The herald., 1898-10-14

~ 1Wafsr Overseer's Department.;
The water Works Department.
The Public Library;
The Park Department.;
The City Engineers Department,
All boards OF departments controihns
public utilities;
Provided. that the following shall be
exempt pueTs tnsseflema; e1enaed I0Dh by the people;
All members Of the different boards ana
commissions:
The Mayors Clerk; S..-atorv.
The Chief Deputy Of the TreasuITer,
me chief Deputy Of the Tax Collector'
The Chief Deputy of the Assessor
me me c,tv EnTineer and his Chief Dep
Tthhe Chief Deputy Of tho 4 AYaitorii sntoci, and
The City superiantendshms pa saaUhnrs: OF Schoo'' al"
The City Attorney and his first and Sec
srE The e. Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment;
The Street Superintendent:
The Superintendent Of Buildings;
The General Manager, Cashier and Su-
ment:
All physicians appointed by or on the
Board OF Health;
All officers Of election: . So,
And all unslkilled laborers employed by
the day.
Sec, 1923. The members Of the police force
shall be subject to removal and d1scharge
as provided in Section 219 of this Charter.
Sec. 324 The members of the fire force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Sections 235 and 23S Of this
charter.
Sec. 325. No officer or employee in the
classified civil service Of the city. other
than those belonging to the police force.
appointed under said rules and after said
examination. shall be removed or dis
charged except for cause upon written
charges, and after an opportunity to be
heard in his own defense. Such charges
shall be publicly investigated by or before
the Civil Service Commission or by or Pc
fore some officer or board appointed py
said commission to conduct such investi-
cation. The finding and decision OF such
commission or investigating ofhcer or
board. when approved by & such n commisi oeniIasd
to the appointing officer. and shall be
forthwith enforced by such officer. Moth
ing in this article shall limit the power
OF any nerpd not
thirty days. In the course of an investi-
cation of charges each member OF the
commission and Of any board so appoint
have the power to administer oaths. and
shall have power to secure by it's sub
poena both the attendance and testimony
of witnesses and the production of books
and papers relevant to such investigation.
No one shall be excused from tesufying
at such investigation for any cause. Moth
ing in this section shall be construed to
require such charges or investigation in
case of laborers.
Sec. 326. Immediate notice in writing
shall be given by the appointing power.
to said commission, of all appointments,
permanent or temporary, made in such
classified civil service and of all trans
1ers, promotions designations or vacan-
cies from any cause in such service and
of the date thereof, and a record Of the
same shall be kept by said commission.
When any office or place of employment
Is created or abolished, or the compensa-
ton attached thereto, altered, the officer
or board making such change shall i'm
mediately report in writing to said COM
mission.
Sec. 327. The commission shall investi-
gate the enforcement of this article and
Its rules, and the action of the examiners
herein provided for. and the conduct and
action of the appointees in the classified
civil service in the city, and may inquire
as to the nature, tenure and compensation
OF all offices of the public service thereof
Sec. 1923. Said commission shall make
its annual report to the Mayor for trans
tion 3S6 of this charter. The Mayor may
require a report from said commission at
any time.
q Chief Examiner whose duty it shall be,
under the direction of the commission, to
supcrintend any examination. held in the
form such other duties as the commits
sion shall prescribe.
The Chief Examiner shall be ex-officio
secretary Of said commission. Under the
direction of such commission he. as such
secretary, Shall keep minutes of its pro-
ceedings, preserve all reports made to it,
keep a record Of all examinations held
under its direction, and perform such
other duties as the commission shall pre-
scribe,
Sec 800. All officers of said city shall
aid the commissioners in all proper ways
tp carrying out the provisions of this
charter.
Sec. .331. The Council shall furnish said
commissioners with suitable offices, and
&hall provide furniture, books, Stationery.
blanks. heat and light. and are author
lefd and required to pay such other en-
ksnses as may be necessarily IzS1rred b.
6eid commissioners in carrying o,4 the
provisions of this article.
Sec, 332. No officer or other person shall
Milfully and corruptly, by himself or in
fo-operation with one or more other per-
ssonS defeat, deceive or obstruct any per-
1on in respect to his or her right Of eX-
animation, or corruptly or falsely mark
grade, estimate or report upon the exam
6naton or proper standing of any person
examined hereunder, or aid in so doing
Or wilfully or corruptly make anv false
Tepresentations concerning the same or
Concerning the person examined: or will
fully or corruptly furnish to any person
Iny special or secret information for the
purpose of either improving or injuring
CHE prospects or chances of any person
90 examined or to be examined being an
pointed, employed or promoted.
Sec. 1873. No applicant for appointnent
IN SAID CLASSIFIED civil service. either di
rectly or indirectly, shall pay or promise
TO pay any money or other valuable thin ~
TO any person whatever for or on accoInf
bf MS appointment or proposed aDnoint- :
ment and no other officer or cmnovne
shall pay. or promise to pay, either al
rectly or indirectly, any person anv
money or other valuable thing whatevnr
for or on account of his promotion.
Sec. 334. The commission shall oartif,
TO the Auditor all appointments to offices
and places in the classified civil ser,,ioo
or vacancies occurring therein wbathor
by dismissal resignation or death and III
findings, made or approved bv the cor,i
mission under the provisions Of this arti-
Gle, that a person shall be discharro,
from the classified civil service. e'u
Gee, $50, The Auditor shall not 49,. i, =,