The herald., 1898-10-28
rEn PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

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candidate. shall be certified for ap,
pointment in the grade or class TOT ,,es Wm,S
he II eligible not less than tnree, e.. ~ m
and no candidate shall lose MS pay, ,e,ec. S
ticn. except that said commission may iaS
atriko an names of candidates from ene n',
register after they have remaineo rs enei tbe
more than two years. Az Il, Ur nrobation the
head Of q department or office IN wnI WI hin, :,
candidate is employed. may oiSSna esons
upon assigning in writing nis ,a 10 not
tnerefor 10 r~ed ssad his appointment shall be
deemed complete. To prevent the eStraprdi-
Of public business or to meet eAt tdonart
nary exigenciess the n neho hoa1d I'd ma may, under
such regulations as the commlssion orar r ~
by its rules prescribe, make Ieaip s,,;1 serv-
appointments in the classineu ssiaod;ne sixty
days. and only until regular aPP.taie can
nn21er the provisions of this artlcie Ca"
be made.
g.. 900 The provisions of this article
shall apply to the following departments
=. rh. he Department @ of the City Clerk;
The Fire Department.: ..,.,,.
MY .e DttW Attorney's Department;
The Treasurer's DEPARTMENT.
The Tax Collectors Department.
The Police Department
The Auditors Department.
Tho Assessors Department.
The Health Department;
The Department of Buildings,
ME Water Oyerseers Department.
The Water Works Department.
The Public Library;
The Park Department! ;.r+uent.
All boards or departments controihhs
public utilities;
Provided, that the following shaii o'
All oft1cers elected by the peoples;
Ali members of the different boards anu
commissions;
The Mayors Clerk; coorat,rv.
The Chief Deputy of the treasury,
The chief Deputy Of the Tax Collector;
The Chief Deputy Of the Assessor;
The Water Overseer; o,.. 1on-
The City Engineer and his Chief Dep
The Chief Deputy Of the Arditorii Sntoris and
The City Superintendent or ocnools anu
his Deputies, and teachers;
The City Attorney and his first and Sec
0nE The escIlS CHIEF Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment;
The Street Superintendent,
The Superintendent Of Buildings;
The General Manager, Cashier ana Su-
perintendent in the Water WORKS Depar'-
ment;
All physicians appointed by or on the
Board Of Health;
All officers of election ,, ~,
And all unskilled laborers employed py
the day.
Sec. 323. The members of the police force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Section 2l9 OF this charter'
Sec. S24. The members of the fire force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Sections 235 and 23S of this
charter.
SEQ. S25 No officer or employee in the
classified civil service Of the city, other
than those belonging to the police force,
and the fire force, who shall have oeen
appointed under said rules and after said
examination, shall be removed or dis
charged except for cause upon written
charges, and after an opportunity to be
heard In his own defense Such charges
shall be publicly investigated by or before
the Civil Service Commission or BY or pc
fore some officer or board appointed py
said commission to conduct such investi-
cation. The finding and decision OF such
commission or investigating officer or
board, when approved by such commits,
to the appointing officer, and shall be
forthwith enforced by such officer. Moth
ing In this article shall limit the power
of any officer to suspend subordinate
thirty days. In the course Of an investi-
cation of charges each member of the
commission and of any board so appoint
ed by it and any officer so appointed, shall
have the power to administer oaths, and
shall have power to secure by its SUBJ
poena both the attendance and testimony
of witnesses and the production of books
and papers relevant to such investigation.
No one shall be excused from testifying
at such Investigation for any cause Moth
ing in this sectim shall be construed to
require such charges or investigation in
case of laborers
Sec. 1926. Immediate notice in writing
shall be given by the appointing power,
to said commission, of all appointments.
permanent or temporary made in such
classified civil service and of all trans
fers, promotions, designations or vacan--
cies from any cause in such service and
of the date thereof and a record of the
same shall be kept by said commission.
is created or abolished, or the compensa-
tion attached thereto. altered. the officer
or board making such change shall i'm
mediately report in writing to said COM
mission.
Sec 327. The commission shall investi-
gate the enforcement of this article and
It's rules, and the action of the examiners
herein provided for, and the conduct and
action of the appointees in the classified
civil service in the city, and may inquire
as to the nature, tenure and compensation
of all offices Of the public service thereof
Sec. 39s. Said commission shall make
its annual report to the Mayor for trans
mission to the Council as provided in Sec
tion 1856 of this charter. The Mayor may
require report from said commission at
any time.
Sec 32s. Said commission shall employ
a Chief Examiner whose duty 1t shall be,
under the direction of the commission, to
superintend any examination held in the
city under this article, and who shall per-
form such other duties as the commits
sion shall prescribe.
The Chief Examiner shall be ex-officio
secretary of said commission. Under enc
direction of such commission he, c6 such
secretary, shall keep minutes of its pro-
ceedings, preserve all reports made to it,
keep a record of all examinations held
under it's direction, and perform such
other duties as the commission shall pre-
scribe.
sec $780, All officers of said city shall
aid the commissioners In all proper ways
in carrying out the provisions of this
charter.
Sec. 331. The Council shall furnish said
commissioners with suitable offices, and
blanks, heat and light. and are author
lied and required to pay such other ex-
penses as may be necessarily incurred by
said commissioners in carving out tho
provisions of this article,
Sec. 1872. No officer or other person shall
wilfully and corruptly, by himself or in
cooperation with one or more other per
sons defeat, deceive or obstruct anv ner
son IN respect to his or her right of ex-