The herald., 1898-10-17


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done.
ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec 312. Immediately upon the taking
effect Of this charter, the Mayor shall ap.
point five persons known by him to be de-
voted to the principles OF civil service re.
form who shall constitute and be known
as the Board Of Civil Service Commis-
sioners.
They shall serve for the term Of four
years and without compensation. They
shall so classify themselves by LOT, tnat
one of them shall go out Of ofhce az tne
end Of one year; one at the end OF TWO
years; one at the end of three years. and
two at the end Of four years Three com,
missioners shall constitute quorum. Al
original and to fill vacancies, shall be SO
made that no more than three members
| shall at tho time OF any appointmens pe
members of the Same political party. Said
commissioners shall hold no other public
office or public employment.
Sec. 313. The Mayor with the consent
Of the Council may remove any commits
sioner for incompetency, neglect OF duty
or malfeasance in office.
Sec. 314. Said commission shall classify
all the offices and places Of employment
with reference to the examination herein
provided for. The offices and PLACES 50
oy the ny
city; and no appointment to any such Of
| fees or places shall be made, except ur,-
der and according to the rules herein-
after mentioned
Sec. 315. Said commission shall make
rules to carry out the purposes Of this
article and for the examinations and ap-
pointments in accordance with Its pro-
visions, and the commission may, from
time to time, make changes IN such rules.
Sec. 316. All rules made as hereinbefore
provided, and all changes therein. shall
mission. The commission shall give no.
tice by publication in the official paper
of the place or places where said rules
lication shall be specified the date. not
less than thirty days subsequent to the
date of such publication, when said rules
shall go into operation.
Sec. 317. All applicants for offices. places
or employments in said classified civil
service, shall be subjected to examina-
ton, which shall be public, competitive
and free to all citizens Of the United
otdtCop Will SpSCllCu uuAtdtlOHS dS TO
residence, age. sex, health, habits and
moral character. Such examinations shall
be practical in their character and shall
relate to those matters which Will fairly
test the relative capacity OF the persons
examined to discharge the duties OF the
position to which they seek to be ap-
pointed. and when appropriate shall In
clude tests Of physical qualifications,
health and manual skill. No question In
any examination. shall relate to POLITICAL
or religious opinions or Affiliations. The
| commission shall control all examina-
tions, and may, whenever an examination
| is to take place. designate suitable per-
son or number of persons, either in or
not in the official service Of the city, to
be an examiner or examiners, and 1t
shall be the duty Of such examiner or ex-
aminers (and If in the service 1t shall be
part Of their official duty, without extra
compensatory, to conduct such examina-
| tions, as the commission may direct, and
make return or report thereof to said
commission, and the commission may at
any time substitute any other person.
whether or not in such service IN the
commission may themselves at any time
act as such examiners, and without ap-
pointing examiners Such examiners shall
not all be of the same political party.
| Sec. 31S Notice of the time. place and
general scope of every examination shall
be given by the commission by publica-
ton, for two weeks preceding such exam
ination, in the official paper and such no.
tice shall also be posted by said commits
sion in a conspicuous place at the CITY
Hall, and in their office. two weeks be-
fore such examinati ton. Such further no.
tice of examination shall be given as they
may prescribe.
Sec. 319. From the returns or reports
of the examiners. or from the examina.
tions made by the commission. the COM
mission shall prepare register Of each
grade or class of position in the classi-
fled civil service of the city, Of the per-
sons whose general average standing
upon examination for such grade or class
Is not less than the minimum fixed by the
rule of said commission, and who are
otherwise eligible, and such persons shall
take rank upon the register as candidate
In the order of their relative excellence
as. determined by. examination. without
reference to priority of the date of ex-
oral they must be open to the public, and,
when written, the examination papers OF
each applicant shall be placed on file and
kept In the office of the commission and
constitute public records open to the in-
spection OF any citizen.
Sec. 32O. The commission shall by its
rules provide for promotion in such classi.
fled civil service on the basis of ascer-
tained merit and seniority in service ana
examination, and shall provide in all
cases where 1t is practicable that vacan-
cies shall be filled by promotion. All ex-
aminations for promotion shall be com.
petitive among such members of the next
lower rank as desire to submit themselves
to such examination: and 1t shall be the
duty of the commission to submit to the
appointing power the names of not more
than three applicants for each promotion
having the highest rating; but in fixing
said rating uniform allowance of cred
its to be stated at the time of the an
nouncement of said examination shall be
made for each year of past service, The
method of examination and the rules gov
erning the same, and the method of Ger
tifying, shall be the same as provided for
applicants for original appointment.
Sec. 321. The head of the department
or board in which position classified I'm.
der this apticle Is to be filled shall notify
said commission of the fact and saiI
commission shall certify to such ofiicer
the name and address of one or rnora
candidates, not exceeoing three, standing
highest upon the register for the class or
grade to which said position belongs. ex-
cept that in cases where a choice by com.
petition is impracticable, said Commission
may provide by its rules that the seIac-
ton shall be made by lot from amnnr
those candidates proved At by examinas
ton; and in all cases laborers shall ha
selected by lot. In making such cartta
ca ton sex shall be disregar arded erccnt
when some statute, the rules of said cnyo.
mission. or the appointing power specifv
SEX Said appointing officer or densrt
mcnt shall notify said commission Of each