The herald., 1898-10-18
ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.

ARTICLE XVII.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Sec s12. Immediately upon the taking
effect Of this charter, the Mayor shall ap-
point five persons known by him TO pc de-
voted to the principles of civil service re-
form who shall constitute and pc KNOWN
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 office at the
end Of one year; one at the end of two
| years; one at the end of three years, ana
| two at the end of four years. Tnrec com,
| missioners shall constitute quorum All
appointments to said commission, both
original and to fill vacancies. shall be SO
made that no more than three memDers
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
mentioned in Section 1922 Of this article
with reference to the examination herein
provided for. The offices and places so
classified by the commission, shall con-
| stftute the classified civil service OF sai0
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 ap-
pointments in accordance with It's pro
| time to time make changes In such rules.
Sec. s1s. 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
| lication shall be specified the date, not
less than thirty days subsequent. to tho
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
States, with specified limitations as to
residence, age, sex. health habits and
moral character Such examinations shal!
be practical in their character and shall
relate. to those matters WHICH VIII iairIy
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
health, and manual skill. No question in
any examination shall relate to political
or religious opinions or Affiliations The
tions and may, whenever an examination
Is to take place. designate a 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 II in the service It 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 the
place of any one SO selected; and 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.
general scope of every examinat ton shall
be given by the commission by publica-
ton, for two weeks preceding such exam.
nation, 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 examination. Such further mo-
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 a register Of each
grade or class of position in the classi-
fed civil service of the city, of the per-
sons whose general average standing
upon examination for such grade or class
a mil tvvnr1v Avod hxrf ~
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 classl.
fled civil service on the basis of ascer.
tanned merit and seniority in service and
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 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 Tho
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 un-
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, standine
highest upon the register for the class f,r
grade to which said position belongs. ex-
cept that In cases where choice BY COM
petition Is impracticable. said commtss,nn
may provide by its rules that the seiec.
ton shall be made by lot from amonr
those candidates proved At by examina.
ton; and In all cases laborers shall Be
selected by lot. In making such certifi.
cation sex shall be. disregarded exccpt
when some statute, the rules Of said com.
sex. Said appointing officer or densrf.
ment shall notify said commission OF each
position to be filed separately. and shaii
fill such place from the names cerfi59etSs
to him by said commission therefor rsrS
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