The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29

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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 Commits
sioners.
They shall serve for the term of four
years and without compensation. they
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 two
years; one at the end Of three years, and
two at the end Of four years. Three com:
mssioners shall constitute, quorum. All
appointments to said commission, both
original and to fill vacancies, shall be SO
made that no more than three members
snail at the time of any appointment be
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 or duty
or malfeasance in office.
Sec. 314 Said commission shall classify
all the offices and places of employment
mentioned in Section 322 Of this article
provided for The offices and places SO
classified by the commission shall con-
stitute the classified civil service of said
city: and no appointment to any such Of
fees or places shall be made, except un-
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 APP
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
be printed for distribution by said COM
mission. The commission shall give no.
tice by publication in the official paper
of the place or places where said rules
may be obtained, and in each said pub
LEGATION 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. ST.. 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 ana
moral character. Such examinations shall
be practical in their character and snail
relate to those matters WHICH VIII iairly
test the relative capacity of the persons
examined to discharge the duties OK the
position to which they seek to be. APP
emde tess OF physea aaacatons
health, and manual skill. No question in
any examination shall relate to political
or religious opinions asn or aAliations tine
tons, 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-
amners (and If in the service 1t shall be
Compensation. 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 tho
place of any one. so selected; and the
act as such examiners. and without APP
pointing examiners. Such. examiners shall
not all be of the same political party.
general scope of every examination shall
be given by the commission by publica-
ton. for two weeks preceding such exam
nation, IN the O1nClal paper, ana SuCn no
tice shall also be posted by said commits
sion in q conspicuous place at the City
Hall, and in their office, two weeks be-
fore such examination. Such further no.
tce of examination shall be given as they
may prescribe.
Sec. 3d9. From the returns or reports
of the examiners. or from the examina-
tons made by the commission, the conn
mission shall prepare a 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
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. 800. The commission shall by its
rules provide for promotion in such classi-
fled civil service on the basis OF ascer-
tanned merit and seniority in service and
examination, and shall provide in all
cases where ii 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 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
applicants for original appointment
| Sec 1921. The head of the department
| or board in which position classified nm
der this article Is to be filled shall notify
said commission Of the fact. and said
| commission shall certify to such officer
| the name and address Of one or more
| candidates, not exceeding 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 imprac ticable, said Commission
| may provide by its rules that the seIec
| ton shall be made by lot from annn~
| those candidates proved At by examina.
| tom and in all cases laborers shall ba
| selected by lot. In making such cert,A.
cation sex shall be disregarded except
| when some statute, the rules of said com
mission, or the appointing power specifv
sex. Said appointing officer or depart.