The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
ARTICLE XVI.
Cixn service Dep rtment


Section l. Commissioners Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the ctNu
service commission. one for three years.
one Tor two years and one FOR one year
from the first day az January. ks; each
year thereafter. the mayor shall ia Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term OF OF
nee shall expire with the preceding year.
10 serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments 10 nii vacancies SHAH
be FOR the uneXpirea term. All appoint
ments 60 said commission. both original
ard 20 an vacancies, shall be so made that
not more than two members shan at the
time Of appointment be members or the
whose term shall expire shall BIZ eligible
10 reappo.ntment Two Of said commission
ers shall constitute a quorum.
Sec. 2 Removal Of CommisSsoners-Va-
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 I'VE days
report in writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his reasons therefor, but
the commissioner so removed shall have no
right 20 trial hearing or appeal Va
cancies In the office Of eommisssloner O;
by the mayor shall DO allied BY appointment
by the mayor
sec. 3 Classification OF Employees The
commissioners shah classify all the offices
and places OF employment IN the city with
reference 70 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 ap-
rolatmenf to any such office or place shall
he naaee except under and according TO
the rules hereinafter mentioned
Sec. 4 Rules. The commission shall
make rules 10 carry out the purposes OF
this article and FOR exam ma tons. appoint
rnents. promotions and remev ais in accord
ance with iis provisions, and the commits
sion may, from tine To time. make changes
In the existing rules
Sec. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect OF Rules. All rules made as herein
before provided. and ali changes therein
shall be forthwith printed for distrtbu-
ton BY the commission. and the commits
SION shall give notice by publication in the
city Official newspaper OF the place where
said rules may he obtained, ana shan also
give notice in such publication OF the time
when said rules shall so into operation
which shall not be less than ten days sub
sequent to the date Of publication.
Sec. s. Examinations. All applicants for
offices or places ia the classified civil ser
vice shall be subjected 20 examination
which shall BE- public, compe utive ana open
20 an cltiKeus OF the United States with
specified limitations as 70 residence. aga,
health habits and moral character. such
examinations shall bc practical IN their
character and SHAH relate 20 those matters
which vii fairly test the relative capacity
OF the persons examined 70 discharge the
duties * the positions to which they seek
appropriate. tests Of physical Quaii3ca-
tons. health. and OF manual or profession
al ah ltl No Questions ia any examination
shall relate 20 political or religious opinion
or Affiliations. The commission shall con-
traf sli * arsinaffo and may. ~ whenever
an examination IS tu take place. designate
a suitable number 81 persons. either IN oT
uot IA the oNbctat service or tHe city. 70 %
examiners. and III ia the or -isl service. Il
shall be . part OF teGsr o14tctat duty, VIII
cut extra compensation. 20 conduct stsch
n
reot and 20 make return ana report thereof
TO the commission and thc commission
may a. any time Substitute any other per-
sen. whether g. not IN such serttce. In the
pAare 81 any one SO selected. The coIg-
rssts&lnEers NAV themselves act az any
time as sgeh examiners Toe examiners
a. any examination shall net all ee mem
hers 81 tAe Same polstt1s} party. hNeTy APP
WFhaHt Fnr examination, except t&a9Fefs
and applicants Tor promotion s-isA pay q
the csty treasurer 1he sum 81 one dollar
ard shall got d. evaffilne4 uatA he or She
evhihits the trefS'irvrS Fecttnt therefor.
Preference ~ employment shall AZ an
tf~-ax subject go ssFch examination, lie
efvsn 20 cIifEens - tae Iultet States AID
electors 90 tha citT.
See T. Ncsiee o. Examinations. Notice
/ OF the tiUe and place ard scnerai scope 90
eYs~v examination stla}f - given Is tae
4 cafnse tesion rs publication tu tie etfy pf-
fesai ness "a rrr fs'1 sefSs pTlT,ts5tnE -. ,
/ sxAraiuatlou. aaa such a8fice sha}l also ~
rsosse4 bF fac c- 'iai ss'f ~ a c1Hs icsi1tls
plars la lts Office Ger taa Wet 49, f,etoge So b
1 ax8ssaifsat5ou. S2ch further notice 81 vN-
/ animation nav s~ SVEN as tie comEnls-
sec : Registers. FROM the returns or
repavfs - the sk8lsl-ners. er fron The eX-
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! Erafe 81 rlass 90 positions fn thn classified
scTxts@ 90 tef ttfF ot <-e PERSONS base
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