The herald., 1898-10-21

The Public Library;
The civ Engineers Department; ,u
All boards or departments controiiins
public utilities;
Provided, that the following shaii oe
XII of17cers elected by the peoples;
Aii members of the different boards ana
commissions;
The Chief of Police and his secretary
The Chief Deputy of the Treasur,een,
me Chief Deputy of the Tax Coliec'or'
The Chief Deputy of the Assessof'
The Water OverSeer;
The Chief Deputy Of the a Aqaitori snsoois and
his Deputies, and teachers; ,
The City Attorney and his first and Sec
otT The Ch,ef Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment;
The Street Superintendent;
The Superintendent of Buildlngs'
The General Manager Cashier ana Su-
perintendent in the Water works Depart-
ment;
All physicians appointed by or on the
Board of Health;
All officers of election; -
And all unskilled laborers employed oy
the day.
Sec. 1923. The members of the police force
shall be subject to removal and discnarge
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. $685. No officer or employee in the
classified civil service Of the city, other
than those belonging to the police force,
and the fire force, who shall have been
appointed under said rules and after saio
examination shali ~ be c.sn removeI Tnon Written
charges, and after an opportunity TO pc
heard in his own defense. Such charges
shall be publicly Investigated by or before
the Civil Service Commission or by or be-
fore some officer or board appointed py
said commission to conduct such fnvesti-
cation. The finding and decision OF such
board. when approved, by such commits;
sion, shall be final and shall be certified
to the appointing officer. and shall be
forthwith enforced by sucn i1 ofncsr ,h wnr Movn-
of any officer to suspend subordinate
for a reasonable period. not exceeding
thirty days. In the course of an investi-
commission and Of any board so appoint
ed by 1t and any officer so appointed, shall
have the power to administer oaths, and
shall have power to secure by its sub
poena both the attendance and testimony
Of witnesses and the production of books
and papers relevant to such investigat ton.
No one shall be excused from testifying
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
fers, promotions. designations or vacan-
cics from any cause in such service and
of the date thereof. and 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 thu. 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
Sec. 32S Said commission shall make
its annual report to the Mayor for trans
mission to the Council as provided in Sec
tion 1856 of this charter The Mayor may
require a report from said commission at
any time.
Sec. 329 Said commission shall employ
Chief Examiner whose duty it shall be.
under the direction of the commission, to
superintend any examination held in the
city under this article. and who shall per-
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 it's 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
in carrying out the provisions of this
charter.
Sec. 331. The Council shall furnish said
commissioners with suitable Offices and
shall provide furniture, books, stationery,
blanks. heat and light. and arc author
lied and required to pay such other ex-
penses as may be necessarily incurred by
said commissioners in carrying out the
provisions of this article.
Sec 1892 No officer or other person shall
wilfully and corruptly. by himself or in
cooperation with one or more other ner-
sons defeat deceive or obstruct any per
son in respect to his or her right of ey-
ANIMATION, or corruptly or falsely mark
eTdue, estimate OF report upon the exam
1nation or proper standing of any person
examined hereunder. or aid in so doing
or wilfully or corruptly make any false
representations concerning the same: or
concerning the person examined; or will
fully or corruptly furnish 10 any person
any special or secret informal ton for the
purpose of either improving or injurine
the prospects or chances of any nerson
so examined or to be examined being an.
pointed, employed or promoted. ~
Sec. 1888, No applicant for appointment
In said classified civil service. either d.
rectly or indirec city, shall pay or premise
to pay any money or other valuabie thin,
to any person whatever for or on acco,nt
OF MS appointment or proposed appoint.
ment, and no other officer or crnnIovns
snail pay, or promise to pay. either di-
rectly or indirectly, any person ,ny
money or other valuable thing whatevey
Tor or on account of his promotion.
Sec. 334. The commission shall cor.;f,
to the Auditor all appointments to ofrices
and places in the classified civil service
or vacancies occurring therein whatb or
by dismissal, resignation or death ana al
findings, made or approved bv tho 90 a. ~
mission under the provisions of this art;
Gle. that a person shall be discharrod a :,
from the classified civil service. ''a' ~