The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-22
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0 ficers Of the travelling library, the o.
!, ficers OF the state dental board, an
, the officers Of the state medics
board.
The offices and places so classifie
by the commissioners shall constitut
!, the classified civil service of the STATE
and no appointments to any such Of
fices or places shall be made excep
under and according to the rule
hereinafter mentioned.
Section ". All applicants for OF
fices or places in said classifie,
service shall be subjected to examina
ton, which shall be made public
competitive and free to all citizen,
of the State Of Idaho, with limita
tions specified In the rules Of thu
commission as to residence, age, sex
health, habits and moral character
Such examinations shall be practica
in their character, and shall relate Il
those matters which will fairly test
the relative capacity Of the persons
examined to discharge the duties Of
the position to which they seek to be
appointed, and may include tests OF
physical qualifications and health
and when appropriate, of manual
skill. No questions in examinations
shall relate to political or religious
opinions or affiliations. At least one
of said commissioners shall attend
said examinations. The examiners
shall make or return report OF exam =
nations to said commission. The
commissioners may at any time sub
stitute any Other person, whether IL
not in the service of said commission,
in the place Of any one SO selected,
and the commissioners may them
selves act at any time as examiners;
the examiners shall not all be mem
bers OF the same political party.
The examinations shall be held in
the largest cities of the state. When
ever the list of persons examined and
eligible for original appointment for
any position in the classified service
shall be less than five, the commits
sioners shall hold an examination for
such positions.
Section vi. Notice Of time and
place and general scope of every ex-
animation shall be given by the COM
missioners by publication, for two
weeks proceeding such examination,
in one or more daily newspapers pub
lished in the cities where examina-
lions are to take place, and sucn
notice shall be posted in conspicu-
GUS place in their office two weeks
previous to such examination. Writ |
ten or printed notice of every examin-
alton shall be sent by the commits
sioners to the county clerks of each
county, and shall be posted in a con-
spicuous place.
Section VII. From the returns or
reports Of examiners or the examina-
lions made by the commission, the
commissioners shall prepare a regis
Ter for each grade or class of posi-
ions In the classified service of the
state OF persons who shall attain such
minimum mark as may be fixed by
he commissioners for any part Of
uch examination, and whose general
lverage standing upon examination
or such grade or CLASS is not
ess than the minimum fixed by
he rules of said commission, and
Who are otherwise eligible, and such
ersons shall rank upon the register
$ candidates in the order of their {
elative excellence as determined by t
Examination, without reference to y
riority to time Of examination.
Section VIII. The commissioners s
hall, by their rules provide for pro /
lotion in the classified service on s
ne basis of merit and seniority in T
'rvice and examination, and shall n
rovide in all cases when it is prac- 0
cable to fill vacancies by promotion. s.
Section TX. Whenever there is an o
,pointment to be made in the clas-
fled service under this act, the ap- 81
Uniting officer or power. shall make 81
QUESTION upon the commissioners pl
r the name Of an eligible person, tt
ecifying the nature OF the position pl
be filled, and upon receipt Of such hi
QUESTION the commissioners shall tt
rtify the name of the person stand M
highest upon the most appropriate Of
t; and the person SO certified shall ca
appointed. In case the requisi- ca
IN, or any law or regulation, shall on
signate sex, only that sex shall be di
rtified; otherwise, sex shall be dis Ia
yarded. ha
Section x. Every person now ov
Iding noSftiOnS uhop th; = ~ $3.50. NH