The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-06
Representative E. K. Fernandez
Springs Brand New Measure
On the Representatives,
CITY AND COUNTY AFFECTED
BY THE PENDING MEASURE
Would Place Police and Fire De-
partment Beyond Present
Commission Control

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A brand new civil service hill, re-
pealing and taking the piace Of the
law now in force was introduced
in the house yesterday by Representa-,
tive Fernandez. 1t, extends to the out.
side counties its provisions In addition
TO becoming operative in Honolulu |
The bin, in fun, IL as follows:
ssSection 1. Commissioner APP
pointment, tenure, pay, oath. II shall |
Be tRe duty Of the mayor Of the City |
and County Of Honolulu, or Of any
city and county, and the chairman Of
the board Of supervisors Of any conn-
ty, on or before the first day of jim
uary IN every year to appoint, with |
the APPROVAL Of the board Of supervisors,
a board Of police and fire commission-
ers, to be known as the civil service
commissions, consisting Of three citi-
zens Of the Territory, not more than
any two Of whom shall belong to the
some political party when appointed.
Removal Provisions
I" Any member of the commission
may be removed by the mayor or chair
man Of board Of supervisors, with
the approval of the board Of super.
visors. Vacancies in the commission
shall be filled by the mayor or the chair
man Of board Of supervisors with
the approval Of the board of supervisors
for the unekpired term.
"The city and county clerk and clerk
Of any county shall act as secretary
to the commission. Two members Of
the commission shall constitute a
quorum. Each member of the com
mission shall receive compensation
for his services as may be fixed
by the board of supervisors, such com.
pensation not to exceed the sum of two
hundred dollars per annum, which shall
be paid by the city and county or
county on the certificate of the seere-
terry. Every member of the commits
sion shall before entering upon his
4 duties take and subscribe an oath of
Office in the form set forth in Section
1869 Of the Revised Laws of Hawaiil
Of 1915, and file the same in the Office
Of the city and county clerk or county
clerk. ta@,j Fps rths .oEfa .'+
classification Of Jobs "a
"Seetion Reconsideration. The com
mission shall classify all places of EN-.
ployment now existing, or hereafter
created in or under thd police and fire
departments, except the places and
offices specified in Section 8. The places
so classified shall constitute the CLASH
fed service of the police and fire de-
partments. ,E Nfa'
:" Section 3--Rules and Regulations
The commission, with the approval of
the mayor or chairman of board of
supervisors, shall from time to time
make such rules and regulations to gov
ern the examinations and selections Of
persons to be employed in or under the
police and fire departments, as in its
judgement shall be adapted to secure
the best service in each department.
Such rules and regulations shall pro-
vide for ascertaining as far as POSSIBLE
the physical and educational qualifica-
tions, habits, and the reputation, stand
ing, and experience Of all applicants,
and shall provide for competitive OK
animation of all applicants in such sub
jects as shall be proper forit purpose
Of best determining their qualifications
for the positions sought.
Dual Language Examinations i g
t"Such examinations to be held both
in the English and Hawaiian Ian
guages Such rules and regulations
shall also provide for the classification,
OF Positions and for a special course of
inquiry and examination for candidates
for each class, and shall be subject to
I modification or repeal by the commits
sion with the approval Of the mayor or
chairman Of board of supervisors.
tsSeetion 4--Printing and Distribut-
ing Same. The commission shall cause
the rules and regulations 50 prepared
and adopted and all changes thereafter
made TO be printed and distributed, and
the expense thereof shall be paid by the
city and county or county on the GER
tifcate OF the secretary Of the commits
sion. Such rules and regulations shall
specify the date when they shall take
effect, and thereafter all examinations
and selections of persons for employ
ment in either the police or fire depart:
nient shall be in accordance Herewith.
Examination Of Applicants
Section 5. Examination of Appli'
cants. The examination which the rules
and regulat ions shall provide for, shall
be public and free for all citizens of
the Territory over twenty and under
sixty years of age with proper limi-
tations as TO residence, health, stature,
habits and character. The examma.
tions shall be practical in their char.
acter and may include tests of manual
skill and physical strength. The com
mission shall control all examinations
. and confer with the sheriff and chief
of fire department as TO courses and
methods of examinations to be pursued,
and may designate suitable persons to
conduct them and fix the rate Of their
compensations, which shall be paid by
the city and county or county on the
certificate of the secretary of the com
mission. A full list of candidates pass,
ing the examinations for the respec-
tive departments in aeeordanee with
the rules and regulations of the com.
mission and approved by them, shall be
Furnished the sheriff and the chief OF
the FIRE department, from which all ap,