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The Water Works Department.
The Public Library;
The Park Department; ,.rt.
The City Engineer dnts pepa, controlling
public utilities;
vrov,ded that the following SHAH DC
exempt therefrom, to-wit; ,eor,e.
Al Aii memhers of the different boards anu
commissions:
The Mayors Clerk; IT. cooretary:
The Chief Deputy of the Treasurer, E,,ao
The Chief Deputy of the Tax Collector'
The Chief Deputy of the Assessor
The Water Overseer; c,..x Don-
Tho City Engineer and MS ChieA p
The Chief Deputy of the Auditorii Atris ,na
The City Superintendent OF oc"oo''
his Deputies and teachers s oo-
ond assiStants ,,..,o 1,anort
The Chief Engineer OF the fire Dep"'
ment;
The Street Superintendent,
The Superintendent of Buildings g.
The General Manager Cashier ana ou
perintendent in the Water WORKS Dep"''
ment; .ho
Board Of Health:
All officers of election; -,
And ali unskilled laborers employed oy
the day.
Sec. 1923. The members of the police force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
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 295 and 2SS OF this
charter.
Sec. 325. No officer or employee in the
classified civil service of the city, other
ho1o IN tha OOlirp force,
and the fire force, who shall have peen
appointed under said rules and after sald
examination, shall be removed or dls-
charged except for cause upon Wrltten
charges, and after an opportunity to be
heard in his own defense. Such charges
shall be publicly investigated by or pel0re
the Civil Service Commission or ny or De.
fore some officer or board appointed py
said commission to conduct such lnVesu-
cation. The finding and decision OF such
commission or investigating ofhcer or
board when approved by such commits,
sion shall be final and shall be certined
to the appointing officer, and snail be
forthwith enforced by such officer Moth
ing in this article shall limit the power
of any officer to suspend a subordinate
for a reasonable period. not exceeding
thirty days. In the course of an lnvestl-
cation of charges each member OF the
Commission and of any board SO appoint
ed by it and any officer so appointed. shall
have the power to administer oaths, and
shall have power to secure by It's sub
Of witnesses and the production of books
and papers relevant to such investigation.
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--
cies 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-
tion 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
It's 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 compenSa tion
of all offices of the public service thereof.
Sec. 32S. Said commission shall make
It's annual report to the Mayor for trans
mission to the Council as provided in Sec
tion 3s6 of this charter. The Mayor may
require report from said commission al
any time.
Sec 800. Said commission shall employ
Chief Examiner whose duty 1t shall be
under the direction of the commission, tc
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-offic,c
secretary of said commission. Under the
direction of such commission he, as Sucf
secretary, shall keep minutes of its pro
ceedings, preserve all reports made to it
keep a record of all examinations held
under its direction, and perform sucf
other duties as the commission shall pre-.
scribe.
Sec $50. All officers of said city shall
aid the commissioners in all proper way.
in carrying out the provisions Of thi:
charter.
Sec Ss1. The Council shall furnish sait
commissioners with suitable offices, ant
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 b,
said commissioners in carrying out tn
provisions of this article
Sec. 339. No officer or other person shal
wilfuly and corruptly, by himself or il
cooperation with one or more other per
sons defeat, deceive or obstruct any per
son in respect to his or her right of OK
animation. or corruptly or falsely mark
grade, estimate or report upon the exam
ination or proper standing of any pcrso
examined hereunder or aid in so doine
or wlfully or corruptly make any falls
representations concerning the same: o
concerning the person examined; or Wi
fully or corruptly furnish 70 any perso
any special or secret information for III
purpose of either improving or iniurin
the prospects or chances of any perso
so examined or to be examined being ar
pointed, employed or promoted
Sec 1893. Nc applicant for appointmer
in said classified civil service, either d
rectly or indirectly. shall pay or promie
to pay any money or other valuable thin
to any person whatever for or on accour
of his appointment or proposed appoin
ment. and no other officer or cmploye
shall pay or promise to pay. either d
rectly or indirectly, any person an
money or other valuable thing whate1,,
for or on account of his promotion.
Sec. 334. The commission shall cor,;t
to the. Auditor all appointments to ot,ics
and places in the classified civil servic
or vacancies occurring therein whetb h,
by dismissal, resignation or death ana n
findings, made or approved by the co,,
mission under the provisions Of this art
Gle, that person shall be disrh,rat' :
from the classified civil service .
Sec. 3S5. The Auditor shall not, nor sha