The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
THE CHARTER or THE GIFT OF
SEATTlE-Eonffnu


themselves 10 such examination; s-s1 =
shan - the duty % The eezgFntssson % So
I'll e the @sJo.nlisag power tas n'az-s y.
Lqt naore thaa three applicants. sayahs . 1,-e
highest rating. for each promotion lH-
method OF examining and the rules govern
Ing the same ard the method o. ceEtlkslL-s
provided for applicants for original az
pointment
Sec. Il. Appointments TO Classified SER
Vice The head OF ire Department CT once
fn which the ogTl,.e CLASSIFIED under this act
Is 70 be flle1 shall notify the sorIa1st=sso1,
or any vacancy. ard the comm ssson snAA
60 ,y 20 sns 2pSolnti1g ot.les s- sIls y
there shall be SO many eligible, sfA1oinx
highest upon the register for the class or
grade 20 which s,sch position oei s,lss.eA
choice by competition IS impracftca bic, me
commission may provide By rs rules thal
seiActaons mas be made ~ lot rom aIsols
those candidates proved at by exanlnaLoA
Where there Is more than one office 10 De
flied, the commission may certify less
number than three for each Office and n1s.y
also limit the number OF times the same
person may be certified The appointing
officer shall notify the commission sepAr..
stely OF each position 70 De nileg, ana szisu
III such places b. appointment from me
persons certified 10 him by the commission
therefor. which appointment shah be on
probation for a period TO be fixed oy tae
rules. The appointing officer may require
the persons certified 10 come before him
and shall be entitled TO inspect such per-
sons, examination papers The commits
sion may strike OF the names OF candidates
from the register after they have remained
thereon for a time 10 be limited BY rule
Before the expiration OF the period OF pro-
baton the head OF the department or once
In which candidate Is employed may. oy
and with the consent OF the commission.
discharge him upon assigning tn writing
his reasons therefor 10 the commission. II
he Is rot then discharged his appointment
shall be- deemed complete. To prevent the
etCppage OF public business. or 70 meet ex-
traordinary exigenctes. the head OF an. de-
partment may. with the approval or the
commission, make temporary appointments
to remain in force not exceeding sixty days.
md only until regular appointments under
the provisions OF this article can be made.
See II. Officers Excepted from the Class
fled Civil Service. The following city Of
fcers shall not be included Ia the CLASH
fad 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 ana PARKS
the members of the board OF health. the
health officer. the employees or the health
department. other than sanitary fnspec-
tor. the library commissioners. the PARK
committee, the port warden. the judges.
clerks and inspectors OF election, the pri-
vate secretary OF the mayor, all clerks of
the treasurer, one chief clerk of the comp
tr0ller. and the city comptroller Tor the mrs.
term under this charter hereinbefore made
an appointiye officer for that period shall
also be excepted.
sec IL. Removals. EVERY Outcer OF effl-
ploye in the classified civil service shall
hold Office until removed or retired. Any
officer or employe in such service may De
removed by the appointing power only up
on the fling with the commission OF
statement in writing Of the reasons there
for Any officer or employe so removed
may within ten days after his removal de-
mana an investigation. The commission
shall forthwith make such investigation
and its finding and decision shall be certi-
fed to the appointing officer, and Il the re-
FoovaI is not sustained thereby. the officer
or ernploye 30 removed shall ar once be re-
instated Nothing in this article shall Inn
it the power OF any officer 10 suspend with
out pay a subordinate for q period not ex-
eeeding thirty days. In the course OF any
Investigation. each member OF the COM
mission shall have power TO administer
oaths. and the commission snail have tne
power to require the attendance or any
officer or empioye or other person ana the
production Of books and papers relevant 70
such investigation. The provisions OF this
section shall not apply TO the removal or
the chief OF police.
Sec - Reports 10 Commission. Imme-
diate notice in writing shall be given by the
Amounting power 10 the commission or
all appointments permanent or temporary,
made in the classified civil service and or
all transfers, promotions, designations or
vacancies from any cause In sucn service,
and of the date thereof and record or
the same shall be kept by the commission.
When any place OF employment Is created
or abolished or the compensation attached
mediately reported In writing by the prop
err head OF department 10 the commission
Sec. "A Investigations. The commission
shall investigate the enforcement or this
article and OF its rules and the action OF the
examiners herein provided for, and the con-
duet and action OF the appotnteeS 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 inve stigauons each COM
missioner shall have the power TO admin
hG md a shall have
the power 10 REQUIRE the attendance and
the testimony OF any city ofTicer or en-
ploye or other person, ana the prodncuon
OF books and papers relevant TO suca IN
Sec. Is. Report by the Commission The
commission shall. on OF before the first
cay OF January OF each year make 10 the
mayor for ira nsrni ssion 10 the city coun-
ell a report showing its own actions, the
rules IN force, the practical effects there
OF, and any suggestions II may approve Tor
the more efTectual accomplishment or the
purposes OF this article. The mayor may
require report from the commission at
any other time.
Sec. Is. The chief Examiner-Comrnis-
slouer OF Labor The commission shah
employ a chief examiner TO superintend
any examination held under this article
He shall be secretary OF the commission.
and as such shah keep the minutes of Its
proceedings. preserve all reports made 10
IL and keep 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 IL shall be his
duty as such. IN addition TO his duties as
chief examiner and secretary OF the civil
service commission. 10 receive all appli-
cations for labor by persons desiring en-
plovfneut and by persons desiring 10 en-
pi0y labor and record their names, when
requested. In a 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 deposit not 10
exceed twenty-five cents from each person
applying for work or applying TO employ
labor. The commissioners or labor shali be
under the direction and control OF the civil
service commission and shall make such
reports and At such times, and perform
such other duties as the commission may
require.
Sec. II. Rooms-Puhlic Employment Of
fee The city council shall allow the
| reasonable use OF all public buildings or
for the meetings or the commission, and
shnn provide and furnish a suitable Office
o. Offices 20 carry out the purposes % 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
4 sign shan be maintained bearing such
designation. Snch on &c shall be a bureau
/ and the commissioner q labor may under
thu direction OF the ciytl service commits
/ STOP collect, arrange and svstsulatize all
statistics regating 20 the various branches
a. labor IN the c3tv and especially those
relating 70 the commercial. Industrial and
social condition q the inhabitants
Sc -. Sasariss and Expenses. The COM
peusation OF the civil service commission
rrs shall he 500 peT year each. payable
quarterly. provided. however. that after
TIE srst day q January, iS3s. the city coun~
rii n1aX by ordinance Increase tac3y COM
rensation. T'ae city council shan provide
To- the expenses % the coflfTii4 ssl1E ana Tor