The herald., 1898-10-31

The PUBIC lIDrdTy,
The Park Department:
The City Engineers Department,
All boards or departments controihns
public utilities;
provided that the following shall be
exempt therefrom, to-wit:
All officers elected by the peopte;
All members of the different boards anu
commissions;
n The Mayors Clerk;
s. The Chief of Police and his Secretary;
The Chief Deputy Of the TreasuI,sa, r,actor.
The Chief Deputy of the Tax Coiiector'
The Chief Deputy of the Assessor
The Water Overseer; .. ,,o,
The City Engineer and his Chlei Dep-
The Chief Deputy of the Auditor;
The City Superintendent of Schools ana
his Deputies and teachers;
The City Attorney and his first ana sec
The Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment;
The Street Superintendent.
The Superintendent of Buildings;
The General Manager Cashier and Su-
perintcndent 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 by
the day.
Sec. 1923. The members of the police force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Section PIG of this charter.
Sec. 324 The members of the fire force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Sections 2S5 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
and the fire force, who shall have been
appointed under said rules and after said
examination. shall be removed or dis
charged except for cause upon written
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 by
said commission to conduct such investi-
cation. The finding and decision of such
commission or investigating officer or
sion. shall be final and shall be certified
to the appointing officer, and shall be
forthwith enforced by such officer. Moth
ing in this article shall limit the power
for reasonable period. not exceeding
sat,$ e ssss each 5 member s,i, Of H.
ed bvftand any officer so appointed shall
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 .nvestigat tion.
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. 1926. 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 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
Sec. 1928. Said commission shall make
its annual report to the Mayor for trans
mission to the Council as provided in Sec
ton 1856 of this charter. The Mayor may
require report from said commission al
any time.
Sec. 329. Said commission shall employ
a Chief Examiner whose duty 1t 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 it's pro-
ceedngs, 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. $780, 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 are author,
lied and required to pay such other ex-
penses as may be necessarily incurred by
said commissioners in carrying out tne
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 per.
sons defeat. deceive or obstruct any per
son In respect to his or her right Of ex-
ANIMATION or corruptly or falsely mark
grade, estimate or report upon the exam,
ination 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 TO any person
any special or secret information for the
purpose of either improving or iniurinp
the prospects or chances of any person
so examined or to be examined, being an
pointed, employed or promoted.
Sec 1888; No applicant for appointment
IN salo ciasslhed civil service either dj-
rrectly or Indirectly, shall pay or promise
70 pay any money or other valllabie thing
70 any person whatever for or on accounf
OF MS appointment or proposed aDpoint
shali pay, or promise to paw. either al
rectly or indirectly, any person ,nv
money or other valuable thing whate,,ayr
Tor or on account of his promotion.
Sec 334. The commission shall cort,,,,
10 the Auditor al appointments to of,inaSs
ana places In the classified civil ser,.ioa
or vacancies occurring therein whatho,.
findings, made or approved bv tha "u oo.. al
mission under the provisions of this III;
Gle, tnat person shall be discho 80, -
from the classified civil service. seu