Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-17
CENSUS DEPARTMENT PLACES.
Information About Examinations to be
Held October %.

Appointment Clerk Pindell Of the
United States census bureau states on
the subject of the census examination,
October 23, that the distinction be-
tween the permanent census force and
the additional temporary employees
Is quite important and should be re-
membered. AS vacancies occur on
the permanent census roll they will
be filled, as heretofore, by transfers
from elsewhere in the service, or by
selection from the existing registers
of the civil service commission.
Persons now on the registers Of the
commission are, therefore, eligible
for appointment to vacancies on the
permanent census roll, but there is no
greater opportunity during the decen-
nial period for such appointments
than there has been heretofore. The
additional temporary positions au-
thorized by the thirteenth census act,
except those above $1,000 per annum,
which will be filled largely by trans
fers from the permanent census roll,
will be given to those persons who
pass the test examination on October
23. Those now on the registers of the
civil service commission who desire
appointment to these additional CEN
sus places should take the test exam
ination, as their present eligibility
avails them nothing in respect to ap-
pointments to these positions. The
fact that a person is on the civil ser
vice register does not prevent him
from taking this test examination.
OF the four clerical divisions into
which the additional census force Is
separated, class A comprises those en-
gagged in the operation Of card punch
ing and card tabulating machine7;
class B, those operating typewrit'cs
adding machines, or combined type
writer adding machines; class G, those
engaged in manuscript tabulation and
other clerical workers. The entrance
salary for classes A, B. and G will be
$500 per annum, subject to possible
promotion to at least 5000 a year.
The minimum Of $500 per year will
also apply to employees paid on the
piece price basis. Class D will be,
messengers, $3.50; assistant messen-
gers $725; messenger boys, $3.50;
char women, $240. All original ap-
pointments for these classes will be
made from the eligible registers fur
nished by test examination. These
will be five in number. The first Will
carry the names Of all persons IL
years Of age or over who pass the ex-
animation. The second will list those
on the first register, who have had
previous experience In operating
card punching, card-tabulating or
card sorting machines in census work.
The placing of a persons name on
this register will not affect his eligi-
bility on the first third and fourth
registers. The third register will con-
tain the names Of all those on the
first register who make an average Of
seventy on the test in typewriter tab
ulation. Persons who pass this test
WILL by so doing, improve their
chances of appointment. Nor does
entry on this affect eligibility on the
first, second or fourth register The
fourth register will comprise the
names Of all the male eligibles on the
first register who have expressed a
willingness to accept employment in
sub-clerical class o. Entry on this
register will not affect eligibility on
the first, second or third registers.
boys of 16 and less than IS years of
age who pass the examination and be-
come eligible for appointment as mes
senger boys. Only one kind Of ex-
animation will be given all appli-
cantS.
Blank application forms and the
circulars of instructions were ready
for distribution by September 10. AS
soon as the applicant completes his
application in every respect, 1t should
be addressed and forwarded to the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington D. c., and not to
the census bureau. Care should De
taken to see that the envelope con-
tanning the application Is properly
addressed and that sufficient postage
stamps are affixed. If the applica-
ton Is satisfactory, a card Will be
mailed the applicant and 1t will admit
him to the examination. All appli-