The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
ARTICLE XVI.



Section l. 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. 1896; each
year thereafter, the mayor snail 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 fill vacancies shall
be for the unexpired term. All appoint
ments 10 said commission. both original
and to fill 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 commissioner
whose term shall expire shall be eligible
To reappoiniment. Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
Sec. . Removal of Commissioners-Na-
cancles. The mayor may. in his discretion,
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
thereby created shall be filled by the city
couLcil. The mayor shall within 1--WE days
report In writing any such removal to the
city council with his reasons therefor, but
the commissioner 50 removed shall have no
right 10 a trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies IN the office OF commissioner oc-
curing in any other way than by removal
hy the mayor shall be- filled by appointment
by the mayor.
COMM ssioners shall classify all the offices
and places OF employment In the city with
reference To the examinations hereinafter
provfded for, except the offices and places
mentioned in Section II of this article. The
Offices and places so classified 10y the COM
mission shall constitute the CLASSIFIED civu
service of the city OF seattle; and no APP
pointment to any such office or place shall
De made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
see e. Rules. The commission shall
make rules TO carry out the purposes OF
this article. and for examinations. appoint
ments. promotions and removals in accord
anee with its provisions. and the commits
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in the existing rules.
Sec e. Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect OF Rules. An rules made as herein
before provided. and all changes therein
shall be forthwith printed for distribu-
ton by the commission. and the commits
sion shall give notice hS publication IN the
CITY official newspaper Of the place Where
said rules may DE obtained, and shaH also
give notice ia such publication of the time
when said ruics shall 40 into operation
which shall not be less than ten DAYS suo-
sefiuent To the date of publication.
Sec s Examinations. All applicants Tor
offices or places IA the CLASSIFIED clth ser
wee shall be subjected 20 examination
which shall De pUoiic. competitive ana open
20 an citizens Of the United States with
specified limitations as 10 residence. age
health habits and moral character. Such
examinations shall bee practical IN their
character aud shall relate Ia those matters
which viii fairly Test the relative capacity
or the persons examined 20 discharge the
GUiirs ~ t1e positions 20 Wnfea thfy seek
60 hr appointed. and shall include. when
aunreprt8fc. tests Ct physical 0uaHGc1-
tons. health. and ~ manual or profession
ed esIlf Nc questions in any examination
shall relate 20 political or religious opinion
or affiliations The commission shan con
troll al sNEminaft lions and mas. Whenever
an examination Is 20 take place designate
a suitable number OF persons, either tn or
not An Fhe official sef1 tFe ~ the city. 20 fss
examiners. and n in the official service. it
shall De- a part OF tHsir official duty. with
out extra compensation, 60 conduct such
examinations As Tire commission may III
rs.t and Sc make return and report thereof
TO the COMMISSION. ana the commission
ustV az any time substitute any other per-
son. whether o. not IN such service. tn the
mace OF any one So selected The com
fntSslaners may themselves act az any
time as ~acn examiners. TIE examiners
a. any examination shall nnt ali 1v mem
bars 81 the same political party. Every ap-
u3ieaDf for examination, except laborers
ana applicants for promotion. shall pAy 20
tha city treasurer the sum uf one dollar
and sanH Not b. examined until he or she
exhibits fhe treasurer reveinf therefor
Preference IN EMPLOY ment shall al an
times subject TO sach examination. De
given IN citizens % the United States and
electors Of the city.
See 2 Nofirc cf Examination. Notice
% the tirne aud place and general scope Of
every examination snail De given by the
commission ny puallcation ia tne ciJy OF
fi,-tal newspaper tgvo weeks preceding such
examination. ans sfsNh Doi ce shall also Per-
nsssse3 aN the rou' mission iu a conspicuous
place N iis office for two weeks before such
examination. Surh further notice % eN-
animation NAV De- given as the commits
sion shall prescribe.
Ssc. X Registers From the returns or
reports 80 tae examiners. seq frani the sx-
animation tua3r hv tna commission. th~
commission shah urfLssge "a register for each
grade cr class ~ Positions in the classic
seeVice. ~ lee y'tN oi 'ao g-rsons whose
Ecneral average sfAu-..nS unou eNarnins-
tlon tor Saeh grats ~ class is ust hess thaa
the minimum HNt1 aE tau ystaS OF st4ph
ssaullssion. ans waa are ofhe-e-tse Eli
a. aar lar .