Rodrigue

Plaintiff filed in the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco his petition for a writ of review as to certain proceedings taken by «the civil service commissioners of the .city and county, of San Francisco, and upon the return thereto and hearing thereon judgment was rendered, annulling the action of the civil service commissioners in the respect complained of, and this appeal is from such judgment.

In the month of February, 1900, the civil service commissioners, in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the city and county of San Francisco, classified all the places of employment in or under the officers and departments of the said city and county mentioned in section 11 of article XIII of the charter, with reference to the examinations provided for by said article. Among the classes established was one designated as “Ordinary Clerks,” from which the extra clerks authorized by the charter to be appointed by certain officers are to be selected. Subsequently in June, 1900, an examination was held for “Ordinary Clerks,” which was taken by plaintiff, and as a result his name was placed upon the register of eligibles for appointment as “Ordinary Clerk.”…