The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
ARTICLE XVI.
civil service Depa rtnent.

Section l. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the civil
service commission, ono Tor three years,
one Tor two years and one for one year
from the first dag OF January, 1896 each
year thereafter, the mayor shall In Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
fee shall expire with the preceding year.
to serve as such commissioner for three
years. Appointments To I'LL vacancies snail
be for the uneXpired term. All appoint
ments 20 said commission. both original
and 10 MI 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
to reappointmeut. Two Of said commission
ers shall constitute "A quorum
Sec. 2 Removal OF Commissiouers-Na
cancies. The mayor may. in his discretion,
remove any commissioners, but the vacancy
thereby created shall be iilled by the city
courcii. The mayor shall within i've days
report In writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his reasons therefor. but
the commissioner 50 removed shan nave no
right to a trial hearing or appeal Va
cancles IN the office OF commissioner &C
curing I'm any other way than by removal
by the mayor shall be filled by appointment
Sec. 3. Classification OF Employees The
commissioners 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 BY the COM
mission shalt constitute The classified civil
service OF the city Of Seattle and no APP
polntment 20 any such office or place shall
DO made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. 4. Rules. The commission shall
make rules 10 carry uut the purposes OF
THIS article. and for examinations, appoint
ments. promotions and removals 10 accord
ance with its provisions, and the commits
sion may, from time 20 time. make changes
IN the existing rules.
Sac. s. Publication and Time OF Taking
Effect Of Rulos All rules made as herein
before provided. and all changes therein
shall be forthwith nrinted for distrhsI-
ton hy the commission. and the commits
SION shall give notice hy publication ~ the
city official newspaper of tile place where
said rules may BE- obtained, and shall also
give notice In such publication OK the tt0e
when said rules shall so into operation
which shall not De less than ton days sub
seuuent 70 the date OF publication.
Sec. 9. Examination. Al applicants for
offices or places IN Che classified civil ser
vice shall Dee subjected so eXauiua ton,
which shah ho public, eompe ttlve and open
10 all citizens OF thu United states with
specified limitations as tn residence, aEt
health habits ana moral character S5Ch
examinations shall be practical ln their
character and shall relate 20 those matters
Wht-h WIZ fairly test the relative capacity
of the persons examined 60 discharge tae
duties az tEc positions 20 whirh theE seek
60 hs appointed. and shall tncIute. when
appropriate. tests Of physical Guaiuiea-
ffous health. and OF manual or profession
al skill 30 questions IN auy EXAMINATION
shall relate 70 political or religious opinion
or Affiliations. The commission shall con-
tfs} aH rverutuat4ous and may. WheHeNeE
an examination IS 80 take place. designate
a suitable number uf persons. either in os
NOT 10 the official service ~ the city. to he
examiners. and 10 ip the official sersire. Is
shall Bee part az teefr official duty. VITA
0nf extra compensation, 20 conduct such
examinations as the commission may 81