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


Section I. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and 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. 1886; each
year thereafter. the mayor shall in Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
fee shall expire with the preceding year,
70 serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments 70 tiH vacancies shall
be for the uneNpired term. All appoint
ments 10 said commission, bOta original
and TO nu vacancies. shall be so made that
not more than two members shall al the
time of appointment be members OF the
same political party. Any commissioner
whose term shall expire shall he eligible
TO reappontme NJ. Two Of said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
Sec ? Removal OF Commissloners-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 ave days
report In writing any sucn removal 10 the
city council with his reasons therefor. but
the commissioner so removed shall have no
right 10 a trial, hearing or appeal Va
caucies In the office OF commissioner oc-
curing in any other way than by removal
by the mayor shall DO hlled by appointment
by the mayor.
commissioners shall classify an the offices
and places OF employment in the city with
reference 10 the examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the offices and places
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; aud no APP
pointment 20 any such office or place shall
be made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. T. Rules The commission shah
make rules 20 carry out the purposes OF
this article. and for examinations appoint
mentS. promotions and removals IN accord
ance with its provisions. ana The commits
sion may. from time 10 time, make changes
IN the existing rules
Sec. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Eject of Rules, All rules made as herein
before provided. and ali changes therein
shall be forthwith printed for distrbu-
ton by the commission, and the eommis-
sion snail give notice by publication Ia the
citv or riai newspaper ot the place Where
said rules may he obtained. and shall also
give notice in such publication 81 the flnle
when said rules sbaA go into operation
which shall NOS be less than Ten days suo-
scquent 70 thc date Of pueueaton
Sec. Z. Exam nations All appHcants Tor
cTices or places in she classified civil seq
vice s10ii be subjected 30 examination.
which SHAH be public, competitive and open
90 all citizens Of the United states with
speci0ed limitations 8S 80 residence. aRr.
health habits and moral character. such
examinations snail bc practical IN their
character and shall relate TO those matters
OF the persons examined 20 a. hargs the
uutIts ~ tae positions Go y f5ch they sreA
Ga he appointed. and STALL Include. when
appropriate. tests of physical QuaNaca-
tons health. and OF manual or profession
I'll sAl. $50 questions iH ans examination
shal relate 80 political or religious orlUiau
or Affiliations. The commission shan com
f~al Flt tNHut0sfta0e- $3.50 may, SO n"aHt.rr
at examination is to take place. designate
suitable uumhor ot persons, either iu or
net iu tie ottcis} service ~ the clfy. Go Dr.
examiners. ana BE- iu tbe official service. r
shall be g part az tHyiN official uaty. VIII
out extra compensation o. conduct such
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