The herald., 1898-10-26


The Public Library;
The Park Department;
The City Engineers Department, ent,ro,,,rv
Ali boards or departments controiiihs
public utilities;
prov,ded. that the following shall be
exempt therefrom, to-wit; ,,o.
All officers elected by the people;
Aii members of the different boards and
The Mayors Clerk; ,ov.
The Chief Of Police and his Secretary
The Chief Deputy of the Treasurer;
The Chief Deputy of the Tax Collector
The Chief Deputy of the Assessor;
The Water Overseer; o,.. r,.n-
The City Engineer ana hl' Ohiei
The Chief Deputy of the Auditor; ava
The City Superintendent of SCHOOLS anu
his Deputies, and teachers;
The City Attorney and his nrst anu SEE
''E The 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 Depart
ment;
All physician. appointed by or on the
Board of Health
All officers of election;
And all unskilled laborers employed by
the day.
Sec. 323 Inc members OF lHe polCe ioiSe
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Section 219 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. 325. No officer or employee in the
classified civil service Of the city. other
than those belonging to the police force,
xxyha ho1
appointed under said rules and after said
examination, shall be removed or dis
charged except for cause upon. written
charges, and after an opportunity 10 Dc
shall be publicly investigated by or before
the Civil Service Commission or by or be-
fore some officer or board appointed by
said commission. to conduct such lnvesu-
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
for a reasonable period, not exceeding
thirty days. In the course of an invest-
CATION Of charges each member of tho
commission and of any board 80 appoint
ed by it and any officer SO appointed, shall
shall have power to secure by its sub
poena both the attendance and testimony
Of witnesses and the production of books
and papers relevant to such inVeStiga ton.
No one shall be excused from testifying
at such investigation for any cause Moth
ing in this section shall be construed to
require such charges or investigation in
case of laborers.
Sec 326. 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 record of the
same shall be kept by said commission.
When any office or place Of employment
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.
SEQ. 327. The commission shall investi-
gate tho enforcement of this article and
Its 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
SEQ s2s Said commission shall make
its annual report to the Mayor for trans
tIon sss Of this charter. The Mayor may
require report from said commission at
any time.
Soc. 329. 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 commis-
sion shall prescribe
The Chief Examiner shall be ex-offlo.o
secretary Of said commission. Under enc
direction of such commission he, ss such
ceedings. preserve all reports made to it.
keep a record of all examinations held
under Its 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.
SEQ. ss1. The Council shall furnish said
commissioners with suitable offices, and
shall provide furniture. books, stationery.
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 carrying out the
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 per-
son In respect to his or her right of ex-
animation. or corruptly or falsely mark
grade, estimate or report upon the exam
nation or proper standing of any person
examined hereunder, or aid in so doing
or wilfully or corruptly make any false
representations concerning the same or
concerning the person examined: or will
fully or coruptly furnish 70 any person
any special or secret information for the
purpose of either improving or inillrine Q.
the prospects or chances of anv pcrson
SO examined or to be examined. being an
pointed, employed or promoted
Sec. 1888; No applicant for appointment
In said classified civil service either di-
rectly or indirectly, shall pay or promise
to pay any money or other valuable tbin,,
to any person whatever for or on accoIInf
OF ms appointment or proposed appoint-
ment and no other officer or emplovea
shali pay, or promise to pay, either di
rectly or Indirectly, any person any
money or other valuable thing whatevayy
Tor or on account of his promotion.
Sec 334. The commission shall certf,,
to the Auditor all appointments to offices
and places in the classified civiI service
or vacancies occurring therein, whetbor
Dy dlsnlssal, resignation or death and ali
findings, made or approved bv the Cow M.
mission under the provisions of This arti-
Gle, that person shall be d;scb.rac5 re
from the CLASSIFIED civil service 81 u