Arizona republican., 1909-09-08

except persons entitled to preference
 under section 1754 of the Revised Statutes may . be examined without
 regard to age, and except boys over
 16 and under IS years of age, who. if
 passed, will be eligible for appoint
 ment 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 who are physi- cally or mentally disqualified. Ex- ciuded also, are persons affected as as follows: Insanity, tuberculosis, paralysis, epilepsy, blindness, loss of
 both arms or legs, loss or arm and leg; badly crippled hands, arms, feet or legs; heart disease, locomoter ataXia. cancer, Bright's disease and diabetes
 Deaf mutes will be admitted to the examination and, if their names are reached on the register, will be of tered employment wherever that &C., ton is possible.
 Other physical defects may debar if the commission so decides. Each applicant must furnish a medical cer- tificate as set forth in the application form, and, if 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 appointmenet Only one person can be appointed from one family. It is announced that few, if any, of the 6O-day emer- gency appointments will be made, and none will be necessary before April, 1910
 Only one kind of examination will be given for the temporary force, and 1t will consist of the following sub jects and weights:
 Spelling (20 words of average diff ficulty in common use), 10; arithme- tic Consisting of vertical and cross addition, percentages, and a simple exercise in tabulation), 20: letter writing Ca letter of not less than 125 words on some subject of general interest; competitors may select either of two subjects given), 20; penman- ship Cthe handwriting of the competi- N'A iAA tiiN SubJtNN Ol tOpN HE lTOIl plain copy, will be considered with special reference to the elements of legibility, rapidity, neatness, general appearance, etc.), 15; copying from plain copy Ca simple test in copying accurately in the competitors hand writing a few printed lines including tabular matter ),15; time( consumed in examination 20.
 The time for the examination is 4la hours, and in rating it a credit of 70 will be given those wl.o finish in side the time limit. Csher minor credits described in the circular Upon completing the examination, com petitors will be given an optional test in typewriting. consisting of an exer- else in tabulation. The intention to submit to the latter examination must be stated in the application, and the applicant must bring his own type writer to the examination room. Those rated at 70 or more will be eligible.
 As a result of the examination out lined above, , registers of eligibles will be prepared, and on each register the names of the successful competi- tors will be arranged in the order of rating The general register will contain those of IS years of age and over who pass. From this, another will be made up of the names of all who have had previous experience in operating card punching, card tabu- lating, or card sorting machines in census work. The third register will show those who make an average of 70 in the test in typewriter abulation. The fourth will contain the names of those eiigibles who are willing to be watchmen, messengers. assistant mes sengers and unskilled laborers. The last will contain the names of boys over 16 and under IS years of age eligible as messenger boys. Separate registers for men and women will be maintained. Persons desiring to be- come enumerators. supervisors clerks. or interpreters, should apply to the supervisor of the district in which is sought. The special agents examination details will be before, is Venus.