The herald., 1898-10-26
ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.

AhIlOlAI an 49,
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec. s12. Immediately upon the, taking
effect of this charter, the Mayor shall ap-
point five persons known by him to be de-
voted to the principles of civil service re-
form who shall constitute ana De knoWn
as the Board of Civil Service Commits
SionerS.
They shall serve for the term Of four
years and without compensation. Ihey
shall so classify themselves by lot, thas
one of them shall go out of office at tho
end of one year; one at the end OF two
years; one at the end of three years, and
two at the end Of four years Three com,
missioners shall constitute quorum. All
appointments to said commission. both
original and to fill vacancies. shall be SO
made that no more than three members
shall at tho time OF any. appointment DO
members of the same political party. Said
commissioners shall hold no other public
office or public employment.
Sec s13 The Mayor with the consent
Of tho Council may remove any commits
sioncr for incompetency. neglect of duty
or Elalfeas2nce in office.
Sec s14 Said commission shall classify
all the Offices and places of employment
mentioned in Section 1922 of this article
with reference to the examination herein
provided for. The offices and places so
classified by the commission, shall con-
stitute the classified civil service Of said
city: and no appointment to any such Of
fees or places shall be made. except un-
der and according to the rules herein
after mentioned.
Sec. 315. Said commission shall make
rules to carry out the purposes Of this
article and for the examinations and ap-
pointmcnts in accordance with its pro-
visions, and the commission may, from
time to time, make changes in such rules.
Sec. BIG. All rules made as hereinbefore
provided. and all changes therein shall
be printed for distribution by said COM
mission. The commission shall give no
ttce by publication in the official paper
of the place or places where said rules
may be obtained, and In each said pub
less than thirty days subsequent to the
date of such publication, when said rules
shall go into operation.
Sec. SIT. All applicants for offices. places
or employments in said classified civil
service. shall be subjected to examina-
ton. which shall be public, competitive
and free to all citizens of the United
States, with specified limitations as to
residence, age, sex, health, habits and
moral character. Such examinations shall
be practical in their character and shall
relate to those matters which Will fairly
test the relative capacity Of the persons
examined to discharge the duties of the
position to which they seek to be ap-
clude tests of physical qualifications.
health, and manual skill No question in
any examination shall relate to political
or religious opinions or affiliations. The
| tions, and may, whenever an examination
is to take place. designate suitable per-
son or number of persons. either in or
not in the official service Of the city: to
| be an examiner or examiners, and 1t
shall be the duty of such examiner or ex-
aminers land If in the service 1t shall be
compensatory, to conduct such cxamina-
tions, as the commission may direct. and
make return or report thereof to said
commission. and the commission may at
whether or not in such service, in the
place or any one so selected; and the
| commission may themselves at any time
act as such examiners. and without APP
pointing examiners. Such examiners shall
not all be of the sama political party.
Sec. 318 Notice Of the time, place and
general scope of every examination shall
be given by the commission by publica-
ton. for two weeks preceding such exam
ination, in the official paper. and such no.
tee eon sha n also be posted ey said S Somms
Hall, and in their office. two weeks be-
fore such examination. Such further no.
tice of examination shall be given as they
may prescribe.
Sec. 319. From the returns or reports
Of the examiners. or from the examina-
tions made by the commission, the COM
mission shall prepare a register OF each
grade or class Of position in tho classi-
fled civil service of the city. of the per-
sons whose general average standing
upon examination for such grade or class
IS not less than the minimum fixed by the
rule OF said commission, and who are
otherwise eligible and such persons shall
take rank upon the register as candidate
in the order of their relative excellence
as. determined by. examination, without
animation. When the examinations are
oral they must be open to the public, and.
when written, the examination papers of
kept in the Office Of the commission and
constitute public records open to the in
spection Of any citizen.
Sec. 800. Tho commission shall by ;ty
rules provide FOR promotion in such classi-
fled civil service on the basis of ascer-
tanned merit and seniority in service and
examination, and shall provide in all
cases where 1t is practicable that yacan-
cies shall be filed by promotion. All ex-
minations for promotion shall be COM
petitive among such members of tho next
lower rank as desire to submit themselves
to such examination: and it shall be the
duty Of the commission to submit to the
appointing power the names of not more
than three applicants for each promotion
having the highest rating; but in fixing
said rating a uniform allowance of cred
its to be stated at the time of the an.
nouncement of said examination shall bo
made for each year Of past service, Tho
method Of examination and the rules gov
erning the same, and the method OF Ger
tifying. shall be the same as provided for
applicants for original appointment.
Sec. 321. The head Of the department
or board in which position classified nm
der this article is to be filled shall notifv
said commission of the fact, and said
commission shall certify to such officar
the name and address of one or mora
candidates, not exceeding three. standtng
highest upon the register for the class NJ.
grade to which said position belongs. eY.
cept that in cases where choice by com.
petition Is practicable, said commissjon
may provide by its rules that the selec-
ton shall be made by lot from amonr
ton: and In all cases laborers shall ns
selected by lot. In making such csrt,T'
ca ton sex shall be disregarded ernant
when some statute, the rules of said oonns
mission. or the appointing power specifv
SEX Said appointing officer or densrt
ment shall notify said commission Of cach
position to be filed separately. and shsii
fill such place from the names oertiHad
to him by said commission therefor. Ons
of the candidates thus certified snail
thereupon be appointed by said head Of
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