New-York tribune., 1899-06-10
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
IMPORTANT CHANGES ADOPTED BY
THE STATE COMMISSION.
LABoRERs IN CLASSIFIED sERvICE-EX-
ANIMATION REQUIREMENTs-TRA
FERs TO EXEMPT CLASS
RENEWALS
REMOVALS.


Albany June a-The most important changes in
the new Civil Service rules adopted by the State
Civil Service Commission and approved by the
Governor from the previous rules are the Abolition
OF the separate examination for fitness proVueu
by the Civil Service law Of 1897 and the require
ment that in the future appointments In the COM
petitive class shall be made from the head of the
eligible list in order OF standing For the purpose
of appointment under this rule veterans VINO nave
qualified In an examination are placed al the
head Of the list in the order Of their standing.
The new law and rules also provide that LABOR
ers shall be in the classified service. although IN
the State service they exempt from eXamina-
,iop The object of this provision is TO require
anpointments of laborers to be reported and pay
rolls of laborers 10 he certified TO by the CNll
Service Commission In order to give 10 the COM
mission power 10 prevent the employment as IA IA
borers OF persons who perform services p'OP''
covered by examination.
o,e asnaciaIIv valuable feature of the new law
and rules Is the exact demarcation between tne
unclassfied service. which Is not SUBJECT 10 ''0
Civil Service rules. and the classified service
The principal changes in the exempt class are
as follows
CHANGES IN EXEMPT LIST
IN the Office of the Controller the following places
are added TO those formerly exempt Sh coz ~ ba RI
table institutions State Prison Lands Agent, us
todian Of the Saratoga Battle Monument; IN ,sh she
office OF the Treasurer the place OF asslslaht Casn
ier is placed in the exempt class. and the places
of confidential clerk and stenographer iormerH is
In the Insurance Department, the CHIEF actu4I9 ~
the examiners and the chief clerk OF the Tax Re s
nartmcnt formerly exempt, are placed in the
Competitive class. In the Banking Department tIe
examiners are pae9pd la pc IL the neW place
OF Inspector Of Normal Schools Is placed IN S tl9
exc aftenSants in the Court Of Appeals are in.
cluded In the exempt class In me Depal p -
public Works the special agents and the stenOg
petitive class In the State Board Of Charities me
private secretary to the superintendent Of state
! and Alien Poor is removed from the exempt TO
the competitive class In the Department OF I. Fuo
committee rooms Is placed in exempt class In
the office OF the Forest Preserve Board me p.sTes
SerrsS 70 the competitive class and attorneys not
exceeding FIVE are included In the eHenPt c,nfs
sion the confidential clerk and cashier ana stenog
rapher to the Shell Fish Commsseher are are also the
ferred 10 the competitive class as are a.so LII
kindergartner at the Thomas Asylum ana veal
agents in the Depsrtment OF rbief Clerk is
empted in place OF the secretary and connnenusa a.
tbe Soldiers and Sailors Home. at Bath which
were formerly exempt, have been transferred 70 eI
unon the boats and tugs in the quarantine sta
ton OF the Quarantine Commission are placeu III
the exempt class.
HIGHER PERCENTAGE REQUIRED.
The required percentage TO entitle candidate
10 be placed upon the eligible list has been raised
from n 70 s and II is also required that compet-
itors must attain standing Of 60 per cent or over
on each Of the obligatory subjects In an exam
ination.
An important change from the old rules IS the
sdoption Of new rule regarding promotions lhis
rule provides substantially that whenever va
cancy occurs in any Office above the lowest grace
# shall be filled by promotion OF some person from
a lower grade in the office or institution ana
that for the purpose of determining when OF sew
eral employees In the lower grade shall oe pro
NOTED special competitive examination snaH De
held limited 70 those persons who have Tor more
than three months served with fidelity In the next
lower grade in a similar line Of employment In
the promotion examination the rules provide that
the test OF actual service shall be made the main
factor and that for the purpose OF giving proper
weight TO the experience OF candidates for promo
ton there shall BE- kept in every office continuous
and comparative records Of the efficiency, punctua-
ity attention and general good conduct OF all per-
sons employed therein and that such records shan
constitute one OF the elements In the promotion ex-
animation -. =, -,
In regard TO removals the rules provide that In all
cases a statement OF the causes for the removal
shall be filed with the Commission.
The BODY Of the rules is mainly that OF the rules
approved by Governor Morton. December, 1896 with
such changes as are rendered necessary by the
provisions Of the Civil Service law OF 1899