The evening times., 1900-10-13
RULES FOR THE POLICE
Competitive Examinations to Con
troll Promotions.
Applicants for appointment the
Force to Appear Before the Civil
Service Commis ssion-List of EIigi-
BILE Candidates to BE Certified TO
the Major and superintendent.

Richard Sylvester, Major and Superin-
tendent of Police, in his annual report
which was submitted to the District Com
missioners yesterday, urges the adoption
by Congress of the regulations as con-
tanned in the chapter on Police of the
District Code bill, which was passed by
the House of Representatives at the last
session.
The regulations for the government Of
the Police Department as recommended
by Major Sylvester are in the main con-
firmatory of the rules already in force.
1t provides that:
The physical examination of appli-
cants for the force shall take place at
least once in every month. the date and
time to be named by the Major and Su-
perintendent, but no application shall be
considered unless the same has been du-
ly filled out in the applicants own hand
writing in the forms prescribed by the
Commissioners.
"An applicants who may be certified
by the Board Of Surgeons as aforesaid,
before becoming eligible for appoint
ment to the police force, shall pass a
mental examination, before the United
States
inston, District of Columbia, the print
ing necessary therefore TO be paid for
from the contingent fund of the District
Government.
Applicants shall be required to pass
an examination in spelling, handwriting,
arithmetic, writing from dictation, police
manual, and practical questions, pertain
ing to the District of Columbia, its gov
ernmelt and institutions, under such reg
ulations as may be prescribed by the
Commissioners and must attain an aver
| age percentage of seventy in order TO De
a mentally qualified candidate
mo applicant shall be examined as
| aforesaid until he shall have passed sat
| isfaetory physical examination before the
| Board of Police Surgeons, the secretary OF
| which will duly certify TO the same IN
writing that such applicant is robust
! healthy, sound Of limb, and physically ca
/ pable to stand the exposure and duties OF
| policeman In the force
| applicants shall be examined by the
| Civil Service Commission once in three
| months. on such date and at such time as
that Commission may determine.
THE Civil Service Commission, on the
requisition of the Major and Superintendent
| of Police shall certify the eligible list of
candidates after such examination to said
Major and Superintendent of Police, who
! shall select candidates for recommendation
| for appointment to the Commissioners
from such list until the same shall be
exhausted, provided that such candidates
shall be OF unquestioned moral character
and possess the other qualifications re-
| quired by law
| Provision for promotion in the depart
ment is also made in the following terms
When vacancy exists in the Office oi
| captain, lieutenant, or sergeant, such fact
shall be communicated by the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia to the Civi
| Service Commission, who will hold com
| petitive examination for such vacancy OIL
vacancies within thirty days thereafter
| privates of class who have been such fol
a period of at least one year being eligible
| to compete in such examination for ser.
| geants, to be examined in regard to TIL,
duties of the Office for which he may be
candidate, police regulations of the Dis
triet, handwriting, practical questions
spelling, and arithmetic.
The applicant making the highest av
erage percentage, his length of service
record in the force with respect to loss 0
| time. trials for infractfons of the rules
reprimands, and physical condition bein,
considered herewith, shall be promoted I,
any vacancy. which promotion shall b.
| considered permanent if after six months
probation, he shall be retained in such pc
sition.
ANY vacancy or vacancies which ma
exist in the office of captain, lieutenant