The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-12
ARTICLE XVI
eivn service Dep rtmens.


Section l. Commissioners Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the clFA
service commission. one for three years.
one for two years and one for one year
from the first day Of January. iSy0. each
year thereafter. the mayor shall 10 Ike
manner apg0iat one person as the success
sor OF tho commissioner whose term OF Of
fee shall expire with the preceding year,
10 serve as such commissioner for three
years Appointments - nl vacancies shall
he for the unsXpired term. All appoint
ulents 10 said commission. both original
and to I'LL vacancies. SHAH 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 SHAH be elig.bie
20 reappo.ntment, Two Of said commission
efs shah constitute a quorum.
See. :, Removal OF Commissioners-Va
cancies, The mayor may. in his discretion,
remove any commissioner. but the vacancy
Thereby created shall be filled by the city
courciL The mayor shall within I've days
report In writing any such removal to the
city council with his reasons therefor. but
the commissioner so removed shall have 20
right TO trial. hearing or appeal Va
canctcs IN the office OF commissioner oe-
curing IN any other way than by removal
ty the mayor shall oefiied by appointment
by the mayor.
sec. 5. Classification OF Employees The
commissioners shall classify al the offices
and places OF employment IN the city with
reference TO the examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the offices and places
mentioned ia Section II Of this article The
Offices and places so classified by the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service ol the city OF Seattle; and 10 ap-
rointment 90 any such Office or place shall
BE- made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec T. Rules. The commission shall
make rules 10 carry out the purposes OF
this article. and for examinations. appoint
uents, promotions and removals IL accord
snce with its provisions. and the commits
sion may, from tine 10 time. make changes
in the existing rules
Sec. s. Publication aud Tins OF Taking
Eject OF Rules All rules made As herein
before provided. and aii changes therein
shall be forthwith printed FOR cistribu-
ton by the commission. and the commits
Sion shall give notice BY publication in the
city Official newspaper 81 the place where
said rules may be obtained, and shall also
give notice IN such pahlication Of the time
when said rules shall go into operation
which shall not be less than ten days sub
sequent 70 the date OF publication.
SEQ. g. Examinations. All applicants for
ofices or places Ia the classified civil ser
vice shall be subjected 20 examination.
which shan be public. competitive and open
- all citizens % the United States with
specified limitations as 10 residence. age.
health HABITS ard moral character. Such
eSanainations SHAH De practical IN their
character and shah relate 70 those matters
which VIII fairly test the relative capacity
or the persons examined 90 discharge thn
duties q tae positions % whaoh they seek
u ne appointed and shah include when
suprnpr lafs, tests OF physical quahfac1-
tons, health. and or manual or profession
ni skiii 40 questions rs any examination
shall relate 20 poliJicag or religious opinion
or Affiliations. Tie commission shall con-
f~af all examinations. and may. whenever
an examination "a to take place, designate
a suitable Number az persons. either tn or
not IA the official service Of the city. 20 be
examiners. aad n in the official service. IL
shRll - a part Of tacir Official duty, with
out extra compensation, - conduct such
examinations as tha commission may d.
rect aud 80 make return and report thereof
70 the commission, snd the commission
ts,aV al any time substitute any ether per
son whether or not Ia such service, In tAs
place Of snv enc SO selected. The conn
frsiSSloEeTs may themselves act ~ any
time as szch examiners TIE examiners
a. any examination shall nos ali 30 men,
hcFs % the same Qo.itt-al party Every APP
~iAszpf toF FNarnfna lt0sf. eNeEFt 4aooFcrt
the city treasurer THE sasn ~ one dollar.
and saAA nog be examined Uuti he or she
exti tGs treasurer Fart1nt therefor.
FsrefeEc0ce - emptoE fnent shal az al
times saefect 10 Nach examination. 1s
rlxen 20 citizens ~ t&e I u8tE4 States and
ELECTORS - t5e cltV.
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% sha tire g ~ place and seHerai scope -
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n,tat ue@ss.agsfr two ResSs pFecesslne selch
s,sexfft rs the -ofe tt an fn csftsgssseatsgfs
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amsnaSicn ma4e by tas commission. the
Caussasssfem shall prepare register ettreash
grade or c3ass o. Positions ga the class Get
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