The herald., 1898-10-31

| done.
ARTICLE XVII. 49,
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec. 312. 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 and be known
as the Board Of Civil Service Commis-
| 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
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 the time of any. appointment pe
| 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 the Council may remove any commits
sioner for incompetency, neglect of duty
| or malfeasance in office.
Sec. s14 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
fees or places shall be made, except un-
| 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 It's pro-
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| time to time, make changes In such rules.
Sec. sl6 All rules made as hereinbefore
provided. and all changes therein: shall
be printed for distribution by said COM
mission. The commission shall give mo-
tice by publication in the official paper
| of the place or places where safd 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 cmployments 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
examined to discharge the duties of tho
position to which they seek to be ap-
pointed, and when appropriate shall! in
health, and manual skill. No question In
any examination shall relate to political
or religious opinions or affiliations. The
commission shall control all examina-
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 It
shall be the duty of such examiner or ex-
aminers land II 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
whether. or not in such service. In the
| place OF 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 same political party.
sec s1s. 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 a conspicuous place at the City
Hall, and in their office, two weeks boz
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 the 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
reference to priority of the date Of ex-
animation. When the examinations are
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 320 The commission shall by its
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 vacan-
cies shall be filled by promotion. All ex-
aminations for promotion shall be com.
petitive among such members of tho next
lower rank as desire to submit themselves
to such examination; and 1t shall be the
duty of the commission to submit to tho
| appointing power the names Of not more
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 gov.
| erning the same, and the method of cer-
| 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 un-
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 NJ
grade to which said position belongs ex-
| cept that in cases where a choice bv com.
petition is impracticable. said comnnissinn
may provide by its rules that the selec-
| tion shall be made by lot from among
ton; and in all cases laborers shall he
selected by lot. In making such certid.
cation sex shall be disregarded excent
when some statute, the rules Of said corr
mission, or the appointing power specify
sex Said appointing officer or dens ~,
ment shall notify said commission Of each
position to be filled separately, and shall
| fill such place from the names certified
to him by said commission therefor One
Of the candidates thus certified shall
thereupon be appointed by said head OF
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