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the said service which, having been approved by the mayor, shall take effect from the date of their approval by the State Civil Service Commission.

RULE I

Application of rules

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

RULE II

Appointment of commissioners

For the purpose of ascertaining the merit and fitness of persons seeking or named for positions in the departments and offices of the municipal government to which these rules apply, there shall be a municipal civil service commission, 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 municipal 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 notification of the change, appoint another citizen in the place of any one so designated. 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 municipal civil service commission to conduct all examinations called for under these rules, to ascertain the merit and fitness 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. They shall also make and file with the State Civil Service Commission such annual and other reports and roster of the classified civil service of said city as required by chapter 370 of the laws of 1899. 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 apply, and of all appointments, promotions, transfers, dis missals, resignations and changes of any sort therein. When not in attendance upon the board, the secretary will act under the direction of the mayor.

RULE III

Classification of positions-Classified service

1 The civil service of the city of Albany is divided into the unclassified service and the classified service.

2 The unclassified service includes:

First-All officers elected by the people.

Second-All election officers.

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

Fourth-Persons employed in or who seek to enter the public service as superintendents, principals or teachers in the educational department of the city.

3 The classified service includes all positions not in the unclassified service. The positions in the classified service are hereby classified in four classes, to be known as the exempt class, the competitive class, the non-competitive class, and the labor class, as enumerated in respective schedules hereunto attached and hereby made a part of these rules.

RULE IV

The exempt class

The exempt class shall include:

First-The deputies of principal executive officers duly authorized by law to act generally for and in place of their principals. Second-One secretary of each officer, board and commission authorized by law to appoint a secretary.

Third-One clerk and one deputy clerk, if authorized by law, of each court.

Fourth-Other subordinate offices for the filling of which competitive or non-competitive examination may be found to be not practicable. But no office or position shall be deemed to be in the exempt class unless it is specifically named in such class in schedule of exempt class hereto annexed. Not more than one appointment shall be made to or under the title of any such office or position, unless a different number is specifically mentioned in such schedule.

The appointments to positions comprised in exempt class may be made without examination under these rules, but such examination may be held upon the request of the appointing officer. Appointing officers must notify the municipal civil service commission in writing of all appointments of 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.

RULE V

Application for examination-Competitive class

Applications of competitors for positions included in the competitive class must be addressed to the secretary of the municipal civil service commission of the city of Albany, at the office of the commission 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 age, giving 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 and residence 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 civil 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 merit and 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 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 which he wishes to enter, and that they are willing that such certificate shall be published for public information, and will, upon application, give such further testimonials in regard to such applicant as may be required. The applicant must also state in his application the position he seeks. Where the applicant is a non-resident, but eligible for appointment under the provisions of rule XX, two of the citizens making the certificates herein above referred to may be residents of the applicant's place of residence.

RULE VI

Defective applications-Age qualification

Defective applications may be suspended by the commission and applicants notified to amend the same, but the commission

shall not be compelled to give such notice or grant such oppor-. tunity a second time. All candidates shall be at least twenty-one years of age and not more than sixty years of age at the date of their examination, except as hereinafter provided in rule XXXIII. Whenever the application does not show that the applicant is within the prescribed limits of age, and is otherwise qualified under the rules, the application will be rejected.

RULE VII

Notification of examination

Whenever the demands of the service may require, the municipal civil service commission will notify all applicants whose applications have been filed and are on record to appear for examination, giving at least five days' notice of the place, date and hour for such examination in the manner hereinafter specified.

The place and date of such examination and any other material information in regard thereto will be posted in the bulletin of the municipal civil service commission erected in a conspicuous place in the lobby of the city hall in the city of Albany. When deemed expedient by the commission, advertisement of examinations will be made in the official newspapers of the city of Albany, but the notice posted in its own bulletin, as above provided, shall be the only public notice of any examination required.

RULE VIII
Examination

In all examinations for appointment and promotion in the civil. service of the city of Albany, merit and fitness shall be determined by and upon competitive examinations for all positions in the competitive class, as herein provided. The merit and fitnessof all applicants shall be determined by examination conducted by the municipal civil service commission. Upon all such examinations no rating higher than one hundred per centum shall be given to any person. Lists containing the names and rating of all applicants found on such examination to be eligible for appointment and promotion for merit and fitness, shall be made up for

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