The herald., 1898-10-19

mated by the department, during bust
ness hours, a full set Of plans, sectons'
elevations and specifications for the use.
Information and convenience OF the con-
tractor estimating on the WORK to De
done.
ARTICLE xvii
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec. 3l2 Immediately upon tho taking
effect of this charter, the Mayor shall ap-
point five persons known by him to pc de-
to the Of civ and se
as the Board of Civil Service Commiss,
sioners.
They shall serve for the term of four
years and without compensation. Tney
shall so classify themselves by lot. that
one of them shall go out Of office at the
end of one year; one at the end OF I've
years; one at the end of three years. ana
missioners shall constitute quorum. All
appointments to said commission, both
original and to fill vacancies, shall pc 50
shall at the time Of any appointment be
members Of the same political party. said
commissioners shall hold no other public
office or public employment.
Sec 313. The Mayor with the consent
Of tho Council may remove any commits
sioner for incompetency. neglect Of duty
sec 314. Said commission shall classify
all the offices and places of employment
mentioned in Section 322 Of this article
with reference to the examination herein
provided for. The offices and places 50
CLASSIFIED by. the commission. shall con:
stitute the classified civil service OF SAID
city; and no appointment to any such Of
fices 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.
;a,aI p;oi,ntments In ia ACCORDANCE e, with ITS pro.
time to time, make changes in such rules.
Sec. S1e All rules made as hereinbefore
provided, and all changes therein, shall
be printed for distribution by said COM
mission. The commission shall give no.
tice by publication in the Official. paper
may be obtained, and in each said pub
lication shall be specified the date, not
less than thirty days subsequent to the
date Of sucn publication. when said rules
shall go into operation.
Sec. 317 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
the rays tSs Of the ns
position to which they seek to be ap-
pointed, and when appropriate. shall In
clude tests Of physical 8, auaiiaca,tion,s =,
any examination shall relate to political
or religious opinions or affiliations. The
commission shall control all examina-
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
shall be the duty of such examiner or ex-
aminers (and If in the service 1t shall be
part Of their official duty, without extra
tions. as the commission may direct. and
make return or report thereof to said
commission, and the commission may at
any time substitute ANY any other person.
place Of any one so selected; and the
commission may themselves at any time
act as such examiners, and without ap-
pointing examiners. Such examiners shall
not all be of the same political party.
Sec. 31S. 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 mo-
tice shall also be posted by said commits
Hall. and in their Office, two weeks bo-
fore such examinat ton. Such further no.
tice of examination shall be given as they
may prescribe.
Sec. s1s. From the returns or reports
ia aYniu <ba q
ons made by the commission. the com.
mission shall prepare register Of each
grade or class Of position in the classi-
fed 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
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
zach zach applicant az h & shall be placed on file and
constitute public records open to the in.
spection of any citizen.
Sec. 800. The commission shall by its
rules provide for promotion in such classi.
fled civil service on the basis of ascer.
tained merit and seniority in service and
examination, and shall provide in all
cases where 1t is practicable that vacan-
cies shall be filled by promotion. All ex.
aminations for promotion shall be COM
petitive among such members Of the next
lower rank as desire to submit themselves
to such examination; and 1t shall be tho
duty of the commission to submit to the
appointing power the names OF not moro
than three applicants for each promotion
having the highest rating; but in fixing
said rating uniform allowance of cred
its to be stated at the time Of the an
nouncement of said examination shall be
made for each year of past service The
method Of examination and the rules eov-
erning the same, and the method of GER
tifying, shall be the same as provided for
applicants for original appointment
or board in which position CLASSIFIED I'M.
der this article is to be filled shall notify
said commission of the fact, and said
commission shall certify to such officer
the name and address OF one or more
candidates not exceeding three, standine
highest upon the register for the class ni
grade to which said position belongs. ex-
petition Is impracticable, said con1ry,issinn
may provide by its rules that the seiec.
ton shall be made by lot from anon,
those candidates proved At by examina
ton; and in all cases laborers shall ~
selected by lot. In making such cert,Hs
cation sex shall be disregarded exccnt
when some statute, the rules of said cn,,1s
mission, or the appointing power snec;Sv
sex. Said appointing officer or densrt.
ment shall notify said commission ~ sr~.k