The herald., 1898-10-13
ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.

Sec s12 Immediately upon the taking
effect of this charter, the Mayor shall ap-
point five persons known by i him ot,,o to be de- de-
voted to the principles OF civil service re-
form who shall constitute and be known
as the Board of Civil Service Commits
soners.
They shall serve for the term Of four
years and without compensation. they
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 two
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 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 the Council may remove any commits
sioner for incompetency. neglect OF duty
or malfeasance in office.
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 so
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-
pointments In accordance with its pro-
visions. and the commission may, from
time to time, make changes IN such rules.
Sec. ZIG. 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
of the place or places where said rules
may be obtained, and in each said pub
lication shall be specified the date, not
less than thirty days subsequent to the
date of SUCH 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
test the relative capacity of the persons
examined to discharge the duties OF tho
position to which they seek to be ap-
Guide Guide I tests ' Of physical qualifications.
health, and manual Skill No question In
any examination shall relate to political
or religions opinions sn3ro or afiations Tne
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 II
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
compensation, to conduct such examina-
tions, as the commission may direct, and
make return or report thereof to said
any time substitute any other person,
whether or not in such service, in the
place OF any one so selected; and the
ao1 m sae and s
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
sion in conspicuous place at the City
Hall, and in their office, two weeks be-
fore such examination. Such further nos
tice of examination shall be given as they
may prescribe.
Sec. 319. From the returns or reports
of the examiners. or from the examina-
tons made by the commission, the COM
mission shall prepare register Of each
grade or class of position in the olassi-
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
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
reference to priority of the date of ex-
animation. When the examinations are
oral they. must be open to the public, ana,
when written, the examination papers OF
each applicant shall be placed on file and
kept in the office Of the Commission and
constitute public records open to the in
spection OF any citizen.
Sec. 800. The commission shall by It's
rules provide for promotion in such classi-
fed civil service on the basis of asccr-
tanned merit and seniority in service ana
examination. and shall provide in ali
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 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 fixin9
said rating a uniform allowance of cred
it's 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 cov-
erning the same, and the method Of Ger
tifying. shall be the same as provided Tor
applicants for original appointment.
Sec. 321 The head of the departments
or board in which position CLASSIFIED IN.
der this article Is to be filled shall motif,
said commission of the fact, and said
commission shall certify to such officer
the name and address Of one or more
highest upon the register for the class or
grade to which said position belongs. ey
cept that In cases where a choice nv conr
petition Is impracticab1e, said commissinr
may provide by its rules that the seiec-
ton shall be made by LOT from among
tion; and in all cases laborers shall hs
selected by lot. In making such cert,f-
cation sex shall be disregarded excent
when some statute. the rules of said corr
mission, or the appointing power suecifv
sex. Said appointing officer or depart
position to be filled separately. and shc,,
fill such place from the names cerfii5e1
to him by said commission therefor Oss
OF the candidates thus certffied sSsd
thereupon be appointed by said head of
such department or officer and employed
said rules, but such rules shall not fix such
period at exceeding six months. Esch
unless he shall BE- sooner ap.
pointed or otherwise lawfully cease to b