...of Hurd's Statutes of 1913, known as the Civil Service act, is as follows : "No officer or employee in the classified civil service shall be removed or...charges, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense. Such charges shall be investigated by or before said Civil Service Commission, or by or...

...of the State. Section 12 provided that no officer or employee in the classified civil service should be removed or discharged except for cause, upon written...charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense before the State Civil Service Commission or some officer or board appointed by the commission...

...examination can claim the protection of section 12 of the Civil Service act, prohibiting removal from office except for cause, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard. 6. MANDAMUS — mandamus may be denied upon the ground of laches. Denial of a writ of mandamus to compel...

...sufficient cause which renders his retention harmful to the efficiency of the fire and police department, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense. Such charges shall be prepared by die said board of fire and police commissioners who...

...193 service of the city who shall have been appointed under said rules, and after said examination, shall be removed or discharged except for cause, upon...charges, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense. Such charges shall be publicly investigated by or before said Civil Service Commission,...

...said rules ce£t°for duseand after said examination shall be removed or dis?h" 4"." p ° " charged except for cause, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defence. Such charges shall be investigated by or before said Board of investigations. Civil Service...

...civil service of any city, who shall have been appointed under said rnles and after said examination, shall be removed or discharged except for cause upon...charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense; that such charges shall be investigated by or before said civil service commission, or...

...civil service of any city who shall have been appointed under said rules and after said examination, shall be removed or discharged except for cause, upon...charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense. Such charges shall be investigated by or before said Civil Service Commission, or by or...

...standing highest on the register for the class or grade to which the position belongs. Removals must be for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard. Charges must be investigated by the civil-service commission, and the finding of the commissioners...

...commissioners his reason for so doing. After the period of probation, the appointee "cannot be removed, "except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defence," the trial to be before the commissioners, or some officer or board appointed by them....