The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-23
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL SUNDAY MORNING JULY g.

Ice AppolnCeeS ana forDlQ0en Prac- l
tees. No person shall willfully or
corruptly make any false statement,
certificate. mark, grading or report
in regard to any examination or ap-
pointlneIlt Ield or made under this
article, or in any other manner at
tempt to commit any fraud upon the
impartial execution of this article or
of the civil service rules and regula-
lions.
No person In the classified service
shall directly or indirectly give. So
icit or receive or be in any manner
concerned in giving, soliciting or re-
ceiving any assessment, subscription
or contribution for any political party
or purpose whatever. No person
whosoever shall orally or by letter
solicit or be in any manner concerned
in soliciting any assessment, subscrip-
ton or contribution for any political
party from any person holding a DO
sition in the classified service. No
person shall use or promise to use his
influence or official authority to Sc
cure any appointment or prospect of
appointment to any position classified
and graded under this charter as a
reward or return for personal or par
tisan political service. No person
about to be appointed to any position
classified and graded under this char
ter shall sign or execute a resigna-
ton dated or undated in advance of
such appointment. No person in the
| service of the city shall discharge,
suspend, lay off, degrade, or promote,
or in any manner change the official
rank or compensation of any other
/ person in said service, or promise to
threaten to do so for withholding or
neglecting to make any contribution
of money or service or any other val
+! liable thing for any political purpose.
No person shall take part in pre-
pairing any political assessment, sub
scription or contribution with the in
tent that the same SHAFT be sent OF
presented to or collected from any
person in the classified service of the
city; and no person shall knowingly
sen5 or present, directly or indirectly
in person or by letter, any politica
assessment, subscription or contribu
ton to, or request its payment by any
person in the classified service.
No person in the service of the city
shall use his official authority or in
fluence to coerce the political actor
of any person or body, or to interior
with any nomination or election t.
public office.
No person holding Office or plac
classified and graded under the pro
visions Of this article shall act as a.
officer of a political organization o
take any active part in a politica
campaign or serve as a member of
committee of any such organizatio
or circulate or seek signatures t
any petition provided for by any pr
. mary or election laws, other than a
3 initiative or referendum petition, {
. act as worker at the polls in fave
of or opposed to any candidate fl
o election or nomination to a publ
e office, whether federal, state, count
r or municipal.
Il Sec. 46. Politics and Religion E,
: cluded. No question in any examint
= ton held hereunder shall relate
n political or religious opinions, affili
n tons or service, and no appontmer
v transfer, lay off, promotion, reductio
r suspension or removal shall be affec
i ed or Influenced by such opinions, a
\ filiations or service.
r Sec. At. Violations of Civil Ser
IS ice Rules and Regulations. Any pc
# son who shall willfully, or throui
! culpable negligence, violate any
q the provisions of this article or
70 the rules of the board made in pu
" suance thereof shall be guilty of
ID misdemeanor, and shall, on convictio
i. be punished by a fine of not less tn;
ID $50 nor more than $1,000, or by il
70 prisonment for a term not exceedi
a. six months, or by both such fine a
Al Imprisonment. If such person be
W applicant for examination he shall
h excluded therefrom. If he be an elil
h BILE his name shall be removed fro
ne the eligible list, and if he be an of
h. GER or employee of the city he sh
,e thereby be removed forthwith fri
a the service.
h Sec. As. Power of Taxpayer to z
if force Rules. Any taxpayer in the C
he may maintain an action to recover
he the city any sum of money paid
he violation of the civil service prov
IN ions, or to enjoin the board from
mt taching its certificate to a payroll
ial account for services rendered in v
be lation of this charter or the RI
he made Hereunder; and the rules ms
he under the foregoing provisions sh
in for this and all other purposes hi
ity the force of law.
mt Financial Provisions.
Sec. AZ. The Director of Finar
lso The director of finance shall HI