The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19
ARTICLE XVI.
CfvIi service Department.


Section /. Commissioners Appointment
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the civu
service commission. one for three years,
from the first day OF January, 1870; each
year thereafter. the mayor shall In Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
sor OF the commissioner whose term OF or
fee shall expire with the preceding year,
To serve as such commissioner Tor three
years Appointments 20 ill vacancies shall
be for the unexpired term. All appoint
meBts 90 said commission, both original
and to fill vacancies. shall be so made that
not moro than two members shall al the
time OF appointment be members OF the
same political party. Any commissioners
whose term shall expire shall De eiislbie
TO reappolntment Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute "A quorum
Sec. 2 Removal OF Commissioners-Va-
cancies. The mayor may. IN his discretion.
remove any commissioner, but the vacancy
thereby created shall be tilied by the city
courcil. The mayor shall within five days
report IN writing any such removal 10 the
city council with his reasons THEREFOR. but
the commissioner 50 removed snail nave no
right TO a trial. hearing or appeal Va
cancies in the office OF commissioner oc-
curing I'm any other way than BY removal
BY tho mayor shall be- allied By appointment
see 4 classification OF Employees. The
commissioners shah classify all the offices
and places OF employment In the city with
reference TO the examinations hereinafter
provided for. except the offices aud places
mentioned in Section IL OF this article The
Offices and places SO classified by the COM
mission shall constitute the classified clyil
service OF the city OF Seattle. and no APP
nO3ntment 20 any such offsce or place shall
he made except under and according TO
the rules hereinatter mentioned.
Sec. 4. Rules. The commission shall
make rules 20 carry out the purposes OF
this article. and for examinations. appoint
meuts. promotions and removals 10 accord
auce with It's provisions. and the commits
sion may. from time TO time. make changes
IN the existing rules.
Sec. & Publication and Time OF Taking
Erect OF Rules. All rules made as herein
before provided, ana ali changes therein
shall ba forthwith urinted for distftbu-
ton hy the commission, and the commits
SION s,ti k,e ~. ,,l W., ~ s'r
said rules may BE- obtained, and shall also
give notice IN such publication or the time
when said rules shall 20 into operation
which shall not be less than ten days sub
sequeut 20 The date - publication.
Sssc- s. Examinations. All applicants Tor
Offices or places in The classified civil ser
Vice shall be subjected 20 examination.
which shan he public. competitive and open
20 all citizens az the United States with
specified limitations as 10 residence. age.
health habits and moral character. such
examinations shall b. practical In their
character and shah relate 90 those matters
which VIII fairly test the relative capacity
OF the persons examined 10 discharge The
dutiss ~ the positions 90 which they seek
50 Be- appointed. and shall ineiude, when
appropriate. tests or physical Quaitfica-
uons. health. ard OF manual or profession
al skill NO questions ia any examination
shall relate 20 political Or religious opinion
ar affiliations. The commission shall con
an examination Is 60 take place. designate
a suItahls number OF persons. either 1H OF
not 81 fhr official service % TIE city. so D.
exam ners. and AZ in TIE official service. 20
shall te a PARK az taeir official duty. with
uuf extra compensation. to conduct such
examinations as thr commission may di.
{ a.a-.nr Ha ~
10 the comm astnu. aUd the com mission
may AZ arv rwe surstitute any cther per
sen. whether or rot ia sltch service. ta tire
place ~ any one 30 selected TIE com
rafsxiorcrs faaF themselves act ~ ans
titar as are1 examiners. TIE examiner
as aav examination SHAH not an f-e mem
"tt't 't iHf fNt-iirs.t. 'ii- 1900 1890
ana sHs,lirkrfs fHf promotion snail fAF e.
the city treasurer che SEEM O. enc dsihtr
aHI s.sa- cHt tr examined iintsl Ne ~ ~sis
sre.l.sta tha rrras,lrrFs receipt therefor
Preference tH Tt1VicHne slsall ~ sli
tsutrs. RaHfaet to such gNsnsltatiou. D.
TseH fe Ff-lRerz % tas United states aaG
r.fs.gafa - tae clfr.
Re- %a5Iee 90 Examinations \ot5e,
+ So tha gtnfe srj place aat general s,eEie -
evefF exsrnlnauon sAtii - given rs 1ae
aaait4trstyn bF nahHraff1n in tae etfF o&-
n-isl neusr.tntF two weeks pEE-0e.5taE ss5eh
..a.s -sla.s i..sr ASA s4-h rot.rf sN85f also ae
.-sefef hr fHa ,afsfl. -e.ou tu T. csee p5eaous
p-aee la itg rfTice fcr fwo Nerk SIS a-rore slyH
] saar-tfEtssau -uen Farther notice ~ ax-
( su.laatton NAV t-e Eisea 49, TIE counls-
sten SHAH f-rra.rta~
rvForte - t-se -Att.-.-aers- ~ trofn Eae ex-
ANIMATION usAHr tr t-f errn-. .ss.lft zs,
aafHsgit SECS Pes selt tafe "a -fristsF fsrsarh
grade rF class or Positions fr tse elassine,4
EfEErsl HNefafr e-'Ht 0E uFe1 exam rGa-
fiau ~ s.'r Erhsr GLASS; 81 rnt less thsa
E se.s' snissigl. ahd MO ar Otherwise sli-
Et1sF ans F- tlra.e 4Efl- ffEe rank Ha-