The record-union., 1898-07-06
LAND OFFICE EXAMINATIONS.
FOR POSITIONS IN THE CIVIL
SERVICE.
To be Held in California Cities on
the 9th and 28th Of
This Month.

The United states civil Service COM
mission announces that examinations
may be taken on July y and 2S,
1898, at various cities for positions in
the offices of the Surveyor General,
Register and Receiver, in the following
States and Territories. The examina-
tions may also be taken in any other
city where the commission has a COM
petent Board of Examiners. The Cali
fornia cities named are: Los Angeles,
Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco,
Santa Barbara and Redding.
The positions for which these exam
nations will be held are as follows:
First-Clerk qualified as stenographer,
| typewriter and Land Office bookkeeper.
Second-Clerk with thorough knowl-
edge of land law and a general knowl
edge of the system of public land sur
veying.
Third-Clerk with qualifications of
| land surveyor, including plating, COM
putting and drawing, and also with a
knowledge of the system of public land
surveying.
Fourth-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 follows:
First First grade basis (ex-
| cept arithmetic, which is the
second grade), 90 per cent;
practical tests in stenography. 80 per
cent; practical tests in typewriting, 80
per cent; and bookkeeping as prac-
ticed in the United States Land Of
fees 20 per cent.
Second - First grade basis, 90 per
| cent; public land laws of the United
! States, 30 per cent; and general ques-
tions of the system of public land sur
veying, - per cent.
Third-First grade basis 30 per cent;
public land laws of the United States,
~ per cent: surveying, including pub
lie land surveying, 30 per cent.
Fourth-Letter- writing 10 per cent;
arithmetic and elementary mathemat-
les, - per cent; public land laws, 80
per cent; elementary land surveying,
10 per cent; topographic drawing, 80
per cent.
Applicants for appointment to these
positions in Arizona and New Mexico
must have some knowledge of Span
ish.
The time allowed for each of these
examinations is two days The basis
and the practical tests i'm Land Office
bookkeeping will be given on July 9th,
and the practical tests in stenography
and typewrting will be given to ap-
plicants, for the examination requiring
them, later. Full notice of the time
and place will be furnished to each
competitor by the commission.
Applicants are advised that writing
and drawing paper will be furnished,
but that they will be required to pro-
vide themselves with writing and draw
ing inks, pens, scales, squares and
drawing boards, for use during the ex-
animation
The commission desires to establish
ample registers of eligibles with the
qualifications above described as the
result of this examination, and it there
fore hopes that all persons who desire
and are capable of filling the positions
mentioned will at once apply for ap-
plication blanks.
This examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who comply
with the requirements, without regard
to race or to political or religious af-
filiations. The department desires that
residents of the States where the ser
vice is to be performed should be given
ment, and the commission will comply
with such request, and such persons
are invited to apply They shall be
examined, graded and certified with en-
tire impartiality and wholly without re-
gard 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 elgibles.
Persons desiring to enter these ex-
aminations should at once write to the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington, d. c., for application
blanks, Forms 3U4 and 375, which
should be properly executed and
promptly forwarded to the commission.
In case applicants are unable to for
ward their applications to the commits
sion and receive admission cards prior
to the examination, arrangements will
be made to examine them, provided
their requests are received at this office
in time to permit of the shipment OF
papers to the place where they desire
examination.