The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
PAYING POSITIONS.
Young Men Urged to Make Appli.
cation for Them.
Several Vacancies in South Carolina
Internal Revenue Service Under
Civil Service Protection.

Internal Revenue Service Under
Civil Service Protection.
A competitive examination under
the rules of the United States civil
service commission will be held at
Columbia and Charleston, in the
postoffice buildings, on February l,
to fill vacancies in the internal rev.
enue service in South Carolina.
three examinations will be held, one
for deputy collector, one for clerk in
the office of the collector of internal
revenue at Columbia and one for
storekeeper-gauger.
The position of deputy collector
pays a salary of $1,100 and an ex-
pense allowance of $500 annually is
made; the position of clerk carries a
salary of s1,150 and the position nf
storekeeper-gauger pays Sd per daH,
with about six weeks idle time during
the year.
Major Micah Jenkins, collector OF
internal revenue for South Carolina.
is very anxious to have good men
make application for these different
positions. II, of course, want men o!
character in the revenue service and
the vacancies in my district are
worth the while of bright, energetic
Young men in the State and l hope
to see a good number stand app!lca-
ton for them. The examinations
are not hard and the work required
in each of these position is not in the
least unpleasant"
Major Jenkins says that he will
be glad to give any information con-
cerning any of these positions to any
one who may desire it. Applications
for the examination must be made
on the prescribed form, which, with
necessary instructions, may be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. M. w. Peuroifoy, at
the Columbia postoffice. II you can
not call on him in person write for
blan,. enclosing two cent stamp for
return postage. All persons wish
| ing to take the examination should
secure blanks and fill them out at
once in order to allow time for any
necessary corrections. Nc applica-
tions will be accepted unless receiv-
ed in Washington before 4.3O p. m.
on January 25.
All applicants must be FL years OF
age or over. The subjects are eX-
tremely simple.
Other Examinations.
On Jan. % an examination will be
held to fill the following vacancies:
Assistant steam engineer in the office
of the secretary of war; forest plant
ing assistant (male) in the depart
ment of agriculture; teacher of me-
chanical drawing in the Indian SER
vice; teacher in the Indian service;
machinist in the government print
ing office.
An examination lasting two days,
Ian, 1929, will also be held to fill
vacancies in the Philippine service.
There are at least 800 vacancies in
the position of teacher to be filled,
and appointments to thar position
will be made, except in few cases,
at $1,000 per annum Those appoint
ed under this examination will be
eligible for promotion up to $4,000
per wear for teacher and from S1,6OO
to $4,000 for division superinten-
dent.
An insufficient number of eliglbles
was secured from the recent eXam1-
nation. 1t is anticipated that ap-
pointments Of eligibles resulting
from this examination will be made
to the position of teacher in March
and April next and their transporta-
ton arranged with view to their
arrival in Manila about June /,
1908, the beginning of the school
year. Others will be required IN
the various clerical and administra-
tive offices in the islands. The ma
iority of appointments Of eliglbles
resulting from the assistant eXaml-
nation are made at the entrance sal
arv of $1,000. Each college student
who will be graduated in 1908
should state in his application the
degree he expects to receive.
Men only will be admitted to this
examination.
The time allowed for this exami-
ton is two day OF seven hours each.
The first three subjects will be given
N the first day, and the remaining
subjects on the second day.
Age limit. IS to 40 years on the
date Of the examination.
On January 81, an examination
will be held for stenographer and
tyuewritcr. Special attention IS in
vited by the civil service commission
TO the fact that there is large num-
her of vacancies throughout the
United States, and the supply of eli
gibles for some time has not been
equal to the demand. Women Will
he admitted to this examination for
the departmental service, but will
not be examined for the isthmian
canal or Philippine service.
On January % an examination
will he held for tariff clerk tmale),
at 81 200 per annum. in the inter-
state commerce commission.
Two days will he allotted. Jan. %
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