BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-02-25
Civil Service Examinations
N Porto Rico.

The United States OWL Service Com
mission announces that its representative,
DR. George w. Leadley, aoill sail from New
York for San Juan, Porto Rico, on March |
|, for the purpose of establishing local boards |
Of examin els at San Juan, Ponce, and Ma |
yaguez, and at any other points that the In
terests of the service seem to reqnire sucn
boards. While there DR. Leadley will con-
duct examinations for the following posi-
tons
Customs Service--Deputy collector, clerk,
day inspector, storekeeper, messenger, JAM
tor, guardsman, seaman, boatswaln, and
examiner OF merchsr disc. All of the eXa-
limitations mentioned for this service except
that for examiner of merchandise may be
taken in either in English or Spanish. The
for examiner OF merchandise
soiIl be given only English. Some knoWl-
edge OF both English and Spanish IS deslr-
able for oil positions in the custom. house
service. No person can be examined for the
custom house service who has not reached
the aye of 20 years on the date of the exa-
mination.
Post Office Service for
positions Of clerk and carrier will be held at
San Juan, Ponce, and Mayaguez. These
examinations will be held in either English
or Spanish. No person less than Is years
of age, or who has rAched the age OF 40
years, on the date of the examination, can
be examined Persons examined for the
post office service can become eligible for
appointma only at the place they are exa-
mined.
General Departmental Service In The
United States and Porto Rico.-Acting as
sstant surgeon; aid, Coast and Geodetic
Survery apprentice +; assistant examiner
(pa,ents); assistant topographer, bookkeeper;
book typewriter civil and electrical engi-
neei; clerk, departmental; copyist topngra-
phio craftsman; fish culturis; hospital ste
ward; interpreter inspector of meats +; ju
nior civil engineer; mechanical and electri-
cal engineer messenger; messenger-boJ;
observer (weather); register and receivers
clerh;~ Surveyor generals clerk superinten
dent of construction; stenographer; typewri.
ter; tagger; Topographic craftsman; trans
lato,; and watchman. The age limits fol
these examinations are as follows: Appren
tice and messenger-boy, IA to 20 years; aid
Coast and Geo6etic Survey, Is to 25 years;
hospital steWard, 81 to 40 years; observer,
Is to 30 years; messenger, 19 years or over
all others, 20 years or over.
Quartermaster's Department At Large
Blacksmith for Mayaguez, Ponce, Osyey,
and San Juan; blacksmlth's helper at San
Juan; farrier at San Juan /; painter at San
Juan; saddler at San Juan; veterinary sur.
geon at Oayey; and wheelwright at San
Juan, Ponce, Osyey, and Mayaguez. Nc
person can be examined for this service who
has not reached the age Of 20 years on the
date of the examination. -
Examinations tor the following positions
in the general departmental and Quarter
masters services will be given 10 eithel
English or SPANISH Apprentice, clerk, mes
senger boy, watcnman, and all trades posi-
tions. All other examinations for these ser
vices will be given only in English.
Indian Service.-Teacbers (all kinds)
mstron, physician, seamstress, and trained
nurse. These examinations will be giver
in English only. Age limit, 20 years Of
over, except for matron and physician which
are 20 to 55 years.
| Government Printing Service. - Book
binder, composition, electrotyper fiuisher
electrotype moulder, press fNnder, pressman,
and sterotyper. These examinations will bt
given only in English. Age limits. Fol
males, 81 years or over; for females, Is
years or ever.
The Commission has been notified of tht
following vacancies which it is expected
will be filled as result of the examination!
to he held by the Commissions representa-
tive. Acting assistant surgeon in the Mar
inc Hospital Service at Arecibo and Hum
acao; dtpu'y collector and clerk, clerk
inspector, messenger, guard, gusrdsman
seaman, janitor, ard examiner of merchan-
disc, in the custom house at San Juan
positions in the post Office at San. Juan
Ponce, and Msyaguez which are now helt
by temporary appointees; and the following
positions in the Quartermaster's Department
at large; blacksmith at Msyaguez, Ponce
Oayey, and San Juap; blaeksmith's helper
at San Juan; farrier at San Juan; inter
prefer at OaYey and Maysguez; painter q
San Juan; saddler at San Juan; veterinary
surgeon at Cayey; Watchman at San Juan
wheelwright at San Juan, Ponce, Cayey
and Mayaguez,
Preference in Appointments Section
1854 of the United States Revised Statutes
provides that persons honorably discharged
from the III litary or naval service BY reasons
of disability resulting from wounds or sick
ness Incurred in The line of duty shall be
preferred for appointments to the civil
offices, provided they are found to possess
the business capacity necessary for the
proper discharge of the duties OF such
offices. A person coming under this pro
vision of law has the following advantages
He is released from all age limitations be
has to attain general average of only Go
per cent to be eligible, while for all Others
the rqured mark is 20 per cent having
attained an average of 65 per cent, his
name is placed upon the register above, and
is certified before, all others wko have not
been allowed preference; and he is released
from all laws relating to apportionmcnt of
appointments.
Apportionment of Appointment Under
the provisions of the civil service law,
positions in the departmental and Govern
ment printing services at Washington are
apportioned among the several States and
Territories upon the basis of population.
Under this syS'em of apportonment. Porto