The herald., 1898-10-21

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ARTICLE XVII.
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 principics of civil service re-
form who shall constitute and pc known
sioners.
They shall serve for the term OF tour
years and without compensation. They
shall so classify themselves by lot tnat
one Of them shall go out Of once me AZ tno .e
years; one at the end of three years, ana
two at the end of four years. Three com;
missioners shall constitute quorum. Al
| appointments to said commission, both
| original and to fill vacancies, shall De SO
| made that no more than three members
shall at the time of any, appointmens ps
members of the same political party. SAID
commissioners shall hold no other pubic
office or public employment.
Sec. 31S. The Mayor with the consent
| Of the Council may remove any commis-
| sioner for incompetency, neglect Of duty
| or malfeasance in office.
| 0eC. Olf. 0dlu COIuIulSSlOu ShoA ShoSoAy
all the Offices and places of employment
mentioned in Section 1922 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
| fees 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 APP
pointmentS in accordance with its pro-
visions, and the commission may, from
Sec. BIG. 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
less than thirty days subsequent to the
date. of sucA publication, when said rules
shall go Into operation.
Sec. SIT. All applicants for offices, places
or employments In said classified civil
service. shall be subjected to examina-
tion. which shall be public, competitive
and free to all citizens of the United
/ otdtCS, Will SPCClHCu llHiltdtiOHS as "
residence, age. sex, health, habits and
moral character Such examinations shaM
be practical in their character ana shall
relate to those matters WHICH VIII Iairly
test the relative capacity Of the persons
examined to discharge the duties OF sne
pointed, and when appropriate shall In
clude tests of physical qualifications.
health. and manual skill. No question In
any examination, shall relate to POLITICAL
| or religious opinions or affiliations. The
commission shall control all examina-
tions, and may, whenever an examination
son or number Of persons. either In or
not in the official service Of the city. to
be an examiner or examiners and 1t
shall be the duty Of such examiner or ex-
aminers (and ii in the service 1t shall be
part Of their official duty, without extra
Compensatory, to conduct such examina-
make return or report thereof to said
| commission, and the commission may at
any time substitute any other person.
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 ap-
pointing examiners. Such examiners shall
not all be Of the same political party.
Sec 318. 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 no.
tice shall also be posted by said commits
sion in conspicuous place at the City
fore such examination. Such further mo-
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 a 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
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
references nee to priority Of the date Of ex-
oral they must be open to the public, and,
when written. the examination papers OF
each applicant shall be placed on file and
kept in the ONCE Of the commission and
constitute public records open to the in
apection OF any citizen.
Sec $780, The commission shall by its
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 all
cases where 1t is practicable that vacan-
cies shall be Allied 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 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 fixing
said rating a 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 GER
| tifying, shall be the same as provided for
applicants for original appointment.
Sec 321 The head of the department.
| or board in which a position ella assified nm
der this article Is to be filled shall notify
| said commission of the fact and sai1
| commission shall certify to such officer
| the name and address of one or mors
| candidates, not exceeoing three standino
highest upon the register for the ciass ~
grade to which said position belongs cv.
| cept that in cases where choice nv covn
petition Is impracticable said commissior,
| may provde,b by its rules that the scisc.
| ton shall be made by lot from amnnv
| those candidates proved fit by examinn
| ton; and in all cases laborers shall ~
| selected by lot. In making such certi1
cation sex shall be dlsregarded exccnt
when some statute, the rules of said com.
mission. or the appointing power specify