The herald., 1898-10-20

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ARTICLE XVII. ="
CIVIL SERVICE,
Sec. 312. Immediately upon the taktns
effect of this charter, the Mayor shaH ep-
point five persons known by him 70 De ae-
voted to the principles of civil service re-
form who shall constitute and be known
as the Board of Civil Service Commits
sioners
They shall serve for the term Of four
shall so classify themselves by lot. that
one of them shall go out of office at the
end of one year; one at the END OF ~
s 9he end en- Of foar years. Three
missioners shall constitute quorum. Az
appointments to said commission, notn
original and to fill VACANCIES. snail ne %
shall at the time of any appointmeut c9
members Of the same political party. Seid
commissioners shall hold no other public
office or public employment.
Sec. S1s. The Mayor with the consent
OF the Council may remove any commior
sioner for incompetency, neglect or duty
or malfeasance In ONCE.
Sec. s14. Said commission shall clpssify
all the offices and places Of employment
mentioned in Section 1922 Of this article
provided for. The offices and places 50
classified by the commission. shall con.
stitute the classified civil service OF sai4
and Se 40 any
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.
provided, and all changes therein. shall
be printed for distribution by said CONF
mission. The commission shall give nos
Of the @ place or places WSere % said PsRe ruIes
may be obtained. and in each said pub
lication shall be specified the date, not
les less than thirty days subsequent to the
shall go into operation.
Sec. 317 All applicants for offices, places
or employments in said classified civil
service, shall be subjected to examina-
tion' which shall be public, competitive
and free to all citizens of the United
States. with specified limitations as to
residence, age, sex, health, habits and
moral character. Such examinations shall
be practical in their character ana snail
relate to those matters WHICH VIII fairly
examined to discharge the duties of the
position to which they seek to be. ap-
pointed and when appropriate, snai ons IN
health, and manual skin. No question IN
any examination shall relate to political
or religious opinions or afiliations. The
tons ard 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
| 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 examtna-
tions as the commission may direct, and
make return or report thereof to said
commission, and the commission may at
whether or not in such service, in the
place of any one so selected; and the
commission may themselves at any time
pointing examiners. Such examiners shall
not all be of the same political party.
Sec. 318. 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
Hall, and in their office, two weeks be-
fore such examina ton. Such further no.
tice of examination shall be given as they
may prescribe.
Sec. 319. From the returns or reports
the examiners, or from the examina-
rs made by the commission, the com,
.l.ission 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-
animation. When the examinations are
oral they must be open to the public and,
when written. the examination papers OF
kept in the Office of the commission and
constitute public records open to the In
spection OF any citizen.
Sec. 800. The commission shall by its
rules provide for promotion in such classi.
fled civil service on the basis of ascer-
tdiheo merit anu 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-
amnations for promotion shall be COM
petitive among such members of the next
lower rank as desire to submit themselves
| to such examinations: and II 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 a 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
| Sec. 321. The head Of the depa rtrent
or board in which position classified nm.
der this article is to be filled shall notify
| said commission of the fact. and saiX
| commission shall certify to such Officer
| the name and address of one or n,ore
candidates. not exceeoing three, standinr
| highest upon the register for the class nr
grade to which said position belongs. ex-
| cept that In cases where choice by com.
petition is impracticable, said commissinn
tion shall be made by lot from amonr
those candidates proved At by exsmtnn.
ton; and in all cases laborers shall he
selected by lot. In making such certi6s
cation sex shall be disregarded errcnt
when some statute, the rules Of said rn,,,
mission, or the appointing power specifv
sex. Said appointing officer or densrt.