The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
ARTICLE XVI.
Civil Service Depa rtment.

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Section /. Commissioners Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute aad 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. 1876; each
year thereafter. the mayor shall in like
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term Of Of
fee shall expire with the preceding year.
To serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments TO I'LL vacancies shall
be for the unexpired term. All appoint
nentS 20 said commission. both original
and To nh 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
10 reappointment Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute a quorum.
Sec. 2. Removal or Commissioners-Va-
caneles. The mayor may. ~ MS 5, discretion,
remove any commissioner. bur the vacancy
thereby created shall be filed by the city
couLcii. The mayor shall within i've days
report IN writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his reasons therefor, but
the commissioner 50 ruin0V ed shall have no
right TO a trial, hearing or appeal Va
cancies In the office OF commissioner oc-
curing in any other way than by removal
by the mayor shall too allied By appointment
by the mayor.
See. 3 Classification Of Employees. The
commissioners shall classify all the Offices
ard 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 SO classified By the com
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service Of the city OF Seattle. and no APP
polntment TO any such office or place shall
be made except under and according TO
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec 4. Rules. The commission shall
make rules TO carry out the purposes OF
this article and FOR examinations. appoint
mcnts. promotions and removals In accord
ance with It's provisions, and the commits
sion may, from tirne 10 time. make changes
IN the existing rules
Sec. & Publication ard Time OF Taking
Effect OF Rules All rules made as herein
before provided. and an changes therein
shall be forthwith 0rfnted for distFbu-
ton BY the commission. and the commits
sion shall give notice by publication in the
CITY official newspaper % the place where
sad rules may ha obtained. and shall also
give notice in such publication OF the time
when said rules shall &c into operation
which shall not be less than ten days sub
sequent g. the date 81 publication.
See g Exam nations. All applicants Tor
Offices or places $50 The classified civil ser
vice shall be subjected 20 examination,
which shah be puolic. competitive and open
q an citizens or the United States with
specified limitations AS 70 residence. aga,
health habits and moral character. Such
examinations shalt Do practical be their
character and shall relate 10 those matters
which Viii fairly TEST the relative capacity
OF the persons examined "a discharge the
duties e. tle positions to whiF0 They seek
appropriate. tests ~ pms steal Gualftica-
tons. health, ana or manual or profession
af eEtft $50 questions 10 auy examination
shan relate 90 political or religious opinion
or affiliations TIE commission shalt Goa
troll aH examinations Hud may. whenever
ar examination is To take place, designate
Suitable numtFF of Pc sons, either 80 or
not iu the official service - tac city 20 p
examiner. and II {u fhs ofl.rlai SER iec. 8;
shall - Is part of f.-tif OFFICIAL duty. with
out extra compensation. tu conduct such
Ve4H aa FN aaT I
rect ard ga make return and report thereof
70 the commission and the com mission
may az any time SUBSTITUTE any oiher per
son, whether of Dot iu sieh service, n 5he
as4re ~ auy one SD selected The Co1n-
ysisslcne~z may themselves act az any
tfrte as s4rh examiners TAe examiners
az any examination shall net al le ns1fl-
bcrs ~ The same political party. Every ap-
uih.ang for examination. except lafsnrers
ana applicants tof promotion shah paN @
the city treasurer the sum SO one deliar.
ana STALL uat tsa fNaFui uta ANITA be or she
eVHl hifE fhe tr- fR1irrr reeftrT therefor.
Preference in employment si'sN AZ ~
tfr7aa Suttast 90 such examination. he
gwen 80 eiflEeus - tse Uultgd States and
electors Of the city.
So 2 Notre ~ Examinations. Notice
- the tlr'e aHa ptace and gNnsrai SCOPE 90
commission hN publication tr fte ciiy Of
aclai news gaap1r two weeks Proceeding efsch
examination. ana sZlch Uetsre shall a5ao ee
place in lss afglcs fur tvo vgs- ~ Before esseh
exa nrtnattcu. 49, b FsrtErr Uot.1s ~ eN-
aa'is14 len nav - stvaa as the commits
So. \ Eeg.stegs. From me returns or
rrnnrfs 80 ,sF eAsEls. lefa. er from thN ex-
ANNEXATION made as tee corsHtsss.on the
ccolnlss.' saa.l -'1afe 4reslsfer fore8rh
Erade ar class O. Positions iu thV rlasszasl
ssrvtec of tae eats 90 fhe aes~~a9s Wsose
eencraa artra-o sstri'rs 1e41a exam sE.a-
ths minimum hxea ty tae rates 81 Such
Sars fli ssiy1- ana ~so are otherwise s3l-