The Detroit times., 1910-11-05
civil Service Amendment.

A BILL 10 amend An act entitled An
act 10 provide a charter Tor the Clty
OF Detroit and 10 repeal all acts aho
parts OF acts I'm conflict herewith.
approved June I, 1883, by addlhs
new chapter thereto. Tor the PuI
pose Ct providing for elvii serc Stts,
regulations for employees OF the CITY
OF Detroit.
The People OF the state OF Michigan
and the People OF the CITY OF De
troit el act that:
Sec L. In the month OF Decemoer
following the date when this amend
ment shall become operative, the Mayor
shall appoint four electors OF sara CITY
who shall constitute the Clvn S oS no q
year, one for the term OF TWO yeaIs'
one for the term or three years'
and one for the term or four years,
said terms TO begin on the seSon .1
TUESDAY OF January following their
appointment Appointments shal pc
made by the Mayor annually during
the month OF December OF the sue
cessors OF each OF the said Commits
siouers whose terms viii next expire.
for the full term OF four wears va
cancies in said ofhce shall be hlleo oy
appointn ents made by the MAYOR Tor
the remainder OF the unexplred term
Notice of such appointment SHAH De
given to the appointee, and within ten
make and ME in the office of the City
Clerk the oath OF ottiCe prescrioed by
this Charter Said Commissioners
ment under the United States. this state
or said city. or any other munlclpal
corporation thereof. said commission
ers shall not receive any salary or
other compensation for any duty or
duties performed by them, ana SAID
Commission shall be so constituted
that at all times no more than two OF
the Commissioners shall be adherents
OF the same political party Three
members shall constitute quorum.
In the event OF deadlock on any mat
ter before said Commission, ~ snaiI
certify such matter TO the Mayor or
said city who shall cast the determin-
ing vote. The Mayor may, In his dis
erection. remove any Commissioner Tor
incompetency. neglect OF duty or NAL
feasance in ONCE. after granting such
Commissioner a hearing. The Mayor
shall within ten days report In writ
ing any such removal TO the Common
Council with his reasons therefor The
member whose term VIII next expire
shalt be chairman OF the Commission.
provided chairman may be appointed
protempore when necessary.
Sec. . The said Commission shall
choose by competitive examination
chief examiner who shall hold ONCE
for and during merit and fitness. He
shall not be removed except for cause,
which cause shall be spread upon the
minutes OF the Commission. II shall
be his duty. under the direction OF said
aminations- held under this Chapter.
and 10 perform such other duties as
Inc commission snail prescribe. Inc
Chief examiner shall be ex-oficio sec
Rotary of said Commission, and under
its direction ne, as such secretary. shall
Keep minutes Gifts proceedings and
preserve all reports, applications and
other documents. lie shall receive a
salary TO be fixed by said Commission
at sum not exceeding two thousand
I've hundred dollars a year. TO be paid
In equal monthly installments by the
city. The said Commi ssion may also
incur such expenses. not exceeding
two thousand dollars a year IN addi-
ton to those otherwise provided for
in this Chapter, as IL may deem neces-
sary, for printing and stationery and
other incidentals. The Common Coun-
ell shall, upon requistion OF said Com
mission. provide the necessary funds
to carry into effect the provisions OF
this Chapter. The salaries and neces-
sary expenses Till the end OF the fiscal
year 1910 shall be paid from the Con
fingent Fund. The Common Council
shall provide the necessary rooms for
the use or the Commission and for the
holding OF examinations.
Sec 3. Said Commission shall class
Fly all the Offices and places OF en-
ployment with reference TO the exam
cepting as provided in Section IL OF
this Chapter. The offices and places
so classified by said Commission shall
constitute the classified civil service OF
the city and all appointments 20 any
SUCH omces or places shall be made
under and according to the rules here
matter mentioned.
Sec. 4. The said commission shall
IN the month OF March. 1911. and there
after from time TO time make rules
adapted to carry out the purposes OF
this chapter and not inconsistent with
Its provisions for the examination and
selection OF persons to MI the ofices
ana positions In the classified service.
which are required to be filled by APP
pointment and for the selection OF per
sons 70 be employed in the service OF
said city The said commission shall
supervise the administration OF the
rules 50 tablished. and they shallSon
or before the fifteenth day OF Deem
Der OF each year. report TO the Mayor
their dolngs during the preceding year.
including any rules adopted under the
provisions OF this section Ali ruIes
made as hereinbefore provided and am
charges therein shall forthwith he
PLinteo TOT distribution By said COM
notice of the place or places wbero
said rules may be obtained by puhIica
ton IN the ofncial paper OF the city.
and such publication shall specify Inc
date. not less than ten DAYS subseouent
70 the date OF such publication. when
said rules shall 40 into operation
Sec 3. All applicants FOR offices or
places In said classified service evcoDt
those mentioned In section eleven
shall pass an examination which shall
1e Pubic; competitive and free to all
ctned limitations as TO residence aye
health, habits and moral charactor
Hucn eAhHinauohS snail be practical In
their character and shall relate 49,
those matters which Will fairly tost
the relative capacity OF the ncrs,, /.
examined 10 discharge tho duties n1
the positions 20 which they seek "a Sd
appointed and may include festg ~,
physical qualifications and health ori
when appropriate. or manual skill. Tn,
commission shall control all cyan
fuations and may, whenever an eV
animation Is TO take place. deslQnate
suitable number OF persons etthe,
IN or not In the Official service az
The city, 70 be examiners. IL shat
be the duty OF such examiners 20 con.
duct such examination as the commits.
sion may direct and TO make return
or report thereof TO said commission
and the commission may themselves
al any time act as examiners without
appointing others. II said examiners
aro not IN the official service Of the
city they shall receive such compen
eatlon as the commission may deter
mine. but ~ they are In the official
service ~ shall be part OF their official
duty without extra compensation.
Sec 8. Notice OF the time and place
hid purpose OF every examination shall
- given BY the commission by publ
ration for two weeks preceding such
fNamlnation IN tho official paper OF
fno city. aud such notice shall also be
roeted BIZ said commission IN a con-
~oicuous place IN their onice and on