Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-24
PROTECTION TO CIVIL
SERVICE EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON. u g.. April %
The Bureau OF the Census has com
pIotod 1000 investigation OF the d,n
service systems in usa IN cities hay-
ur 60 population OF 30. 600 and over
Irl thn protection from poromptory
discharge furnished city employees
Dos such systems Tho data secured
SHOW o. very general application by
ihr cities oI civil service rules and
regulations 10 positions In me city
service huf q very freat variety Boz
method and extent If enforcement
This 1.t of uniformity. however.
does not exist bstwcel cities boz sia.
tees Win tate cyil service laws aud
boards which IN addition to lessen
iur The effects OF local influence.
coualizcs thr lgkercquired Of per
CONS deairiss 40 in the city
service and 80 late the conditions
OF the dismissal of employees
Massachusetts, aud New Jersey
have state cieil service boards. and
the state civil service laws of both
of these states Is extended TO any
city Boo thD state electing 10 accept
its provisions Al cities OF over go
600 inhabitants IN Massachusetts
Jrr under the state civil service
Hv The following cities In New
Jersey Hrr under the state civil ser
vice mN Newark Trenton Jersey
city East Orange. and Paterson
while Boo the other cities of New
Jersey state nur-of-offIce act
protects nromcU and policemen from
being discharged without a hearing
before the local hoard OF fire and
police comm ss0uiors.
ln New Jersey aud California.
state laws w1k. the tenure of teach.
ers fixed after three years service
except against charges OF incflici-
ru.l lud inamcity, which are re-
gUIrI to Do. presented in writing
and proved before the boards of ed
u,ttou
TE. 0t ..yl service commission
900 Sow YORK. state come under the
provisions OF Oh. state law and are
subject tu state regulations. city
employees naNua he right 10 ap.
p,al to either tHo local commission
or the state board.
Thr examination for appointment
io positions loo the District of Col
umbu lD0-r>teusve with the city
of Washington are given boy the
United States civil Service Commits
sion go tho request OF the District
Commissioners
The laws off Ohio at present pro-
vide for "a civil service commission
zoo each municipality. but in accord
mre uith o. recent amendment to
the constitution % ohio. a state com.
mission is tU be- lreanized with iur-
isdici.0n over appointments IN cities.
Since thc system in use In New
York Chiuro. and Boston are ty-
piDaI of the aims aud objects OF the
merit system as 5pplled To appoint
ing and promotu- employees in the
city service. @ brief review OF the
salient features ~ the civil service
laws. rules and ugulations In these
leading cities D. srnificent
Classification in New Work
Tho report of The New Nork city
C..I Service Commission for the.
scar 1910 gives he following elias
slt.Cation OF employees in effect IN.
that city
COMPETITIVE class includes an
positions FOR which Il Is practical
to determine tho merit and fitness
of applicants by .0mpetitiye eNami-
nations
NON-CDNPETIrIVE class includ-
es uCh'positous ~ are not In the
exempt class or the labor class. and
which o. rs Impracticable 10 include
The competitive class.
LABOR class Includes unskllled
iaburer- aud such Killed iaborers as