The herald., 1898-10-25
ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.

ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec. s12. Immediately upon the taking
effect of this charter. the Mayor snal 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 Commls-
sioners.
years and without compensation. Iney
shall so classify themselves by lot. tnat
one of them shall so out Of office at inc
end of one year; one at the end or two
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 be SO
made that no more than three members
shall at the time of any. appointmene DC
members of the same political party. SAD
commissioners shall hold no other public
office or public employment.
Sec. s1s The Mayor with the consent
of the Council may remove any commis-
sioner for incompetency. neglect of duty
CT ElalfeasGnce 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
Sttute 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
time to time, make changes in such rules.
Sec. BIG. All rules made as hereinbcfore
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
aa less than thirty days subsequent to the
shall go into operation.
Sec. s17. 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 ana
moral character. Such examinations shall
be practical in their character and snail
relate to those matters which will fairly
examined to discharge the duties of the
position to which they seek to be. ap-
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
! is to take place, designate suitable per-
not in the official service Of tho city. to
be an examiner or examiners, and 1t
; shall be the duty Of such examiner or cx-
part of their official duty. without extra
Compensatory. to conduct such examina-
tions, as the commission may direct, and
commission. and the commission may at
any time substitute any other person.
whether. or not in such service. in tho
place of any one so selected and tho
commission may themselves at any time
act as such examiners. and without APP
pointing examiners. Sach examiners shall
, Sec. 31s. Notice of the time. place anl
general scope of every examination shall
be given by the commission by publica-
tion. 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 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 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
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 arc
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 office of the commission and
constitute public records open to the in
spection of any citizen.
Sec. 32O. Tho commission shall by its
rules provide for promotion III such classi-
fled civil service on the basis OF ascer-
tanned merit and seniority in service ana
examination, and shall provide in all
cases where it 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
to such examination and 1t shall be tho
duty of the commission to submit to tho
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
it's to be stated at the time of the am
nouncement of said examination shall bo
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 position CLASSIFIED nm
der this article is to be filled shall notify
, said commission of the fact and said
commission shall certify to such off,cer
the name and address of one or mora
candidates. not exceeding three standino
highest upon the register for the class nr
grade to which said position belongs. ex
cept that in cases where a choice bv com,
. petition is impracticable, said commissinn
. may provide by it's rules that the selsc.
ton shall be made by lot from anon~
, those candidates proved At by examinas
ton: and In all cases laborers shall 10
selected by lot. In making such certifs
cation sex shall be dsregarded excent
when some statute, the rules Of said con1s
mission. or the appointing power snscisv
sex, Said appointing officer or densrt.
ment shall notify said commission ~ ~onh
position to be filled separately and shsii
|, fill such place from the names cerfified
to him by said commission therefor. One
OF the candidates thus certified shall
thereupon be appointed by said head ~
such department or officer and eynnIoveS