Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-07-12

This measure is the direct outcome
of the agitation started by Assembly
man Ernest n. Warner in a fourth Of
July speech at Sun Prairie a year ago.
The keynote Of his address was the
regeneration of the state service by
eliminating the spoils system, an
the remedy advocated was classified
service wherever prac' cable. In all
his campaign speeches, Mr.. Warner
kept this matter in the foreground. The
bill also was written by him and
authorities on the subject recognize
it as one Of comprehensive character.
In sonls features it has been declared
superior to similar laws in operation
in New York and Massachusetts for
twenty years
The main provision in the Wisconsin
law, as in all measures of that charac-
ter, is the division of state employ
ment into classified and unclass.feI
service and the continuance of the
first mentioned by merit alone. The
unclassitied service will comprise
]. All officers and employees appoint
ed Is the governor whether subject TO
continuation or not.
2. All officers and employees in any
department for the creation of which a
vote Of twO-thirds of all the members
elected TO each house is required.
3. All presidents. deans, principals,
profess ors, Instructors, scientific STAFF
and other teachers in the university,
normal or public schools.
4. The library STAT in any library
maintained wholly or IN part at state
expense.
5. The superintendent, warden or
other head Of the state reformatory,
charitable and penal institutions.
9. All persons appointed ny name In
any statute and all legislative officers.
Z. In addition 70 these exemptions
from examinations. there are also in
cluded one deputy or assistant of each
principal executive officer and the
chief clerk or secretary of any board
or commission, one stenographer for
each appointing officer. board or com,
missioner and the clerks and other
assistants of the supreme court.
Ali other positions will comprise the
classified service and are subject tc
the examinations pre- scribei by the
rules adopted by the commissioners
Other exemptions except in the case o.
1aboTers, may be declared by tht
commission If il is found that tn,
filing of such places would be i'm
practicable by competitive or non
competitive examinations but sucl
exemptions must be specifically named
in the rules and the reason, also mus
be given. Declarations of this char
acter are subject to a public hearin,
ct which any taxpayer in the stat
may be heard either in person or b.
counsel. The Offices, positions an
empioyments Of this class will be al
ranged in FIVE classes to be designate
as The exempt class, the competitiv
class, the nOl-competitiye class. III
labor class and legislative employees
The competitive class will include al
positions for which it is pracdcabl
TO determine the merit and fitness o
applicants by competitive examina
tons The non-competitiye class viii
include such places as are not in tn
exempt class or the labor class an,
which are determined imrracticabl,
&c be included in the competitiv,
class The labor class will includ,
ordinary unskilled laborers.
Cuizzes to be Practical.
Examinations for positions in tn,
classified service will be practical il
character and viii relate to these mat
tiers fairly testing the capacity and fl
ness Of the persons examined to dis
charge the duties of the employment
sought by them. Due allowance alsl