The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28
ARTICLE XVI
Cfyii soryice nennrtmcnt

Section /. Commissioner Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute ard be known as the civil
service commission. one for three years.
one tor two years and one FOR one year
from the first day OF January. 1876; each
year thereafter. the mayor shall In Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
fice shall expire with the preceding year.
TO serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments 20 AL vacancies shall
be- for the unexpiFed term. All appoint
uents 10 said commission. both original
and TO NIL 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
10 reappointment. Two OF said commission
srs shall constitute quorum.
Sec 2 Removal OF Commissioners-Va
oancies. The mayor may. in his discretion,
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
thereby created shall be flied by the city
couEcil. The mayor shall within five days
report In writing any such removal TO the
city council with hts reasons therefor. but
the commissioners 50 removed shall have no
right 10 trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies In the Office OF commi ssioner oc-
curing IN any other way than by removal
by the mayor shall DO filied BY appointment
see 3. Classification OF Employees. The
commi Ssioners shall classify all the offices
and places Of employment In the city with
reference 20 the examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the offices and places
mentioned in Section II Of this article. The
offices and places SO classified ~ the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service Of the city or Seattle; and no ap-
rointment 10 any such onice or place shalt
De made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned
Sec. 4. Rules The commission shall
make rules 10 carry out the purposes OF
this article, and FOR examinations. appoint
ments. promotions and removals IN accord
ance with its provisions. and the commits
sion may from time 10 time make changes
Ia the existing rules,
See s Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect OF Rules. All rules made as herein
before provided. ana ali changes therein
shall be forthwith printed for cistribu-
ton BY the commission. and the commits
aloD shall give notice ay publication ~ the
said rules may be obtained and shall also
give notice In such publication OF the time
when said rules shall 40 into operation
which shall not be less than ten days sub
segment To the date % publication
SEX G. Examination All applicants for
offices or places in the classified civil seq
Vice shall he subjected 10 examination.
which shan be public. competitive aud open
20 al citizens OF the United States with
specified limitations as 80 residence. age.
leslth. habits and moral character. such
examinations shall De- praCtlcal Ia their
character aud shall relate 20 those matters
which VIII fairly tess the relative capacity
OF the persons examined 70 discharge The
dates ps tfe positions 60 watch they srek
"a Dr. Appointed. and shah include. when
appropriate. tests Of physical QUaiiftca-
lions. health. and of manual or profession
zee skiH Ne questions iu any examination
shall relate 20 political or religious opinion
or Affiliations, The commission shall con
troll an eNaminat lions, ard may Whenever
IA Summation IS 70 take place. deSsEn3tf
a Suitabis number of persons. either ira or
not in she official service az tho city. Go hf
examiners, and Il in ihe official service. Sc
shall - part Of teeir official duty. with
out extra compensation 70 conduct such
examinations as the commission may cf-