The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
Civil Service Dep rtment.

Section I. Commissioners Appointment.
The mayor shall appoint three persons who
shall constitute and be known as the eiyu
service commission. one Tor three years.
one for two years and one for one year
from the frat day 0f January. lsss, each
year thereafter. the mayor shall In Ike
manner appoint one person as the success
cor OF the commissioner whose term OF Of
nce shall expire with the preceding year,
to serve such commissioner Tor three
years. Appointments 20 Oil vacancies shall
be for the unex pired term. All appoint
nants 90 said commission, both original
and 20 al vacancies. shall be 80 made that
not more than two members shall AZ the
time OF appointment be members or The
same political party. Any commissioner
whose term shall expire shall be eligible
20 reappointHsent. Two OF said commission
ers shall constitute quorum
Sec. 2 Removal OF Commissioners-Va-
cancies. The mayor may. u his discretion.
remove any commissioner, but the vacancy
thereby created shan be flied by the city
council. The mayor shall within five Gays
report In writing any such removal 20 tie
city council with his reasons therefor, but
the commissioners 50 removed shall have no
right TO a trial. hearing or appeal Va
canrIes IN the office az commissioner oc-
curing IN any ether way Than oy removal
by tho mayor shall Do allied BY appointment
By the mayor.
commissioners shan classify al the offices
ard places OF employment IN the city with
references 10 the examinations hereinafter
mentioned in Section II OF EIis article. The
offices and places 50 classified BY the COM
mission shall constitute the classified civil
service OF the city % Seattle and no aq-
rointmsnt 20 any such office or place shall
be made except under and according 10
the rules hereinafter mentioned.
Sec 4. Rules. The commission shall
make rules 20 carry cut the purposes OF
this article. and FOR examinations, appoint
uleuts. promotions ard removals IN accord
ance with IT'S provisions. and the commits
81 rfs ann
In the existing rules.
SEC. g. Publication and Time OF Taking
Eject Of Rules. All rnles made as herein
before provided. and al changes therein
shall De forthwith nrtGtsd for distrlbp-
tiau hy the commission. aud the commis-
stou shall give notice Ay publication IN tho
city official newspaper q the place whore
said rules may be obtained. and shall also
give notice IN such puhicaslon Of the tiuie
when Sata rules shall 20 into operation
which SHALL not be less than ten days sub
segment 10 The date - puhlication.
Sec G. Examination AL applicants FOR
offices or places in the CLASSIFIED civli SER
vice snail Zee subjected 20 examination.
whleh shsa be puoiic, couoeiitiVe and open
a. an CITIZENS az the Initea states with
specified limitations a. 10 residence. aE.e.
health. habits ard moral character such
limitations shall be practical IN fheir
character and shall relate To those matters
Whtrn stN fairly test tire relative capacity
OF thc persons examined 70 discharge the
0at5as ~ sne pes tiaus 90 which tfiey seek
70 he appointed. and shah inciQ1e. when
appropriate. tests - physical Qualllca-
tons health. and of manual OF profession
Al sstti $3.50 a4G+t teus ia sltN exams pa ton
shall relate 80 political OF rsliE ous oeinson
or Affiliations TIE commission shan con-
fruf aN examinations. are may. - hruexef
AZ examination IS 20 take place. designate
a Suitable nuinacr ~ persons, either n or
not in tha offtr5st service 81 TIRE city. go ha
exam nera. an2 81 iu The on5ciai service. 70
zha1I he a part 90 tuttr official duty, with
cut extra compensation. TO conduct such
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