The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-17
CENSUS EXAMINATIONS.
Will Be Held in Columbia, Charleston
and Greenville on October %.

and Greenville on October %.
On October % there will be held at
Columbia, and also at Charleston and
Grenville, examinations Of persons
who desire to become employed under
the civil service in taking the next
census next year.
There are numerous positions to be
filed in South Carolina and in all the
other States of the Union. These IN
clude supervisors, enumerators, super
visors' clerks, Interpreters. special
agents. etc. There are about 5000 such
positions to be filled. In addition to
these positions there will be those of
messengers, assistant messengers, mes
senger BOYS. watchmen, laborerS. char
women, etc.
The salaries range from $240 per
wear for eharwomen, and $3.50 for
messenger boys, to $40 for messen-
gers. Other positions. in the service
for which examinations will be held
October % will pay $1,000 year;
others $500. The positions paying
81 200, it is expected, will be filed, for
toe most part, by transfer of persons
already in the permanent census force.
The length Of service in these posi-
tions will range from six months to
two years, and will average probably
one year. Appointees will not be
eligible to transfer into the classified
service.
It is not expected that appointments
from this examination will be neces-
sary before January l. 1910, and but
few will be made until April Of next
year.
Examinations and appointments will
be made without regard to political
party affiliations. No person afflicted
with tuberculosis will be appointed,
and each applicant must accompany
his or her application with a certih-
cate of health from some reputable
physician; and in no instance wall
more than one person be appointed
from the same family.
However, in cases where the exl-
gencies require, the director OF the
census may appoint for temporary
employment not exceeding 90 days,
from the list Of eligibles, such as are
Immediately available.
Also, employees is other branches OF
the civil service who have had pre-
vious experience in census work may
be transferred without examination
to the census office to serve during the
whole or part of the decennial census
pe1:od. and at the end Of such SER
vice the employees so transferred are
to be eligible to appointment to posi-
tons in any department held by them,
at date Of transfer to the census office
without examination.
Blank application forms can be OBJ
tanned by addressing the civil SER
vice commission, Washington, D. G.,
the bureau Of census, Washington, d.
c.. or the secretary Of the board Of
examisers at the postoffice, Boston,
Mass. Philadelphia. Pa, Atlanta, Ca,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Chicago. ILL.,. St.
Paul, Minn., Denver, Co!o.. San Fran
cisco. CAL, customs house. New York.
aHe. Y, New Orleans. La, old GUS
tom house. St Louis. Mo.
As soon as the applicant completes
his or her application in every re-
spect it should be forwarded to the
United States civil service commits
sion. Washington. D. c. If the ap-
plicant is satisfactory, a card Will
be mailed to the applican: which will
a.;n?. him to the examination at the
pla~r and on the date DESIGNATED. Al:
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