Evening journal., 1914-12-10


ing on any matter concerning the cor
| poration, whenever required by the
I, Board Of Commissioners. He shall
represent the city in all litigation
shall pass upon the form and legality
!. Of contracts, and draft bills for pro-
posed ordinances, and shall perform
j. and have charge Of all legal business
! OF the corporation under the direction
and control of the Board Of Commits
sioners.
Section 106 The City Solicitor shall
be ex-ofIicio the prosecuting officer IN
; the City Court of said City, but the
Attorney General or his deputy may
! appear therein in behalf OF the state at
any time. The Deputy City Solicitor
or other assistant shall conduct the
prosecutions in said Court when re-
quested SO to do by the City Solicitor,
and shall assist said City Solicitor in
all legal matters pertaining TO said
! corporation.
Section l07 The printed copies Of
the ordinances and resolutions Of the
Board Of Commissioners, whether Of a
public or private nature. published by
authority Of the Board OF Commits
sioners, shall be admitted as evidence
thereof in all courts and on all occa-
sions and in pleading it shall not be
I necessary to recite or draw them ous
at large.
Section 10S. The system Of public
instructions in said city shall not be
affected. altered or changed by the
provisions Of this act
Election Board.
Section 1903. The Board Of Com
missioners shall appoint three cleo
tors Of the city as an Election Board,
one to serve for the term Of two years,
one for four years and one for six
years They shall take Office on the
first day of December of the year in
which they shall be appointed and
shall hold Office until their successors
are duly appointed and qualified.
4 Thereafter the members Of the Elee-
tion Board shall be appointed for six
years and shall serve until their sue
! cessors are appointed and qualified.
Members of this Election Board shall
not hold any other office. The Board
of Commissioners may remove any
member of the Election Board upon
stating in writing the reason for re-
moval and allowing him an oppor-
tunity to be heard in his own defense.
Any vacancy shall be filled by the
Board Of Commissioners for the un-
expired term.
Section 110. The said Election
Board shall have entire charge of all
municipal elections, and shall conduct
the same and shall have the power to
divide the city into election districts,
to appoint all officers for the ascer-
tainment of the persons qualified to
vote at all municipal elections, to pro-
vide the places for registration, to ap-
point officers to conduct all municipal
elections, to provide polling places
and all books, ballots, ballot boxes,
and all other necessary paraphernalia,
and for the return and preservation Of
said paraphernalia, in accordance
with the terms and in the manner as
shall be prescribed by ordinance.
Civil Service Board.
Section Ill. The Board Of Commits
sioners shall appoint three electors
Of the city as Civil Service Board,
! one to serve for the term of one year
one for two years, and one for three
years. They shall take office on the
first day of December Of the year in
which they shall be appointed and
shall hold Office until their successors
are duly appointed and qualified.
Thereafter the members of the Civil
Service Board shall be appointed for
three years and shall serve until their
1 successors are appointed and quail
! fed Members Of this Civil Service
/ Board shall not hold any other Office
| The Board OF Commissioners may re-
move any member of the Civil Service
Board upon stating in writing the
reasons for removal and allowing him
an opportunity to he heard in his own
defense. Any vacancy shall be filled
| by the Board OF Commissioners for
the unexpired term.
! Section liz. Immediately after ap-
| pointment, the Civil Service Board
! shall organize by electing one Of it's
members chairman. The Board shall
! appoint Chief Examiner. who shall
act also as Secretary. The Board may
appoint such other subordinates as
may be provided for by the Board OF
Commissioners.
Section 113 The civil service Of the
city is hereby divided into the un-
classified and classified service
1. The unclassified service shall
include:
(a) All officers elected by the peo-
pie.
(b) The City Manager.
(c) The heads Of departments and
heads Of divisions Of departments and
members Of appointive boards.
td) The deputies and secretaries
Of the Manager. and one assistant or
! deputy, and one secretary for each
department. and the Clerk of the
Board Of Commissioners.
2. The classified service shall com
J prise all positions not specifically in
cluded in this charter in the unclas-
sified service. There shall be in the
classified service three classes to be
known as the competitive class. non
competitive class and labor class.
ta) The competitive class shall in
clude all positions and employment
\ for which 1t is practicable to de-
termine the merit and fitness of an
plicants by competitive examination.
CD The non-competitive class
shall consist of all positions requiring
peculiar and exceptional qualifica.
/ tions of scientific, managerial, pro-
fessional. or educational character, as
may be determined by the rules of the
Civil Service Board.
tc) The labor class shall include
ordinary unskilled labor.
Section ia The Board. subject to
the approval of the Board of Commits
sioners, shall adopt. amend, and en-