...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...

...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 shall present the same, together with...

...The commission, alone, may discharge an employee under the classified civil service, and then only for cause, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense is given the party. Here the then Secretary of State sought by intimidation to secure relator's...

...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...

...any city who has been appointed under said rules and after the examination provided for in the act, shall be removed or discharged except for cause, upon written charges and an opportunity to be heard in his own defense, and further provide how such charges shall be investigated...

...of office by civil service employes, states that "no person employed In the classified civil service shall be removed or discharged except for cause upon...charges and after an opportunity to be heard In his own defense." It further provides that: "The appointing officer or officers of a department may, for...

...the first step in advance by providing that "no officer or employee in the classified service . . . shall be removed or discharged except for cause, upon...written charges and after an opportunity to be heard." From this provision laborers and ' ' persons having the custody of public money, for the safe keeping...

...appointments in conformity with the rules and provisions prescribed by this Article. 193 service of the city who shall have been appointed under said rules,...be heard in his own defense. Such charges shall be publicly investigated by or before said Civil Service Commission, or by or before some officer or board...

...took the first step in advance by providing that "no officer or employee in the classified service . shall be removed or discharged except for cause, upon...written charges and after an opportunity to be heard." From this provision laborers and ' ' persons having the custody of public money, for the safe keeping...

...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...