The herald., 1898-10-13
THE rnorossD CITY cHAar1a

any auditing or accounting omcer Of the
city, approve any demand for the salary
or wages OF any person for services as
an omcer or employee Of such city before
the appointment Of such person to the
classified civil service has been certified
by the commission, nor after the vacation
OF such persons appointment shall have
been certified, nor after the commission
shall have certified to the Auditor a find-
provisions Of this article, that such per-
son be discharged from the classihed
civil service.
Sec. $50. All members Of the present
iire and police force in good standing in
the department at the time this charter
goes into efectan who became members
OF such department prior to the first day
OF January, 1899 who shall pass the phys
zeal examination required BY the rules
OF the department, within ninety days
thereafter. shall continue therein with
out civil service examinations; provided
that each member Of the present police
or fire departments who has had not less
than hve years experience next preced-
Ing Jan. 1st. 1889, IN such department in
the City OF Los Angeles and who shall
furnish to and file with the Board Of
Civil Service Commissioners a certificate,
approved by the head Of such department,
to the effect that such member has had
such term OF experience, and further stat
ing that such member Is a man of good
ity and capacity to deserve his retention
in such department. shall not be required
to pass such physical examination; but
all new appointments and all promotions
charter shall TO into effect, shall be sub
5ect to and governed BY tho provisions Of
seo. ss7. All other ofncsrs and employees
who at the time Of the taking effect Of
thtS (haTfaP vDnAY1H "a N
CLASSIFIED civil service. and who shall then
have been continuously In the service of
the city for the period Of eighteen months.
shall be deemed to have the necessary
hereof and shall retain their respective
positions until removed for cause. as pro-
vided herein.
SEQ 1893. All offlcerA departments or
boards having the power Of appointment
to any position In the classified civil serv-
Ice must, on or before the first Monday
IN January. 1900, upon their respective
qualification or organization, appoint such
deputies and employees as have been pre-
scrtbed by ordinance; but the tenure Of
such deputies and employees shall not ex-
ceed sig months. and 1t shall likewise be
board. on or before the second Monday in
January, 1900 to notify the commission
OF the positions to be filled in their re-
spectve offices or departments, and II
shall be the duty Of said commission TO
certify to suoh officer or board the candi-
dates necessary to fll such positions; and
such candidates shall assume their re-
apectfve positions at the expiration Of
said six morthe.
SEQ SO. Any person who shall wilfully
or through cuIpable negligence violate
any provision Of this article, or any rule
promulgated in accordance with the pro-
visions thereof, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanof.
SEQ. $40. II any person shah be con-
victed under the next preceding section,
any public office which such person may
hold. shall, by force of such conviction.
be rendered vacant. and such person shall
be inca pable Of holding office from the
date Of such conviction.
sec 341 Prosecutions for violation Of
this article shall be instituted by the City
Attorney, or by the commission acting
under special counsel
Sec. 342 In this article the words Head
of Department" "Of1cer'' or Board"
shall be deemed to include all boards or
established by this charter.
APTTCT,E XyHyIIY