The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-07

rapid for those who render satisfac-
tory service. All appointments Will be
ON probation, subject to termination
at one month or any later period OF the
appointee does not come up to the re-
quirements. In every case the appotnt-
ments will be temporary and subject
to termination as the exisencies of the
service may require. All expire Dy
operation Of law on June 80. 1919. The
average tenure Of ONCE will probably
be about one year. but the general
duration will range from six months
to two years. Not one Of these clerks
will be eligible for transfer into the
classified service.
The temporary positions with saia-
ries OF $1,000 and above, provided for
by the thirteenth census law, will be
Allied for the most part by the transfer
OF persons already in the permanent
census once, It being expected that the
latter organization will supply all
other classes OF clerks except those
mentioned below.
The work required of 5000 temporary
employees IL, according to the circular,
to consist Of four classes: The opera
ton of card punching and card tabu-
lating machines; operation of type
writer's, adding machines. and combined
typewriter-adding machines; manu-
script tabulation and other clerical
work: sub-clerical work, such as that
Of messengers, messenger-boys, watch
men, and laborers. No one will be
appointed who 10 unwilling to work
at punching cards or tabulating cards;
or to be compensated on q piece price
basis. The salaries OF sub-clerical
employees will be at the rates custom
arily paid in the Government service.
Appointments to the permanent CEN
sus force will be made as heretofore by
transfer from other Government de-
partments or by certifcation from the
existing register Of the Civil Service
Commission.
The conditions governing the formal
application and the special test exau:
ination require that the applicants
must be citizens Of the United States,
between the ages Of IS and SO years.
except persons entitled to preference
under Section 1854 of the Revised Stat
utes may be examined without regard
to age. and except boys over ls and
under IS years of age. who, IL passed.
will be eligible for appointment as
messenger boys only.
Exclusions from examination COM
prise persons who are habitually ad-
dicted to the use OF intoxicants or
guilty of infamous or notoriously dis
graceful conduct, or VINO are physically
or mentally disqualified. Excluded.
also, are persons affected as follows:
Insanity. tuberculosis, paralysis, epi-
lepsy. blindness, loss OF both arms or
legs, loss of arm and leg, badly crippled
hands. arms. feet or legs. heart dis
ease. locomotor ataxia, cancer, Bright's
disease, and diabetes.
Deaf mutes will be admitted to the
examination. and. II their names are
reached on the register, will be offered
employment wherever that action Is
possible.
other physical defects may debar If
the Commission SO decides. Each APP,
plicant must furnish a medical certifi-
cate as set forth in the application
form. and. II appointed, may be sub
jected to a physical examination when
he reports for duty. Appointments
will be made from the eligible list in
the order Of rating, in accordance with
the law of civil service apportionment
Only one person can be. appointed from
one family. It IL announced that few.
II any, of the sixty-day emergency APP
pointments will be made. and none will
be necessary before April, 1910.
Only one kind Of examination will
be given for the temporary force, and
It will consist of the following sub
jects and weights:
Spelling (twenty words OF average
difaculty in common use); 10; arithme'
tic consisting of vertical ana cross
addition, percentages, and a simple ex-
erciEe in tabulation), 20: letter writing
| "a letter Of not less than i2S words
on some subject OF general interest.