The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

departmentS of the Clty ana CouHly mentioned in this section shall mako such appointments in conformity wiln the rules and provisions prescribed oy this Article. and any appointment not so made shall be void.
 Sec. 12. No deputy, clerk or employee in the classified civil service or the Clty and County, who shall have been ap- pointed under said rules, snail De re- moved or discharged except for cause upon written charges and after an op- portunity to be heard in his own oe- fense. Such charges shall be 1nvestt- gated by or before the Civil Service Commission. or by or before some ofn- cer or board appointed by the Commls7 sionerS to conduct such lnVestlgatlon' The finding and decision or the SoIn- missioners, or such Investigating ofnceA, or board. when approved by the Con- missioners, shall be certified to the ap- pointing officer or board, and shall De forthwith enforced by such off1cer Nothing in this Article shall limit the power of any officer or board to sus- pend a subordinate for a reasonable pe- riod, not exceeding thirty days Sec. 13 Immediate notice in writing shall be given by the appointing power to the Commissioners of all appoint ments, permanent or temporary, made in such classified civil service, and or all transfers, promotions, reslgnatlons. suspensions or vacancies from any cause in such service. and Of the date thereof; and record of the same shall be kept by the Commissioners. When any place of employment is created or abolished, or the compensation at tached thereto altered, the officer or board making such change shall imme- diately report in writing to the Com missioners
 Sec A. The Commissioners shall in- vestigate the enforcement of the pro- visions of this Article, and of it's rules, and the action of the examiners herein provided for, and the conduct and action of the appointees in the 1 classified service in the City and County, and may inquire as to the nature, tenure and compensation of all places in the public service there l of
 Sec. 15. The Commissioners shall. on or before the fifteenth day of January in each year, make to the Supervisors a report showing their acts. the rules l in force, the practical effects thereof, 1 and suggestions for the more eff fectual accomplishment of the purposes of this Article. The Mayor may re- quire report from the Commissioners at any time.
 | Sec. Is. The Commissioners shall em- 1 ploy a Chief Examiner who shall under their direction, superintend any exam ination held in the City and County under this Article and who shall per | form such duties as the Commissioners may prescribe. The Chief Examiner shall be Secretary of the Commission | by virtue of his office. He shall keep minutes of it's proceedings, preserve all reports made to it, and keep a record of all examinations held under its direc- 1 ton. He shall receive an annual salary | of twenty-four hundred dollars. | Sec. F. The Supervisors shall fur nish the Commission with suitable of- fees office furniture. books, stationery
 blanks, heat and light. and shall pro- vide for the payment of such other ex- penses as may be necessarily incurred | in carrying out the provisions of this Article.
 Sec. IS. No person or officer shall by ] himself, or in cooperation with other persons, defeat, deceive or obstruct any
 person in respect to his or her right of examination; CT falsely mark, grade
 estimate or report upon the examina- tion or proper standing of any person examined hereunder. or aid in so doing; or make any false representations con-
 corning the same, or concerning the person examin d: or furnish to any person any special or secret infor-
 nation for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects ol chances of any person Of being ap-
 pointed, employed or promoted.
 Sec 19 The Commissioners shall cer-
 tify to the Auditor all appointments tc
 places of employment in the classified civil service a: ] all vacancies occurring
 therein. whether by dismissal. resigna
 tion or death, and all findings made ol
 approved by the Commission under thu
 provisions of Section twelve of this Ar
 tice.
 Sec. 20 The Commissioners shall hav'
 power to institute and prosecute lega
 proceedings for violation of any of tn
 provisions of this Article.