Rules and Regulations for Admission to the Civil Service of the City of Albany.

James H. Leake, John Wallace, Charles B. Tillinghast, Board of Civil Service Commissioners.

Pursuant to the statutes of the State of New York providing for examinations to ascertain and determine the merit and fitness of persons seeking to enter the civil service of the State of New York and the cities thereof, and the regulation of the same, I, John Boyd Thacher, mayor of the city of Albany, hereby prescribe the following rules and regulations for the admission of persons seeking to enter the civil service of the city of Albany, and for the conduct of persons who may receive appointments in the said service, to take effect from the date of their approval by the Civil Service Commissioners of the State of New York:

APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.

REGULATION I.

These regulations shall apply to all positions in the public service of the city of Albany, with the exception of those hereinafter enumerated in Schedule A.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.

REGULATION II.

For the purpose of ascertaining the merit of persons seeking or named for positions in the departments and offices of the municipal government to which these regulations apply, there shall be a Board of Civil Service Commissioners, which shall be composed of three citizens of the city of Albany designated and appointed by the mayor, each of whom shall be known as a Civil Service Commissioner of the city of Albany, and not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party. The mayor may, at any time, by filing with the city clerk a written notifica

tion of the change, appoint another citizen in the place of any one so designated. The commissioners shall serve without pay, and the mayor shall detail or employ a clerk, who shall act as the secretary of the board, and whose salary shall be fixed by the mayor. It shall be the duty of such Board of Civil Service Commissioners to conduct all examinations called for under these regulations, to ascertain the merit of candidates for admission into the civil service of the city in respect to character, knowledge and ability for the particular branch of the service into which they seek to enter, and to estimate and determine the relative excellence or standing of the persons examined, and to certify the same in such manner and form as may be prescribed. The secretary of the board shall keep the minutes of their proceedings and all necessary records of applicants, their examinations and standings, and a complete record of all persons employed in the several departments and offices to which these rules and regulations apply, and of all appointments, promotions, transfers, dismissals, resignations and changes of any sort therein. When not in attendance upon the board, the secretary will act under the direc tion of the mayor.

CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS-SCHEDULE A.

REGULATION III.

The civil service of the city of Albany is hereby classified and divided into Schedules A, B, C and D, hereunto attached, and hereby made a part of these rules.

Schedule A shall include:

First.-All officers elected by the people.

Second. The subordinates of any such officers for whose errors or violation of duty said officer is financially responsible.

Third. The head or heads of any department or office of the city government.

Fourth. All deputies of officers and commissioners duly authorized by law to act for their principals, and all persons whose official relations are necessarily strictly confidential to the head of the office or department in which they serve.

Fifth. Secretaries or clerks of boards and commissions who are by law required to be members of boards and commissions on

which they serve.

Sixth. Any subordinate officer who, by virtue of his office, has personal custody of public moneys or public securities, for the safe-keeping of which the head of an office or department is under official bonds.

Seventh.-Persons employed in or who seek to enter the educational department of the city.

Eighth. There shall also be included in Schedule A, in the event of an epidemic or other similar emergency in which the public health is seriously endangered, such experts and special inspectors as the board of health may, with the written approval of the Civil Service Commissioners of the city of Albany, appoint. Such appointment shall, however, continue only during the exist ence of such epidemic or similar emergency.

NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENTS-SCHEDULE A.
REGULATION IV.

The appointments to positions comprised in Schedule A may be made without examination under these regulations, but such examination may be held upon the request of the appointing officer. Appointing officers must notify the Board of Civil Service Commissioners in writing of all appointments to such positions within five days after the same are made, setting forth the full name of such appointee, the date and place of birth, length of residence in the city of Albany, nature of previous employment, whether he has ever been in official service before, and if so, when and where; date of beginning of service and term for which appointed, salary, and the name of the person in whose place appointed; all of which shall be duly certified by the appointing officer. In these rules the term "appointing officer" shall be construed to include any person, board or commission having the power to appoint to any position in the civil service of the city of Albany.

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APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION-SCHEDULE B.

REGULATION V.

Applications of competitors for positions included in Schedule B must be addressed to the secretary of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners of the city of Albany, at the office of the Board in the City Hall in said city. The application must be verified and in the handwriting of the applicant. It must state: First. His full name and residence, giving street and number. Second. His term of residence in the city of Albany. Third. His citizenship.

Fourth. His date of birth.

Fifth. His place of birth.

Sixth. His previous employment in the public service, if any, and whether he has ever been discharged therefrom, and if so, the reason thereof.

Seventh. His business or employment for the last preceding five years.

Eighth. The extent, place and nature of his education.

Ninth. If in the military or naval service of the United States in the late war, the name of organization or vessel to which attached, date of enlistment or commission, position or rank, date and cause of discharge from the service, and any physical disability incurred in such service.

Tenth. Such other information must be furnished as the Board may reasonably require touching the applicant's fitness for the public service. The application must be accompanied by a certificate of a practicing physician of good repute that he has examined the applicant and found him free from any physical defect or disease that would be likely to interfere with the proper discharge of his duties in the position in the civil service sought for by such applicant, and by the certificate of not less than three nor more than five reputable citizens of the city that they have been personally acquainted with the applicant for at least one year, and believe him to be of good moral character, of temperate and industrious habits, and in all respects fit for the service he 'ch he wishes to enter, and that they are willing that such cer