The herald., 1898-10-14
ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.

ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec. 312 Immediately upon tho taking
effect of this charter, the Mayor shaIl ap-
point five persons known by him TO De 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, tnat
one of them shall go out or ofhce az tne
years; one at the end Of three years. and
two at the end of four years. Three com:
missioners shall constitute quorum. Al
original and to fill vacancies, shall be 50
made that no more than three members
shall. at tho time OF any appointmens pe
members Of the same political party. Said
commissioners shall hold no other public
office or public employment.
Sec. s1s. The Mayor with the consent
Of tho Council may remove any commie-
sioner for incompetency neglect OF duty
or malfeasance in office.
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
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 41lCh rules.
Sec. S16 All rules made as hereinbefore
be printed for distribution by said COM
mission. The commission shall give mo-
tice by publication in the official paper
m may Vi be Obtained % and in each each s said pub pub.
lication shall be specified the date, not
less than thirty days subsequent to the
date, of sucn publication, when said rules
shall go into operation.
Sec. S17. 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
examined @ to discharge the duties OF the
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 } political
or religious opinions or affiliations. The
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
he aYantner pYaminerS and III
shall be the duty of such examiner or ex-
aminers (and If in the service 1t shall be
Compensatory, to conduct such examina.-
tions, as the commission may direct, and
make return OF. report thereof to said
mo am1 other
whether or not in such service, in the
place Of any one so selected; and the
commission may themselves at any time
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 no
tice shall also be posted by said commits
sion in a conspicuous place at the City
Hall, and in their office, two weeks be-
tEre 81 spcn such furtnsr no
may prescribe.
Sec. 319. From the returns or reports
the examiners, or from the examina-
ons made by the commission, the com.
mission shall prepare 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 ola a
fc nnt logs fhan fhQ mil AvoA h,rk Ho
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. S20. The commission shall by Its
rules provide for promotion in such classi.
fled civil service on the basis Of ascer-
tained merit and seniority in service and
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
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 moro
| 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
der this article is to be filled shall notify
| said commission of the fact, and said
| commission shall certify to such officer
| the name and address of one or mora
candidates, not exceeding three, standinS
| highest upon the register for the class on
| grade to which said position belongs. ex
| cept that in cases where a choice by com.
| petition Is imprac ticable said comrnissior
may provide by its rules that the seisc.
tion shall be made by lot from amonr
those candidates proved ft by examina.
| tion; and In all cases laborers shall he
selected by lot. In making such certifi-
| cation sex shall be disregarded excent
when some statute, the rules Of said com.
SEX Said appointing officer or denart.
ment shall notify said commission of each
position to be filled separately, and shsii
fill such place from the names cerfiHed
to him by said commission therefor Ons
of the candidates thus certined snail
thcreupon be appointed by said head AZ
such department or officer and employed