The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-29
LAND OFFICE SERVICE.


Places a. Which Examinations HiH Be Held ,
1nd Oher Information.
The United States civil service com
m ssiou announces that examinaii ms
may be taken on July 27 and %, is9s,
at the cities named below for positions
in the Offices Of the surveyor general,
register and receiver in the territory |
OF oklahoma The oxamina-
tion may also be taken in any other
city where the commission has com.
petent board Of examiners.
Oklahoma Guthrie, Oklahoma and
Woodward
The positions for which these exam !
nations are to be held are as follows; |
/. Clerk qualified as stenographer, |
typewriter and land Office bOokkeeper. |
2. Clerk with a thorough knowl- !
edge OF land law and a general knowl !
edge of the system Of public land sur
veying.
8. Clerk with qualifications Of a
land surveyor, including plating com
putting and drawing, and also with a
knowledge OF the system OF public
land surveying.
4, Thoroughly competent topo-
graphic craftsman with "A general
knowledge Of surveying, including the
system OF public land surveying
The subjects for these examinations
are as 70 lows:
/. First grade basis Except arith-
metic which is the second grade 20
per cent. practical tests in stenogra-
IL Ha al .sal fsaaG I'm
typew riting, 30 per ceh bookkeeping
as prac iced in United States Lana
Offices 20 per cent.
.. First grade basis 90 per cent;
Public land laws of the Unitcd States,
30 per cent; and general questions on
the system of puUlic land surveying,
| / 5 per cent.
3. First grade basis, 80 per cent;
public land laws Of the United States
20 per cent; surveying, including pub
| lie land surveying, 90 per cent.
A. Letter writing 10 per cent; atith
metic and elementary mathematics, 20
per cent. public land laws, 80 per cent;
elementary land surveying, 10 per cent
topographic drawing 80 per ccut.
Applicants for appointment to these
p1. itions in Arizona and New Mexico
must have some knowledge OF Spanish.
The time allowed for each Of these
examinations is two days. The basis
and the practical tests in land Office
book X epinc will be given on July 27
and the practical tests In stenography
and typewriting will be given TO ap-
plieants for the examination roqui ing
them, later. Full notice Of the time
and % ace will be furnished TO each
competitor by the commission.
Applicants are advised tha, writing
and drawing paper vill be furnished,
but that they wi be required TO pro-
vide themselves with writing and draw
ing inks, pens, scales, squares and
drawing boards for use during the
examination.
The commission desires TO es' Gblish
ample registers OF eligibles with the
qualifications above described as the
result Of this examination, and IL there
fore hopes that ali persons who desire
and are capable OF filling the pos tions
mentioned will at once apply for appli.
cation blanks.
This examination IS open TO all citi-
zens of the United States who comply
with the requirements, without gard
to race or TO political or rel z Gus ailil
iations. The department desires that
residents of the states where the SER
vice is TO be performed should be given
preference in certifcation for appoint
ment, and the mmission will comply
with such request and such persons
are invited 10 app y. They shall be
examined, graded, and certified W tn
entire impartiality and wholly without
regard TO any consideration save their
ability as shown by the grade they at
tain in the examination.
Attention is invited TO the fact that
certifcation will be made according
TO standing in the examination and
the actual legal residence Of eligibles
Persons desiring to enter these ex
81 sminations should at once write TO IN,
, u. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash
, ington, D. O., for application blanks
forms 304 and 375, which should be
properly executed and promptly for
5 warded to the commission.
r In case applicants are unable 10 for
4 ward their applications TO the Commis
Z sion and receive admission cards p ioi
TO the examination, arrangements viii
he made TO examine them, provided
{ their requests are received at this Of
- fee in the time to permit OF the ship
O. ment OF papers to the place where they
desire examination.
Application win also be received by
the local board at Guthrie, o. T., To-
e the grade OF clerk, carrier in the Gu,h
p. rie post Office Examination for thi
81 grade will be held in September, tim'
and place OF examination will be an
nounced in due time by notice in tn
4 daily press. o K. MoETGoMERY,
Acting Sec. Local Board
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