The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-31
LEGAL.

thr CITY commissonHrs hnuonlatety att.
such wayur and ,lty commissioners are
"'",ted. qralined. and lpsihiled into ~
siHvtCF LIVINGSTON sheii rorvo win
~t6ut cowpsuastion and their term ~ ~
nc, shall bc two go years or until their
Hu,,prs.fr are Hpp'.iutet Hnd GnHIitu
Any Vacancy IN said cofnm'saion. caused
BY death. rsnignatiou. ot otherwise shall
be- filled ~ nomination Ny the mayor dnd
confirmed BY the city commissioners for
N. unefpired term ~ such ,y,s;s,ssnecy u; -,
nissiuners. shnu make such rules or rex
ulatiors fof TIE proper conduct ~ ~ bus.
lucss Do 30 shall find neccsrary und ~
pedtsnt. but Hll rults made ~ the civil
-EHN tgE COMMISSIONS may ba changed
~ amended ty the mayor ami commits
= latlons shall ever be adopted which shall
permit the ompioyment " appointment
until or Incompetent Tor tho discharge Of
the duusa thereof or prevent the rrmovRi
o. di-' n',se ,y %, ssy spg1ints' ~ ,InP'}'ge 80
Incompetence NJ the failure or refusal TO
properly llsrbaree the duties Of his ap.
''"'g'p' R .%plSysg. % gsgo; Of IN nro ana police
departments. who may ht the time ~ the
appointment ~ the nrst rfNiL SERVICE
the actual service of the city. shall with
in riusy t'oJ days iherea.tgr pass an
placed upon tho probation iist and allowed
Lts ..UlHIU Iu Tue actual service Of the tlty
Nfnf period tt Ah 'bl months unless 70
moved f,f cause, snd shall then be- placed
upon tho classified list u apppintees Of
employees tor promotion on the basis Of
merit. skucrlrr,". Hnd record,
Al applicants FOR employment IN tho
firr ana ,police departments of said city
shall pass an rNamination before the
CIVIL SERVICE Commissions, and "
such examination b. satisfactory. such
person or persons shall be placed upon a
waiting li-t. and whom required by lhe
police or fTr department. roy hc em
pioycd in such departments and placed
on the probation llst and allowed to re
main iu the service ~ said city N such
police or fire departments for q period
~ six months unless removed Tor cause
aud shall then be- placed upon tho clsssl-
Held Hat " appointees Or employees Al
employees or appuintees Of the fire hnu
police departments IN the classified hs,
promotion on tho baHis OF merit, eNpei
euct. and record, provided. that durihr
pp"batlgn M; no nav he rrrnov"d by ths
rtVtl. SERVICE COMMGssION without =
hearing provided. further. that en-
ployees having been placed upon the clas.
sified list shall not be subject to removal
except upon charges fi!cd and hearing
mIiSssiSSNsS MIS- SsS'' whose " desison 'h shsii be- f9si.
Any employee may he suspended by the
head ,Vf the department under which
shah cease The officer making the OF.
der Of suspcnsion shall forthwith file with
. the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION "A
statement ~ the suspenaion and hts rea
sons therefor. Within ten tOl days after
, such suspension the employee may, II he
sERVicE 'c66aTtsssinoN Who " '"H shan hold IL
an inquiry within ten N0l days there
after and said commission shall mako a
decision within ten t0j days after the
hearing whether the employee shall be-
permanently dismissed from the H"rvlru
Of the city or roinstated IN his employ
ment Al such hearings shall be public
dhe decision cf the commission shall b.
In order for an employee to fne an ap-
peal ~ hereinafter provided, q shall only
be necessary Tor him to Nle writer
statement setting out therein the de-
pnrtment In which he was employed
/ when and Tor what suspended denying
the truth OF tho matters charged In the
statement NJ tho officer 50 ,suspcndins
him. and that he desires an appeal from
said order OF auspenslon, which statement
, OF appeal shall be filed and swotni to by
the employee so suspended
8. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
With tho approval of the mayor and boar,
o. commissioners shall have power at all
Times 10 make proper rules or regulations
Tor tie government Of employees under
civtl service, and when such rules or
reEuis tlons shall have been made Il shall
cause such rules to- be published In some
newspaper In tho city OF Tulsa; provided
that no person under the age Of twenty
one t2b or over the age OF ofrty-nve
fSp years. unless at the adoption Of this
amendment he shall have served the
e Oity OF Tulsa In such department for d
period OF five go years shall he eligihi,
TO appointment or employment under civl
service. and provided, further that n,
. rules or regulrtions shall ever be adoptot
which shall permit the appointment ~
good character or unfit or lncompeteH
for the discharge OF the duties thereo
or preven, the removal or discharge o.
any nppointee or employee for want o.
. fitness. moral character or the failure OF
, refusal 10 property discharge the dutiei
OF his appointment or employment
e 7. The mayor and board ~ commits
r sioners, Immediately after their election
" ualifeation and Installation into office
shall appoint q chief Of the fire depart
al a IA ,ol do,
"a And such appointees shall he subject Il
y removal fot cause after hearing befor'
y mayer. maySr snd board 9t commissioners who's
!. The ciSil service herein provided shat
=, department other than the police an,
fire departments
s. Immediately upon the appointmcn
Of such CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
the mayor and board uf commissiuner
shall provide suitable place pruperl
IL Furnished Toy ne meetings Of such ctvlI
\ provision tor the compensation OF a secre
i tary and for all needtul supplies, aud In
,r s,ude y ihs endget such approprlatlen 20
,t shall be proper and necessary Tor carryinl
,e out the purposes VI such commission.
Dr., .: The mayor and board OF commits
;, member OF the civil sERVICE\ CON
At MISSION. upon chArkes filed IN Arltlnl
and hearing had THEREOF before sucl
- decision shall be final.
90 10; The CIVIL SERVICE CONMIs
- SION herein provided shall be nouparti
=. san, and no appointment shall be mad
~ by the mayor and hohrd OF comm ssiunef
ol because ot any political affiliations.
IT. No empluye In the police or fire de
~ partmonts shall directly or Indirectly tan
"A any part IN political management or AZ
Y ialts, or In political campaigns furthe
ia than TO cast his vote. and no employ
b. shall directly ur indirectly solicit con
tribute. OF receive, or be In any manns
AZ concerned In soliciting. contributing q
receiving any assessment, subscription. @
~ contribution tor any political party O
b. political purposc whatever. and provided
as further that any employe for the puuc
Ne or tre departments violating any of IA
he provisions ~ this section shall be dip
nr missed from the service OF the city.
4. II; The members Of ahe CIVIL SERV
IN ICE CoMMlsstON shall take and SUI
scribe TO the following oath OF office:
., OATH
~ solemny swear cor sffrm) that I wi
70. support obey. and defend the ConStitu
of ton Of the United states and the Cuustl
- tuition OF the state uf Oklahoma and wi
discharge the dptiea OF my otfiN wit
fidelity, that | have not paid ur con
tributod either directly or Indirectly an
money or other valuable things to pr1
cure my appointment, that | have ne
knowingly violated any election law
the state, or procured II TO be done l.
Others In my behalf. that will nc
- knowingly receive, directly or Indirectly
w any money or other valuable thing II
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