The herald., 1898-10-27


The Public Library;
The Park Department:
The City Engineers DepartHlea Haa,,,ro,,,ny
Ali boards or departments controi'ins
public utilities;
Provided that the following shall be
exempt therefrom. to-wit; ,,s.
All officers elected by tne Peopd pppards and
All members OF the olHefe"' 'oN
commissions;
The Mayors Clerk; e,r.t,rv.
The Chief of Police and his Seora.arS'
me The CHEF CHEF DEPUTY Of the Tax Collector;
The Chief Deputy of the Assessor'
The Water Overseer; c.< D.,-
The City Engineer ana MS Nniei Nsp
The Chief Deputy of the Auditor;
The CITY Superintendent of Schools anu
his Deputies, and teachers;
The City Attorney and his nrst anu see
o' The CHEZ Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment
The Street Superintendent;
The Superin ntendent OF Bulldinss, c.
The General Manager, Cashier ana Su-
ner;ntcndent in the Water Works Depart
ment:
All physicians appointed by or on the
Board of Health;
All officers of election; ,,,,
And all unskilled laborers employed ny
the day.
Sec. 1923. The members of the police force
shall be subject to removal ana dlscnarge
as provided in Section 2ls OF this charter'
Sec. 1924. The members of the fre force
shall be subject to removal and discharge
as provided in Sections 235 and 23S OF this
charter.
Sec $685. 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 nave peen
appointed under said rules and after saio
examination, shall be removed or as
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 oefore
the Civil Service Commission or by or pc
fore some officer or board appointed by
said commission to conduct such investi-
cation. The finding and decision of such
commission or investigating officer or
sion. shall be final and shall be certified
to the appointing. officer. and shall be
forthwith enforced by such officer. Moth
ing in this article shall limit the power
for a reasonable period not exceeding
thirty days. In the course of an investi-
cation of charges each member of the
commission and of any board so appoint
ed by 1t and any officer so appointed, shall
have the power to administer oaths, and
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 investigate
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. 1926. Immediate notice in writing
shall be given by the appointing power.
to said commission. of all appointments,
permanent or temporary, made in such
ella ssifed 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-
ton 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
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 compensa ton
OF all offices of the public service thereof.
Sec. 1923. 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. 800. Said commission shall employ
a Chief Examiner whose duty it 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
Atpr Af cptI tc-;,
direction of such commission he. as such
secretary shall keep minutes of its pro-
ceedines, preserve all reports made to it.
keep record of all examinations held
other duties as the commission shall pre-
scribe.
Sec. $50. All officers of said city shall
aid the commissioners in all proper way.
in carrying out the provisions of this
charter.
Sec. 331. The Council shall furnish said
commissioners with suitable offices. and
shall provide furniture. books, stationery
blanks, heat and light. and arc author
ized and required to pay such other ex-
penses as may be necessarily incurred nv
said commissioners in carrying 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 ner
sons defeat. deceive or obstruct any ner
son In respect to his or her right of *
animation. or corruptly or falsely mark
grade, estimate or report upon the exam
1nation or proper standing of anv person
examined hereunder, or aid in so doing
or wilfully or corruptly make anv fajse
represe nations concerning the same. or
concerning the person examined. or vii
fully or corruptly furnish 10 anv nerson
any special or secret information for tbo
purpose of either improving or in i,,r;na
the prospects or chances of any nerenS
so examined or TO be examined heipg an
pointed. employed or promoted. '
Sec. S33. No applicant for annoi,,r,ox,.
IN SAID classified civil service rither al
rectly or indirectly, shall nav or nro,,jso
to pay any money or other v3lua,,ie thi1',
to any person wha for or on accnII,; eritirt
OF his appointment or proposcd annoint
ment, and no other officer or onl,o,.ni nplot,it
shali pay, or promise TO pay either al
rectly or indirectly. any person Ill ~,
money or other valuable thing ybo+o'!as uls
Tor or on account of his promotion
Sec. 1874. The commission sha,, oou,,<.
10 the Auditor all appointments 70 of7dass
and places in the classified ci,,,I srIl, piiitts
or vacancies occurring therein, wba,h.., i,r,
by dismissal, resignation or deatb "nes 'tr Ir
findings. made or approved bv ~ 'i ~ an az
mission under the provisions of Nj; OH OH
Gle. that person shall be dienhaal, arr,
from the classified civil service 81"
rec. cs5. The Auditor shall not. nor shall