The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19

nave remained thereon moro than two years.
10 prevent the stoppage of public business
or to meet extraordinary exigencfes the head
oil any department Office may with the
approval of the commission make temporary
appointment to remain in force not exceeding
sixty days and only till regular appointments
under the provisions of this chapter can be
made The commissioner of health may in
case or an epidemic, appoint such assistants
as he may deem necessary to remain in Of
flee only until such epidemic has ceased
SECTION r.
Immediate notice in writing shall be given
by the appointing power to said commission
OF all appointments, permanent or Temporary
made i'll such classified civil service and of
all transfers, promotions. designations and
vacancies from any cause in such service and
OF the date thereof and a record of the
same shall be kept by said commission. When
any office CT place of employment is created
or or abolished or the compensation attached
thereto altered, the officers or board making
such change shall Immediately report it In
writing to said commission.
SECTION 49,
The said commissioners shall Investigate
the enforcement of this chapter and of the
rules established by them. and the action
or the examiners provided for, and the con-
duct and action of the appointees in the clas-
sihed service in the city of st. Paul. and may
inquire as to the nature. tenure and com
pensation of all offices and places In the pub
lie service thereof In the course of such in
Vestigations each commissioner shall have
power to administer oaths and said commits
sion snail 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 investigation.
SECTION a.
The said civil service commissioners shall
certify to the comptroller all appointments
to offices and places in the civil service of
the city subject to their rules. and ali vacan-
cies occurring therein, whether by dismissal,
resignation or death. The comptroller of said
ri hall not fhn - -
In any manner concerned in paying any salary
or wages to any person, subject to such rules
for services as an officer employe of said
city before the appointment of such person to
the city service has been certified by the com
mission to the comptroller, after the
vacation of such persons office employ
ment shall have been so certified.
SECTION 15
All officers Of the city of st. Paul shall aid
said commission in all proper ways in
carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
The mayor of said city shall cause suitable
rooms to be provided for such commission
at the expense of such city; and a sufficient
sum of money shall be appropriated each year
to carry out the provisions OF this chapter.
II such sum of money is not appropriated,
1t shall be the duty Of the city comptroller
to countersign and the city treasurer to pay
out of the general fund on presentation there
Of all warrants of said commission signed by
its president and secretary not exceeding in
any fiscal year the sum OF $1,000.
SECTION Is.
No person or officer shall wilfully and cor
ruptly, by himself or in cooperation with one
or more other persons, defeat, deceive or OBJ
struct any person in respect to his or her
examination, or corruptly or falsely mark,
grade, estimate or report upon the examina-
ton or proper standing of any person exam
ined hereunder or aid in SO doing. or will
fully corruptly furnish to any person any
special secret information for the pur-
pose Of either improving or injuring the
prospects or chances Of any person so ex~
amined being or to be examined being APP
| pointed, employed or promoted.
SECTION IT.
| No officers or employees of the city Of st.
| Paul shall solicit orally or by letter, re-
| ceive or be in any manner concerned in So
| Letting or receiving any assessment, subscrip-
| ton contribution or pay any assessment,
! for any party political purpose whatever;
| and person shall solicit orally or by let
| ter, or be in any manner concerned in So
! Letting any assessment contribution or pay
| ment for any party or political purpose what
| ever from any officer or emplOye in any de-
| partment of the government of said city.
| No officer employer of said city shall dis
| charge or degrade or promote or in any man
| ner change the official rank or compensation
| of any other officer or employe. or promise
| or threaten to do so for giving withhold
| ing or neglecting to make any contribution OF
| money or other valuable thing for any party
! or political purpose. or for refusal or neglect
| to render any party or political service. No
| applicant for appointment, and no person
| holding any public Office seeking a nomi-
| nation or election to any public Office under
| such city shall promise any such political
| or party service. No applicant for appoint
ment or promotion in said classified civil SER
| vice shall either directly or indirectly pay or
| promise to pay any money or other valuable
| thing for or on account of his appointment
| or promotion or proposed appointment or
| promotion in such service; and no person
| whatever shall receive or be in any way con-
| cerned In receiving any money or other valUa-
| Bile thing on account of making or further
| ing the making of any such appointment or
| promotion.
SECTION 49,
Any person who shall wilfully or through
| culpable negligence violate any of the pro-
| visions OF this chapter or any rule promul-
| gated in accordance with the provisions there
| of shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and shall
| be subject to fine or imprisonment or both,
| at the discretion Of the court and on con-
| vic;ion thereof any public Office or place OF
| public employment which such persons may
| hold SHALL by force of such conviction be
rendered vacant. and such person shall be
| incapable of holding any Office or place OF
| public employment in said city for period
| Of FIVE years from the date Of such conviction.
SECTION 10.
The said commissioners shall each receive a
salary. payable monthly. of two hundred
| ($2cc) dollars per annum. The chief examiner
| be fixed by said commissioners, but not to
exceed twelve hundred (S1.2OO) dollars per
| annum. The said commissioners may also
| employ a clerk typewriter at a salary
| payable monthly. CT not more than six hun
dred $4,000 dollars per annum; and the said
| commissioners shall be allowed sum- not to
exceed six hundred (se00) dollars per annum,
| for stationery and other incidental expenses.
| The city council may, If they deem neces-
| sary. grant any further sum of money for the
| use of said commission, provided that the
| entire amount appropriated for the use OF
| said commission civil service department.
| including salaries and all other expenses,
| shall not exceed four thousand $4,000 dol
| lars per annum.