The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

l such appointments in conformity with
 the rules and provisions prescribed by l this Article, and any appointment not so made shall be void.
 Sec. 12 No deputy, clerk or employee in the classified civil service of the City and County, who shall have been ap-
 pointed under said rules, shall be re- moved or discharged except for cause. upon written charges and after an op- portunity to be heard in his own de- | fense. Such charges shall be investi- gated by or before the Civil Service Commission, or by or before some oil- cer or board appointed by the Commis7 sioners to conduct such investigation. The finding and decision of the Com miSsioners, or such Investigating off1cea, or board, when approved by the Com- miSSionerS, shall be certified to the ap- pointing officer or board, and shall be forthwith enforced by such officer. 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 of all transfers, promotions, resignations. suspensions or vacancies from any cause in such service, and of the date thereof; and a 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. 14. The Commissioners shall in- vestigate the enforcement of the pro- visions of this Article, and of its rules, | &I, %I,on ,tv,n hnr afr1 provided for, and the conduct and action of the appointees in the 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 of.
 Sec. Is. 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 in force, the practical effects thereof, and suggestions for the more eff fectual accomplishment of the purposes of this Article. The Mayor may re- quire a report from the Commissioners at any time.
 Sec. 16 The Commissioners shall em- 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 its proceedings, preserve all reports made to 1t, and keep a record of all examinations held under its direc- tion He shall receive an annual salary of twenty -four hundred dollars.
 Sec r. The Supervisors shall fur nish the Commission with suitable of ] P,,, Ire ct 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 examinations or 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 tnfor- mation for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person of being ap- pointed, employed or promoted.
 Sec. 1e. The Commissioners shall cer- tify to the Auditor all appointments to places of employment in the classified civil service aid all vacancies occurring therein, whether by dismissal, resigna- ton or death, and all findings made or approved by the Commission under the provisions of Section twelve of this Ar ticle.
 Sec 20. The Commissioners shall have power to institute and prosecute legal proceedings for violation of any of the provisions of this Article.