Proceedings of the ... Conference for Good City Government and the ... Annual Meeting of the National Municipal League

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Clinton Rogers Woodruff
1899

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Page 109 - States of competent jurisdiction, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars...
Page 242 - Sixth, that no person in said service has any right to use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of any person or body.
Page 20 - ... per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be .ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 241 - Officers or candidates not to promise influence, et cetera; " public officer" and "public employee " defined— Whoever, while holding any public office, or in nomination for, or while seeking a nomination or appointment for any public office, shall corruptly use or promise to use, whether directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence (whether then possessed or merely anticipated) in the way of conferring upon any person ; or in order to secure or aid any person in securing any office...
Page 237 - Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the positions to which they seek to be appointed, and shall include tests of physical qualifications and health, an.d, when appropriate, of manual skill.
Page 230 - Every such grant shall specify the mode of determining any valuation therein provided for and shall make adequate provision by way of forfeiture of the grant or otherwise to secure efficiency of public service at reasonable rates and the maintenance of the property in good order throughout the term of the grant.
Page 237 - No person shall be appointed or employed under any title not appropriate to the duties to be performed, and no person shall be transferred to, or assigned to perform the duties of, any position subject to competitive examination, unless he shall have previously passed an open competitive examination equivalent to that required for such position, or unless he shall have served with fidelity for at least three years in a similar position.
Page 242 - ... shall corruptly use, or promise, or threaten to use any such authority or influence, directly or indirectly, in order to coerce or persuade the vote or political action of any citizen or the removal, discharge or promotion of any...
Page 242 - No person in the service of the city shall discharge, or promote, or degrade, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any other person...
Page 240 - ... representations concerning the same or concerning the person examined, or who shall willfully and corruptly furnish to any person any special...

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