The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21
ARTICLE XVI.



Section I. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the eivu
service commission. ono for three years,
enc for two years and one for one year
from the first day Of January, 1886; each
year thereafter, tho mayor shall In Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
FOr OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
fee shall expire with the preceding year.
TO serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments 20 Ill vacancies shall
be for the unexpired term. All sppoint,,
and 10 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
20 reappointmcnt. Two Of said commission
ers shall constitute quorum.
see = Removal OF commissioners-Na-
canciss. The mayor may. IN bis discretion,
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
thereby created shall be oiled By the city
council. The mayor SHAH within nye days
report In writing any such removal TO the
city council with bis reasons therefor. but
the commissioner so removed shall have no
tight 10 a trial, hearing or appeal Va
cancies In the Office OF commissioner oc-
curing IA any other way than hy removal
By tha mayor shall DO allied by appointment
by the mayor
See. g Classification OF Employees. The
commissioners shall classify all the offices
and places OF employment in the city with
reference 20 the examinations hereinafter
VFUttafd Tor, except the Offices anu e4dt IS
mentioned in Section II OF this article. The
offices and places 80 classified by the COM
mission shall constitute tho classified civil
service Of the city Of Seattle. and no az,
noinfment 20 any such Office or place shall
Ne made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. I. Rules The commission shall
make rules 10 carry out the purposes OF
this article. ana for Nominations. appoint
ments. promotions and removals in accord
ancs with its provisions, and the commits
sion may. from time 20 time, make changes
IN the existing rules
Sec. 8 Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect OF Hulcs. All rules made as herein
before provided and an changes therein
shall De forthwith nrinfed for distribu-
ton hy the commission. and the commits
siaB shall give notice by publication IN the
city official newspaper Of the place y here
said rules may be obtained. and shall alse
give notice Ia such publication OF the time
when said rules shall 50 into operation
which SHALL not BE less than ten days sub
Sequsut to the date % publication.
See 6 Examinations. All applicants for
Offices or places ga the classified civil ser
Vice ssau 81 subjected 10 examination,
which shah be gunlic. competitive ana open
70 all citizens ~ the United states with
specified limitations as to residence. age.
health. habits ard moral Character Sush
rxAmtnat ioms EHall Ua practical IA their
character ans shall relate 20 those matters
whtrh will fairly test TIRE relative capacity
OF the persons examined 10 discharge thu
duties # the positions go Whtch They seek
a. hf appointed. and shall include. Nhau
aunropr5zte. tests Of physical uualiflea-
tious. aeaith. and OF manual or profess Ion
~ SSH so questions ia amy examination
shall relate 20 political or rel gious opinion
or Affiliations The commission shall con
frnl ALI examinations. ana may. " nen@NFf
an examination is % take place, designate
a suitable number of persons. either ia o.
not in tha of eisl service ~ the city. 30 b.
examiners. and n sra the official service. e.
shah he a parf az their official duty wita-
astt extra compensation. To conduct slleh
examinations as the commission may ai-
rn.t and "a make rRtuvn and report thereof
"a TIRE comm t@sioo. and the commission
may al any ftfns Substitute any other pei
soH. whether or rot tn such service. IN the
place 81 any one 40 selected. The CON
Fnfs<ieners nay themselves act AZ any
tirHe as stch examiners The examiners
az any Examination shall not all - nse4u-
beFgs - the same political party Every ap-
~lteanf fer examination, EXCEPT faeorsers
the cigv treasurer the sam 81 one dollar
AH4 shal not ~ examined untl he or shr
eNhftits the treaeurefss reccipt therefor
Preference 81 employment shall AZ ali
tinsaz. sahtart 90 aech eNRu1inaticu. 81
riveu - Ciftreas - the tElie9 states aHd
t3eetoFs ot ere city.
SIS g. Not.re - Examinations NotH.-
~ fhe O. eae ana n5Ac" ar1 EeorVal scope 81
every examination shall e. givtn hv tAe
commission fy ru PA afiau See the citv af-
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