The herald., 1898-10-31
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

any auditing or accounting officer of the
city. approve any demand for the salary
or wages OF any person for services as
an an omcer or employee OF such city before
CLASSIFIED civil service has been certified
by the commission, nor after the vacation
OF sucn persons appointment shall have
been certified, nor after the commission
snail have certified to the Auditor a find-
Ing made or approved by It under the
provisions of this article, that such per-
son be discharged from the classified
civil service.
Sec. 1886. All members Of the present
fire and police force in good standing in
the department at the time this charter
goes into effect.and who became members
OF such department prior to the first day
or January. 1899. who shall pass the phys
ical examination required by the rules
or the department.. within ninety days
thereafter shall continue therein with
out civil service examinations; provided
that each member of the present police
or fire departments who has had not less
than nve years experience next preced-
ing Jan. 1st.. 1899, in such department in
the City of Los Angeles, and who shall
furnish to and file with the Board Of
Civil Service Commissioners certificate
approved by the head of such department
to the effect that such member has had
such term Of experience, and further stat
ing that such member Is a man of good
moral character, and Of sufficient reliabil-
ity and capacity to deserve his retention
in such department, shall not be required
to pass such physical examination; but
all new appointments and all promotions
in such departments, made after this
charter shall go into effect shall be sub
ject to and governed by the provisions of
this article.
Sec. 337. All other officers and employees
who at the time of the taking effect Of
this charter would be included in the
classified civil service, and who shall then
have been continuously in the service of
the city for the period of eighteen months
shall be deemed to have the necessary
qualifications required by the provisions
hereof, and shall retain their respective
positions until removed for cause. as pro-
vided herein.
Sec. S3S. All officers, departments or
boards having the power of appointment
to any position in the classified civil serv-
ice must, on or before the first Monday
IN January. 1900, upon their respective
qualification or organization. appoint such
deputies and employees as have been pre-
scrtbed by ordinance; but the tenure of
such deputies and employees shall not ex-
ceed six months: and 1t shall likewise be
the duty of such officer, department or
board, on or before the second Monday In
January, 1900 to notify the commission
OF the positions to be filled in their re-
spective offices or departments. and It
shall be the duty of said commission to
certify to such officer or board the candi-
dates necessary to fill such positions: and
such candidates shall assume their re-
spective positions at the expiration of
said six months.
Sec SSs. Any person who shall wilfully
or through culpable negligence violate
any provision Of this article. or any rule
promulgated In accordance with the pro-
visions thereof. shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor.
Sec $40. If any person shall be con-
victed under the next preceding section.
any public office which such person may
hold. shall. by force of such conviction,
be rendered vacant, and such person shall
be incapable of holding office from the
date of such conviction.
Sec. S41. Prosecutions for violation of
this article shall be instituted by the City
Attorney or by the commission acting
under special counsel.
Sec. 342 In this article the words Head
Of Department." "Officer" or Board"
shall be deemed to include all boards or