The Detroit times., 1910-11-05

weeks before such examination. Such
further notice OF examinations may be
given as the Commission shall pre-
scribe
Sec. :. Every person desiring 10 APP
pear for examination, in order 20 en-
title him thereto. shall file with the
commission statement subscribed oy
him and made under oath In which ne
shall state the facts in relation 70 the
following:
ca Full name. residence and post
oftce address. t2l citizenship. (3) age,
CD place OF birth. (5) health and phys
ieal capacity for the public service,
service; "a business or employment
and residence for previous five years
(9 education.
Such other information shall be fur
nished by the applicant as may reason
ably he required by the commission
touching the applicants fitness for the
public service.
Sec. s. From the returns OF the eX
animal ions held by the commission, II
shall prepare an eligible list for each
grade or class OF positions in the COM
petitiYe claSSihad service or the city.
OF persons whose general average
standing upon examinations for such
grade OF class is not less than the
minimum nxed by the rules Of such
commission, and who are otherwise
eligible: and such persons shall take
rank upon the eligible list as candi-
dates in the order OF their relative eN :.
cellencs as determined by examination
OF examination. In the event OF more
than one applicant receiving the same
mark at an examination. priority in
time OF fling application shall deter
mine the order in which their names
shall be placed on the eligible list. The
commission may strike on names OF
they have remained thereon one year.
But any list may be extended by the
commission for further period not eN-
Ceeding one year.
Sec g The head OF any department
or office in which a position CLASSIFIED
under this Chapter Is 10 be Med shall
notify said Commission OF that fact. and
said Commission shall certify 10 the
appointing officer the name and ad-
dress OF the candidate standing highest
upon the eligible list for the class or
The appointing officer shall notify said
Commission Of each position 20 be nlied
separately and shall NIL such place by
the appointment of the person certlned
10 him by said Commission there
for which appointment shall be on
probation for a period to be nXed by
said rules. At or before the expiration
OF the period OF probation the head OF
the department or Office in which
candidate Is employed, may. win the
consent OF said Commission. based upon
the written reasons submitted 70 thsIn.
discharge him. IL not discharged prior
to the expiration OF period OF proDa
ton, his appointment shall be deemed
complete To prevent the stoppage OF
nary eXigencies, the head OF any de-
partm ent or office may, with approval
or said Commission made a temporary
appointment to remain In force not eN-
ceeding sixty days and only until reg
uIar appointment under the provisions
OF this Chapter can be made. Persons
performing common labor. merely, ana
receiving a compensation not exceed
ing two dollars per day OF eight hours
shall be registered in the order OF their
standing as determined by a classined
rating, based upon age. physical con-
dition, and experience, and when
requisition shall be made by any depart
ment for laborers the names on TINS
register shall be certified by the COM
mission in the order OF their standing
on this register. and appointments
shall be made in the order OF this GER
tihcation The Commission may give
preference as between eugiDies OF
equal rating. 20 those having depend
ent families or those who, In any pre-
vious employment. have shown skill
and adaptation for the particular Work
for which the labor Is required, and
said Commission shall have authority
/ 20 give preference for common labor
! to persons who by feason OF advanced
I age OF physical impairment or extreme
need. they NAV deem entitled 10 same.
No person shall be eligible to the POSI-
| ton Of ward foreman Of any ward 9TH
er than the one in which he resides.
Sec 10 The appointing officer shall
| have control over all promotions with
| in his department In making any
promotions., however. the appolntlng
/ there fore with the Civil Service Com
mission Said Commission may, and
at the written request OF any subor-
! dinate in the office wherein a promo
ton has been made. shall investigate.
and 81 10 shall find as the result or
such investigation that the promotion
was made for political OF other con
siderations or reasons except the In
terests Of the service, ~ shall so re-
port to the appointing OFFICER Upon
/ receiving such report said promotion
! shall be set aside and the relative POSI-
zion OF the subordinates in said onice
he the same as before the promotion
was made And IL is further provided
that the person who enters the service
! in the manner provided by this Chap
ter NAV be promoted 10 an accepted or
] non classified position, and shall not
be removed therefrom except by resto-
ration 10 a competitive CLASSIFIED posi-
ton And IL Is also provided that
transfers, except In the case OF those
who. without taking the Civil service
eVa uofnattons retained their positions
when this amendment went into effect
! NAV be made from a competitive clas-
! sifed position In one onice or depart
ment to a nOn-claSsihed or 70 classl-
! fed competitive position In another
Office or department requiring no
| higher examination than Is required
| for the position from which transfer
Sec II The following shall not he
affected as TO their election. selection
| or appointment by the rules made by
| said Commission. viz: Officers elect %
ed bv the people. or who are by statute
! required TO lie appointed by the Mayor
or BY the Common Council on the NOM
| iuatiou OF the Mayor, Inspectors ana
| Clerks OF Elections. superintendent
\ Teachers and other employees OF the
l Board Of Education; the one Deputy.
Secretary or Assistant or any OF the de-
mart nents or commissions. who in case
I Of a vacancy in office or inability Of
/ the chief OF department or commission
! 10 porfortn his duties. would be entitled
! To perform the duties OF the office until
/ the vacancy Is filled or the inability
I removed: the Mayors secretary and
/ Etenographer and the Secretary Of The
1 Committees Of the Common Council
| Excepting. as above provided all OIL
/ GERS clerks and subordtnates OF all
J OFFICES. departments. and com missions
! of said city, whether now existing or
/ hereafter created. shall be selected and
/ appointed as herein provided. but the
J offiCers clerks and other employees in
I the service OF said city when this
I amendment shall take effect unless
/ removed for cause, shall be entitled 20
! retain their positions. except as herein
! OF otherwise provided They shall not be
transferred or promoted however.
7 without first passing n Eru-competi-
! two examination provided by said
| Commission
sec IL. No person shall be dis
charged from the CLASSIFIED service. or