The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
CITY CIVIL SERVICE
CHARTER COMMISSION ADOPTS
THE CHAPTER IN REGARD
TO 1T.
SOME OF ITS PROVISIONS.
BOARD or EXAMINERS TO BE APP
POINTED TO PASS UPON AP-
PLICAATS.
EXCEPTIONS BY THE SCORE.
Street LabOrers About the Only PeO-
pie Who Come Under the
Rule.

The chapter on civil service was the
subject under discussion at the meeting
OF the charter commission last night
The chapter as adopted by the COM
mission creates a civil service COM
mission to be composed of three resi-
dents of Minneapolis, who shall not
hold other office under the city, state
or national government Two of the
members shall be selected, one from
each OF the two leading political par
ties. the council to have the power Of
such appointment.
The commission shall have the power
to appoint an examiner. who shall act
as secretary of the commission. and
who shall be paid al a rate not exceed
ing $1,000 per year. This officer shall
act as chief examiner, and shall be
aided, whenever an examination is to
be held, by other examiners to be Sc
lected by tn commission.
The city council must appropriate
ca ch year for the purposes of the com
mission. at least the sum of $4,000 and
the commission shall not expend in any
one year an amount in excess of such
appropriation.
The following officers are exempt
from the provisions OF the civil service
. chapter: Those who are elected by
the people or appointed by the coun-
eli: judges and clerks of election; mem
bers Of city boards; superintendent,
principals and teachers of schools;
heads of all city departments; assistant
city attorney and other attorneys in
the employ of the city; assistant city
comptroller; assistant city clerk; as
sistant city treasurer; public librarian;
private secretary to the mayor; city
physician and all assistant city ply
siicans.
All persons in the employ of the city
when the civil service commission is
appointed, who shall have held such Of
fee or position continuously since the
first general election under the new
charter and for sixty days prior there
to, shall retain their respective offices
or places without examination, but
shall otherwise be subject to the pro-
visions of the chapter and to the rules
OF the civil service commission
All boards, heads of departments and
officers of the city shall have power to
discharge or suspend any persons in
their employ, but the officer taking
such action must file in writing with
the president of the civil service COM
mission a notice of such action and
note the cause thereof.
All civil service examinations are to
be public and competitive, and free to
ali citizens of the city of Minneapolis.
The examinations shall be designed
only to fairly test the relative qualiff-
cations and fitness of the persons eX-
amined to discharge the duties of the
particular office or position to which
they seek to be appointed Applica-
lions for positions OF trust shall be
specially examined as TO their moral
character, sObriety and integrity.
Applicants for positions as manual
Iaborers shall be examined only as to
their habits, experience, industry, skill
and physical condition, and shall be
appointed in the order of their respec-
tive applications, if otherwise quail
fed.
Whenever any office or position, other
than that of manual labor positions, is
t. be filed, the appointing board or
officer shall so notify the commission,
and the commission shall thereupon
furnish to such board or officer the
names, addresses and standing of the
three persons ranking highest in the
examinations. and the vacancy shall be
filled by one of the three persons. The
chapter of civil service will go into eff
feet sixty days after the first municipal
election held under the charter.