The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
ARTICLE XvL-
Civil service Department.

Section l. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shah appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the cIvu
service commission. one for three years,
one for two years and one for one year
from the first day Of January. 1896. each
year thereafter, the mayor shall In like
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term or OF
fee shall expire with the preceding year,
TO serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments to fiil vacancies shah
be for the unexplred term. All appoint
ments 10 said commission. both original
and 20 oil vacancies, shall be SO made that
not more than two members shall az the
time OF appointment be members OF the
same political party. Any commissioners
whose term shall expire shall be eligible
20 reappolutment Two OF said commission
srs shall constitute quorum
Sec. 2. Removal OF CommissioneTs-Na
cancies. The mayor may. in his discretion.
remove any commissioner, but the vacancy
thereby created shall be nlled by the city
couLcil. The mayor shall within I'VE days
report In writing any such removal to the
city council with his reasons therefor. but
the commissioner 50 removed shall have no
right TO a trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies in tho ONCE OF commissioner &C.
curing IN any other way than by removal
by the mayor shall be filled by appointment
by the mayor.
Sec. 3. Classification OF Employees. The
commissioners shall classify all the Offices
and places of employment In the city with
references 20 thu examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the offices and places
mentioned in Section y 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
rolntment TO any such ofIice or place shall
be made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. a. Rules. The commission shall
make rules TO carry cut the purposes Of
this article, and for eNamlnatlgns. appolht-
mouts. promotions and removals in accord
ance with its provisions, and the commits
sion may. from time to time. make changes
IN tho existing rules.
Sec. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect Of Rules. All rules made as herein
before provided. and ali changes therein
shall he forthwith nrfuted for distrihu-
ton by the commission, and the commits
sinu shall give notice by publication in the
city official newspaper Of the place where
said rules may be obtained. and shall also
give notice In such publication OF the time
when said rules shah so into operation
which shall not De less than ten days sub
sequeut 10 the date ~ publication,
Ses. s. Examinations. All applicants Tor
offices or places ia the classified civil ser
vice snail he subjected 70 examination.
which shah he public. competitive and opeu
% an citizens OF tho United States With
specified limitations as 90 residence. age,
health habits and moral character. such
examinations shall be- practical in their
character and shah relate 20 those matters
which VIII fairly test the relative capacity
or the persons examined g. discharge the
duties ~ tas positions 20 which they seek
to Pee APPOINTED, and shall include. n ben
appropriate. tests ef physical quallflr3-
tious. health. and OF manual or profession
tl skill \u questions 90 any EXAMINATION
shall relate 20 political or religious opinion
or affiliations. The commission shall cua-
tfoJ abb examinations. and may, When"Nef
az examination is 20 take place, designate
a suitable number % persons. either tn er
NOS in the official service az the city. to D.
examiners. and ~ In she ofiieiai service. *
shall be A part OF teeiv official duty, Win
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