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canvass of the election. The successor of any officer so removed shall hold office during the unexpired term of his predecessor, In case the person ar persons reoeiving the highest number of votes shall fail to qualify within ten days after receiving notification of his election, the office shall be deemed vacant. The question of the removal of any officer shall not be submitted to the elec- tors a second time during the same term of office, until after the expiration of one year from the determination of the first applica- tion for his removal. The method of removal herein provided in cumulative and additional To such other methods as may be provided by law. ARTICLE XI Personnel § 11.01. Civil Service Con~nission: Crea__~t.~ion and Term of Office. (a) There shall shall be composed of three mission shall be appointed for the City of Portsmouth. her of such commission, who be a civil service commission, which persons. The members of such com- by the judge of the court of hustings No person shall be appointed a mem- is not a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the City of Portsmouth, or who holds any office or post of employment under said city; or the State of Virginia or any political subdivision thereof, other than the office of notary public. Such appointments to be made without regard to race~. (b) The term of office of such commissioners shall be four years. After the effective date of this article, as and when the terms of office of the commissioners then in office shall expire, their successors shall be appointed by the judge of the court of hustings for the City of Portsmouth for terms of four years. Any vacancy occurring after such effective date shall be filled by such judge-for the unexpired portion of the term of the commissioner whose office became vacant. (c) Any member of such co~mission may be removed from office for incompetency, incompatibility, or dereliction of duty, or malfesance in office, or for injecting, or attempting to in- ject~ political or religious influence into the administration of the provisions of this article, or for other good cause, by the court of hustings for the City or Portsmouth; pr6vided, how- ever, that no member of the commission shall be removed until chgrges have been preferred in writing, due notice and a full hearing had. (d) The members of such co~mmission shaI1 devote due time and attention to the performamce of the duties herein speci- fied and imposed upon them. Two membe'rs of such commission shall constitute a quorum~ and the votes of an~ two members of such co~nission shall concurring shall be sufficient for the decision of all ma~t~rs and the transaction of all business to be decided or transacted b~ the commission under or by virtue of the provisions of this article. -26 -