The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-02-26

SA4dAL NC Tic uuly Ol tie COMMISSION 10 SUD-
init to the appointing power the names OF
not more than three applicants, having the
highest rating, for each promotion. The
method of examining and the rules govern
ing the same and the method of certifying
shall be the same, as near as may be, as
provided for applicants for original ap
pointment.
Sec. 10. Appointments to Classified Ser
vice. The head of the department or office
in which the office classified under this act
is to be filled shall notify the commission
Of any vacancy, and the commission shall
certify to the appointing officer the names
and addresses of the three candidates, il
there shall be so many eligible, standing
highest upon the register for the class or
grade to which such position belongs, ex-
cept that in cases of laborerS where
choice by competition is impractical BILE, the
commission may provide by its rules that
selections may be made by lot from among
those candidates proved fit by examination.
Where there is more than one office to be
filled, the commission may certify a less
number than three for each office, and may
also limit the number of times the same
person may be certified. The appointing
officer shall notify the commission separ-
ately of each position to be filed, and shall
fill such places by appointment from the
persons certified to him by the commission
therefor, which appointment shall be on
probation for a period to be fixed by the
rules. The appointing officer may require
and shall be entitled to inspect such per-
sons examination papers. The commits
sion may strike off the names of candidates
from the register after they have remained
thereon for time to be limited by rule
Before the expiration of the period of pro-
baton the head of the department or office
in which a candidate is employed may, by
and with the consent of the commission
discharge him upon assigning in writing
his reasons therefor to the commission. If
he is not then discharged his appointment
shall be deemed complete. To prevent the
stcppage of public business, or to meet ex-
traordlnary eXigencies, the head of any de-
partment may, with the approval of the
commission, make temporary appointments
to remain in force not exceeding sixty days,
and only until regular appointments under
the provisions of this article can be made
Sec. II. Officers Excepted from the Class
flied Civil Service. The following city Of
ficers shall not be included in the ciassi-
fled civil service: All elective officers, the
assistant corporation counsel, the city at
torney, the city engineer, the superintend-
ent of lighting and water works, the sup
erintendent of streets, sewers and parks,
the members of the board of health, the
health officer, the employees of the health
department other than sanitary inspec-
tor, the library commissioners, the park
committee, the port warden, the judges,
clerks and inspectors of election, the pri-
yate secretary of the mayor, all clerks of
the treasurer, one chief clerk of the comp
troller, and the city comptroller for the first
term under this charter hereinbefore made
an appointive officer for that period shall
also be excepted.
ploye in the classified civil service shall
hold office until removed or retired. Any
officer or employee in such service may be
removed by the appointing power only up
on the filing with the commission of a
statement in writing of the reasons there
for. Any officer or emplOye so removed
may within ten days after his removal de-
mand an investigation. The commission
shall forthwith make such investigation
and its finding and decision shall be certi-
fed to the appointing officer, andif the re-
&c nod
or employee so removed shall at once be re-
instated. Nothing in this article shall linn
it the power Of any officer to suspend with
out pay a subordinate for period not ex-
ceeding thirty days In the course of any
investigation, each member of the COM
mission shall have power to administer
oaths, and the commission shall have the
power to require the attendance of any
officer or employe or other person and the
production of books and papers relevant to
such investigation. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to the removal of
the chief of police.
Sec. 13. Reports to Commission. Imme-
date notice in writing shall be given by the
appointing power to the commission of
all appointments, permanent or temporary,
made in the classified civil service and of
all transfers, promotions, designations or
vacancies from any cause in such service,
and of the date thereof and a raA9xs1 of
the same shall be kept by the commission.
When any place of employment is created
or abolished or the compensation attached
thereto altered, such change shall be i'm
mediately reported in writing by the prop
er head of department to the commission.
Sec. IA. Investigations. The commission
shall investigate the enforcement of this
article and of its rules and the action of the
examiners herein provided for, and the con-
duct and action of the appointeeS in the
classified service, and may inquire as to
the nature, tenure and compensation Of all
offices and places in the public service. In
the course of such Investigations each COM
missioner shall have the power to admin
lister oaths and the commission shall have
the power to REQUIRE the attendance and
the testimony of any city officer or en-
pIoye or other person, and the production
of books and papers relevant to such in
VeStigatlOn.
Sec. 15 Report by the Commission. The
commission shall, on or before the first
day of January of each year make to the
mayor for transmission to the city coun-
Gil a report showing its own actions, the
rules in force, the practical effects there
Of, and any suggestions it may approve for
the more effectual accomplishment of the
purposes of this article. The mayor may
require a report from the commission at
any other time.
Sec. 49, The Chief Examiner-Commis-
stoner of Labor. The commission shall
employ a, chief examiner to superintend
any examination held under this article.
He shall be secretary of the commission,
and as such shall keep the minutes of its
proceedings, preserve all reports made to
it and keep a record of all examinations
held under its direction and perform such
other duties as the commission may pre-
scribe He shall be eX-OffiCiO labor COM
missioner for the city and it shall be his
duty as such, in addition to his duties as
chief examiner and secretary of the civil
service commission, to receive all appli-
cations for labor by persons desiring en-
ployment and by persons desiring to en-
ploy labor and record their names, when
requested, in book to be kept for that
purpose, designating opposite the name of
each applicant the character of labor or
employment desired and the address of
such applicant. To prevent abuses the
commission may require a deposit not to
exceed twenty-five cents from each person
applying for work or applying to employ
labor. The commissioner of labor shall be
under the direction and control of the civil
service commission and snail make Such
reports, and at such times, and perform
such other duties as the commission may
require.
Sec. Il. Rooms-Public Employment Of
fee. The city council shall allow the
reasonable use of all public buildings or
halls for the holding of examinations and
for the meetings of the commission, and
shall provide and furnish a suitable office
or offices to carry out the purposes of this
article The office of the chief examiner
and labor commissioner shall be known as
the public Employment Office of the City
of Seattle and be centrally located, and
a sign shall be maintained bearing such
designation. Such office shall be bureau
of statistics of labor for the city of Seattle,
and the commissioner of labor may, under
the direction of the civil service commits
sion, collect, arrange and systematic all
statistics relating to the various branches
of labor in the citv and especially those
relating to the commercial, industrial and
social condition of the inhabitants.
Sec. is. Salaries and Expenses. The COM
pensation of the civil service commission
ers shall be 500 per year each, payable
quarterly, provided, however, that after
the first day of January, 1898, the city coun-
ell may by ordinance increase their COM
pensation. The city council shall provide
for the expenses of the commission and for
the maintenance of the public employment
office. and may provide for an assistant or
assistants to the labor commissioner.
Sec 49, Frauds Prohibited. No person or
officer shall wilfully or corruptly by him
self or in collision with one or more other