The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-15
ARTICLE XVI


civil service department.
Section /. Commissioners Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the elvfl
service commission. one for three years.
one Tor two years and one for one year
from the nrst day OK January. iSs1. e,ssa
manner appoint one person as the success
cor OF tho commissioner whose term OF Of
nee shall expire with the preceding year.
TO serve as such commissioner for three
years Appointments 70 I'll vacancies shall
be for the unexpire6 term. All appoint
tnsnts 20 said commission. both original
and 10 fill vacancies. shall 20 so maze THAI
not more than two members shall at the
time OF appointment be malnSers OF the
same political party. Any commissioner
whose term shall expire shall be elisiols
10 reappolntment. Two OF said commission
srs shah constitute quorum.
Sec z Removal OF Commissioners-ya-
cancies~ Tas mayor may. "a his discretion:
thereby created shall be nlled by the city
COUNCIL. The mayer SHAH within I'VE days
report IN writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his reasons therefor, but
the commit sioner 50 removed shall have no
right 10 a trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies IN the offics OF commissioner oc-
curing In any other way than by removal
b. the mayor shall es ai!ed by appointment
By the mayor.
Sec. B Classification OF Employees. The
commissioners shall classify all tie offices
and places OF employment In the city with
reference 70 the examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the Offices and places
mentioned in Section u OF this article. The
Offices and places so classified BY the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service Of the city % Seattle: and no ap-
recruitment % any such Office or place shall
r. made except under and according 20
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec T. Rules. The commission shall
make rules 20 carry out the purposes OF
ments. promotions and removals IN accord
snee with IS provisions, and the commits
sion may. from time 10 time. make changes
sa the existing rules.
Sec. & Publication aud Tine OF Taking
Effect OK Rules. All rules made as herein
before provided, snd al changes therein
shall be forthwith nrsnted fer dtstfieu-
ton by the commission, and the commits
SION shall give notice ny publication IN the
city official newspaper % the place where
said rules may be obtained. and shall also
give notice ia such publication Of the time
whea said rules shan 10 tnto operation
which shall not he less than ten days sub
sequent - The date 90 publication.
Sss1 s. Examinations. A! applicants FOR
efrices or places in Use classified civil ser
vice shall De subjected 20 examination.
which shah ee puottc, competitive and open
specified limitations a. 20 residence, age,
heaith habits and moral character Such
examinations shall be prRcttcat tn their
character ANA shall relate 20 those matters
which will fairly fest the relative capacity
o. the persons examined 10 s lschAgge the
duties 90 tee positions {" whlcn they seek
anuroprtAfe. tests Cf physical Qua}inea-
items. hcalth. and of manual or profession
~ eAtt So 01tst.a-.s pa 49, eNsll''l.iak set
shall relate 20 political or religious opinion
or affiliations. The commission shall con-
feaH Az eNa Mutations. HUu WtsN. "a hsHaRfr
an examination Is 10 take place, DIES iEaats
a suitable number % persons. either ia or
nor ga the official service ~ the city TO D.,
examiners. ard n in fhe Official service. e
shall Re part % teoir official dut}, N1ta-
out extra compensation. 20 conduct such
examinations a. the commission may d.
rect and q make return and report thereof
to the commission, au3 the commission
may az any time substitute any ether per-
San whether or not tu slf5sh service, in The
place % amy one 80 selected The com
rssjsx5cners May themse.Ncs at az any
tine as s1icn examiners TIE examiners
a. aay examination shall not All he MEM
bers ~ the same political party, Every ap-
wIeant fer eva IMITATION, except tahcregs
TIE city treasurer the sum ct ore aassar
49, sAau not be examined until he or she
exhibits the treasurer rrceipt therefor
Preference "a employ meht SHAH at 81
times. snhiact 20 such examination, he
given 10 citiseuK u tae Cn3keJ States ARd
electors % the c.tv.
See 2 Notice % Examinations Notice
90 the time ans p.1ce ard general s-oee %
every examination shall - ElFeu hy t1e
commission hy publication i0 tAe CITY uf-
fclsl ucwspsQcr two weeks proceeding ssch
exan1inatea. ard s.ch rot.ce shall . - BE-
uosEr& tF thr comm on 30 g consul .-t3nus
p}ace n SIS afttce ror TWO weeks b. .orN slsch
exausinAgi0n- S'irh Further urtles cf eV-
slsl3ua tteu NAV re s'Fen as the comalls-
sson shah prVs-rl's--
Sc. $ lex STEERS From tAe RETURNS or
reports ~ thc eNt-sltn e-s, or nom the eN-
commission shall prepare g register sa-ea2h
grade Or class - POSITIONS t- tAe classEees
Service 81 the citN ~ trr Tsr~ous whgSe
ttoa Tor suea grade 0r el&Fs Is rot les thsn
the rnfutfe4a uNcl 20 tEs rstcS ~ So
esrnTai Ssies ana "ea are otherwise eli-