iirst day Of January, 1896: each
year thereafter, the mayor shall In like
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
flee shall expire with the preceding year.
TO serve as such commissioner Tor three
years. Appointments TO I'LL vacancies shan
be for the unexpired term All appoint
usents 20 said commission, both original
and 10 fIl vacancies. shall be so made that
not more than two members shall al the
time OF appointment De members OF the
same political party. ANY commissioners
whose term shall expire shall be eligible
to reappointment. Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
Sec = Removal OF Commissioners-Na
cancies. 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 to the
city council with hts reasons therefor, but
the commissioner so removed shall have no
right 10 a trial. hearing or appeal Va
eancles IN the office OF commissioner oc-
curing in any other way than by removal
by the mayor shall DO allied by appointment
by the mayor.
commissioners shall classify all the offices
and places OF employment In the city with
reference 20 the examinations hereinafter
provided for, except the Offices and places
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 ap-
nolntment 20 any such office or place shall
he made except under and according to
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec 4 Rules. The commission shall
make rules 20 carry out the purposes OF
this article. and for examinations. appoint
meuts. promotions and removals n accord
ance with It's provisions. and the commits
sion may. from time 20 time. make changes
IN the existing rules
Sec. s Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect OF Rules All rules made as herein
before provided. and ali changes therein
shall be forthwith printed for distrtbu-
ton by the commission, and the commis-
SION shall give notice BY publication in the
city official newspaper o. the place where
said rules may be obtained. and shall also
give notice in such publication OF the time
when said rules shall 20 into operation
which shall not be lees than ten days sub
seQuent 20 the date % publication.
See 6. Examinations. An applicants for
Offices or places IN the classified civil ser
vice shall be subjected 10 examination.
which shah De public. competitive and open
20 an citizens of the United States with
specified limitations as 70 residence. age
health habits and moral character. Such
examinations shall De- practical in their
character aud shall relate 20 those matters
which viii fairly test the relative capacity
or the persons examined % discharge the
duties 90 the positions Go which they seek
20 bo appointed. and shall include. when
apnropriste tests Of physical Qualhca-
tons. health. and OF manual or profession
cal skifL 80 questions tu any examination
shall relate 70 political or religious opinion
or Affiliations The commission SHAH con-
tral kl examinations and may. whenever
an examination IS 20 take place designate
suitable nlntSr ot persons, either ~ or
rot ia the official service OF the city. 60 b.
examiners. ard y Ga the Official service. II
shall I've a part o. tIeir official duty, with
,,1f extra compensation 10 conduct such
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