The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-24
HOW TO GET OFFICE.

Application for Clerkships in the Departments
Under the Civil Service Rules and ReEula-
lions ..-..
For the information of those interested,
we publish SO much Of the rules and regu-
lations adopted on the 18th instant as re-
ates to the manner of making application
for appointment to clerkshps in the Exec
utive Departments at Washington and to
the character of the examination
1. Every application must be made in
the handwriting of the applicant to the
head of the Department in which employ
ment is desired, 1t must state /, appli-
cant's name in full 2, place and date Of
birth 3, legal residence, and how long it
has been such 4, education ., occupa-
ton, past and present; @, whether ever
employed in the civil service, and if SO,
when, how long, in what branch and ca
pacity, and reasons for leaving the service;
I, whether ever in the regular or volunteer
army or navy, and if so, when, and in what
organization and capacity. The applica-
ton should also state the grade of clerk
ship to which the applicant desires to be
appointed.
out assistance TO the truth of the state
ments which it contains, to being a citizen
of the United States, and faithful to the
Union and the Constitution; and, if ever in
the regular or volunteer army or navy, to
having been honorably discharged.
Ill. Every application must be accom-
panied by certificate signed by two trust
worthy and responsible persons, well known
al II, a.
the applicant is personally well known to
them to be of good moral character and of
temperate and industrious habits and to
be faithful to the Union and the Constitu-
ton Of the United States.
Nv. Every application must also be ac-
companied by the certificate of practi-
cling physician as to the applicants general
health and physical capacity to perform
clerical labor.
v. Applications filed previously to the
adoption of these regulations must be re-
newed or perfected in accordance herewith
to entitle them to consideration. No APP
plicatons from persons under eighteen
years of age will be considered, except for
the position of counters in the treasury de-
partment, applicants for which must not
be less than sixteen years of age.
We AL dppllCdtulS upon tHc1i IeCeipl
will be carefully examined, and those which
do not conform in every particular to the
foregoing requirements, and such as show
that the applicants are manifestly not quail
flied for clerical service, will be rejected,
and the applicants so notified. All other
applicants will be designated as eligible for
examination, and will be so notified. In.
asmuch as applications are to be made in
writing, and each case is to be decided upon
its merits, personal importantly will have
no weight. sa ,g..e5e.lsr... sa..,.s.
VII. Thirty days prior to each examina.
ton, a notification to appear at time
and place to be stated will be mailed to the
eligible candidates, unless it should bt
found impracticable to examine all of them
in which case practicable number will be
selected under the second regulation for the
civil service, promulgated April 16, 1872,
and notified to appear for examination
Those not selected for examination will re
main on the eligible list.
Persons desiring to compete for clerk
ships to become vacant on the lst of July
next should prepare and file their applica-
tons as early as possible, that they may
receive due notice when to appear for eX-
animation. There are to be four or five
vacancies in clerllshps of class one in the
Post-ofiice Department from the LIST OF
July next.