The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-23
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Such prohibition of free transpor-
tation shall not apply to policemen
or firemen in uniform; nor shall
any free service to city officials
heretofore provided by any fran
chise or ordinance be affected by
this section. Any officer or en-
ploye of such city who, by solicita-
tion or otherwise, shall exert his
influence, directly or indirectly, to
influence other officers or employ
es OF such city to adept his. politi-
cal views or to favor any particu-
lar person or candidate for office,
or who shall in any manner con-
tribute money, labor or other. valu-
able thing to any person for cleo
ton purposes, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding $500 or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding
80 days.
Sec. IA. Immediately after or
ganizing, the council shall, by Or
dinance, appoint three civil service
commissioners, who shall hold of
flee, one until the first Monday in
April in the second year after his
appointment, one until the first
Monday in April of the fourth
year after his appointment, and
one until the first Monday in April
of the sixth year after his appoint
ment. Each succeeding council
shall, as soon as practicable after
organizing, appoint one commits.
sioner for six years, who shall take
the place of the commissioner
whose term of office expires. The
chairman of the commission for
each biennial period shall be the
member whose term first expires
No person while on the said com
mission shall hold or be candi
date for any office of public trust
Two of said members shall consti
tute a quorum to transact business
The commissioners must be citi
Zens of Iowa and residents of the
city for more than three years
next preceding their appointment
The council may remove any OF
said commissioners during their
term of office for cause, four coun
cilmen voting in favor of such re-
moval, and shall fill any vacancy
that may occur in said commission
for the unexpired term. The city
council shall provide suitable
rooms in which the said civil serv
ice commission may hold its meet
ings. They shall have a clerk
who shall keep a record of all its
meetings, such city to supply the
said commission with all necessary
equipment to properly attend tc
such business.
(a) Before entering upon the
duties of their office, each of sale
commissioners shall take and sub
scribe an oath, which shall be filed
and kept in the office of the city
clerk, to support the constitution
of the United States and the state
of Iowa, and to obey the laws, an(
to aim to secure and maintain al
honest and efficient force, free
from partisan distinction or con
troll, and to perform the duties o
his office to the best of his ability
Oh Said commission shall, OF
the first Monday of April and DC
tober of each year, or oftener If i
shall be deemed necessary, undel
such rules and regulations as ma.
be prescribed by the council, hoIt
examinations for the purpose o
determining the qualifications o
applicants for positions, which ex
animation shall be practical ant
shall fairly test the fitness of thu
persons examined to discharge tn,
duties of the position to which the.
seek to be appointed. Said com
mission shall, as soon as possibl,
after such examination, certify t
the council double the number o
persons necessary to fill vacancies
who, according to its records, hav,
the highest standing for the posi-
tion they seek to fill as a result
of such examination, and all va
cancies which occur, that come un
der the civil service, prior to the
date of the next regular examina
ton, shall be filled from said lis
so certified; provided, however
that should the list for any cause
be reduced to less than three FOL